Miguel Tejada Age Discrepancy

I don't know why clubs give opt-out clauses since it can only end bad for the club. Didn't the Astros just send a boatload of prospects for Tejada? Did they expect to own him for several years?

Now I want to know how old Julio Franco really was.

1. Give birth in the Dominican Republic.
2. Make kid a lefty.
3. Teach kid how to pitch.
4. Repeat

Opt out clauses can (rarely) benefit the team.

Right now Texas is thrilled A-Rod had an opt-out clause in the deal they gave him.

Man Miggy lies about everything!

Isn't that considered fraud?

He lied on all of his paperwork.

XD23, what are you talking about? He lied on all of his paperwork? Obviously you didn' read the article or you would have caught when Ed Wade states:

"His green card, his driver's license, everything that he uses personally shows '74 as his date of birth."

He's been saying that he was born in '76, so no, he didn't lie "on all of his paperwork".

The guy lied when he was a 17yr old kid, just trying to get into the game. Who really cares?

They may resign him, but I would think they'd want him to play 3rd starting in the '10 season.

The deal doesn't make much sense. The Astros gave up more "quantity" than they did "qualitity", but I believe the move was made to beef up the offense, since they figured pitching was going to be below average. They explored the pitching market and wasn't able to make any moves.

How is that irony?

The trade was fine, i mainly didn't like that it was done 1 day before the Mitchell report was due out.

I'm dissapointed in the lack of Matt Murton rumors on this site.

As an Oriole fan, I'm now even more excited about this deal. Tejada has been terrible all season and showing signs of former PED use. To get him out of our clubhouse for a 5 warm bodies was a great trade. The fact that 3 are contributing regularly to the big club, successfully, makes it even better. On top of it all, Scott will outperform Tejada this year.

If Ed Wade and the Astros didn't know Tejada's true age then they didn't do their homework. Everybody knows that you have to add 2 to 3 years to the Dominicans to determine their actual age.

I remember a telecast of a Braves game a few years ago on the day after Rafael Furcal was busted for a DWI and underaged drinking. Misteriously, the underage drinking charge was immediately dropped. Skip Carey was broadcasting and I could tell he had to bite his tongue when Skip Van Wieren was recounting the news. When Pete said that Furcal was 19 I could tell that Skip wanted to say, " Yeah, sure, but that's only in Dominican years." Unfortunately these are politically correct times and a quipster like Carey can't have his fun.

I know it's early (heck, even my O's are still in the hunt) but the Scott/Tejada theory will definitely hold up. Scott is currently 50 OPS+ higher than Tejada, and he hasn't even been hitting his HRs. Factor in defense, and Scott will certainly prove better over the course of the season.

'what are you talking about? He lied on all of his paperwork?'

Most of the work contracts I have signed have my DOB on them and those have to be signed. DL and Greencard are unimportant. I am speaking of the signed contract.

"The opt-out is because he was traded in the middle of a multiyear deal. It's available to anyone in the same situation."

Actually, that's not quite true. Players traded in the middle of a multiyear deal have the right to demand a trade at the end of the season, not the right to opt out of the rest of the contract. If a player exercises this right, the team has until March 15 to trade him, or he becomes a free agent. As near as I can tell, Tejada has no opt-out rights per se.

"Most of the work contracts I have signed have my DOB on them and those have to be signed. DL and Greencard are unimportant. I am speaking of the signed contract."

I don't have a copy of Tejada's contract, but the form of the MLB Uniform Player Contract does not
have a space for the player's DOB. While it's clear that Tejada lied about his age when he first signed, it's not at all clear that he lied in writing, as it were. So if the signed contract is what matters to you, I don't think you've got much of a leg to stand on.

"The opt-out is because he was traded in the middle of a multiyear deal. It's available to anyone in the same situation."

Actually, that's not quite true. Players traded in the middle of a multiyear deal have the right to demand a trade at the end of the season, not the right to opt out of the rest of the contract. If a player exercises this right, the team has until March 15 to trade him, or he becomes a free agent. As near as I can tell, Tejada has no opt-out rights per se.

"Most of the work contracts I have signed have my DOB on them and those have to be signed. DL and Greencard are unimportant. I am speaking of the signed contract."

I don't have a copy of Tejada's contract, but the form of the MLB Uniform Player Contract does not
have a space for the player's DOB. While it's clear that Tejada lied about his age when he first signed, it's not at all clear that he lied in writing, as it were. So if the signed contract is what matters to you, I don't think you've got much of a leg to stand on.

it's rediculous to hear anyone defend tejada as a kid just trying to make it in the major leagues. if he was honest (which he obviously isn't with his steroid thing and probably the rafael palmeiro thing) then he would of came out and say he lied once he was established in the big leagues, but no he knew he would lose some dollars on his contract. he's just a greedy, lying, cheater. i'm excited to watch his rapid decline, my guess is starting next year. horrible trade by houston.