The Padres were supposed to be trading Adrian Gonzalez right about now. Instead, they traded for someone to hit behind him. The Padres and Orioles agreed to a deal that will send Miguel Tejada and cash to San Diego for minor league pitcher Wynn Pelzer.
Tejada, the 2002 AL MVP, is no longer an elite hitter. In fact, he's hitting just .269/.308/.362 this season. His defense has also been below-average in recent years, according to UZR, though he can play third or shot.
Tejada makes $6MM this year and the Padres and Orioles will split the $2.2MM remaining on his contract. He projects as a Type B free agent, though an offer of arbitration seems unlikely.
Baseball America ranked Pelzer seventh among all Padres prospects before the season. The 24-year-old is a power pitcher whose fastball sits in the mid-90s. As a starter, he has a 4.20 ERA with 7.9 K/9 and 5.3 BB/9 in AA this year, but BA said he could become a closer in time.
The Cardinals and Phillies also showed interest in Tejada this month.
Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun first reported that a deal seemed likely and added detail later on. MLB.com's Corey Brock and Dan Hayes of the North County Times also contributed elements of the story. The Orioles and Padres have confirmed the deal.
Jays flipped Gose for Tejada.
Then they flip Tejada for Wallace.
Genius.
well i think dude this is just the begin of lots of trades.
Dan Connolly just reported that the Padres are in on Tejada pending League Approval. So it looks like something is going down there. My guess is something like Wynn Pelzer for Miggy.
You are prophetic!
I appreciate it. You’re the man yourself.
Bell is scratched? Id give up Castro for Bell and Tejada, not sure why Bell was scratched
He was scratched from the minor league game, I think. That way he can come up and fill in for Tejada.
To replace Miggy on the roster…
Bell is scratched from the AAA lineup because he is being promoted to the Orioles in a concurrent move. It wouldn’t make any sense to package them together.
Bell was scratched from the AAA Norfolk lineup and is headed to join the Orioles in Kansas City.
Yeah, more the reason to believe something’s happening.
Really that may be to much for Castro. The Padres according to local media in Cleveland offered Castro for Westbrook but was turned down because that refused to take on any of Westbrooks 7 mil salary.This Westbrook deal for Castro still may happen, several locally thinks right before the deadline that the Padres will decided to split the difference and take on 3 mil still owed to Westbrook so this deal can get done.
send me the link please.
Bell was scratched because he is going to be called up to take Tejada’s place/roster spot.
Why? 3 of the Padres 10 top prospects are at 3B, and Chase Headley looks to be the franchise 3B anyway, why would you trade away a position of need to help a position of strength?
Im sorry, did you say that Chase Headley was the “franchise 3B anyway”??…3 years since he was called up and he has produced SQUAT!!!..and he’s the “franchise 3B”??…thats the funnieset thing Ive read n here in awwhile…LOLOL. Tell me something..if he’s the “franchise 3B”, why did the Padres trade for a guy to play at 3rd?…and anyone who thinks that Tejada wont get most of the time at 3rd is kidding themselves. Miggie brings a veteran presence (needed down the stretch) and his glove is comparable to Headley’s.
And personally, I think he’ll step up with the bat, the last few months. They didnt give up a guy that we had to keep by all means…this is a “win/win” for the Pads from where I stand. They get some more money to make another trade and there will be more guys available on waivers after the 31st.
Im sorry, did you say that Chase Headley was the “franchise 3B anyway”??…3 years since he was called up and he has produced SQUAT!!!..and he’s the “franchise 3B”??…thats the funnieset thing Ive read n here in awwhile…LOLOL. Tell me something..if he’s the “franchise 3B”, why did the Padres trade for a guy to play at 3rd?…and anyone who thinks that Tejada wont get most of the time at 3rd is kidding themselves. Miggie brings a veteran presence (needed down the stretch) and his glove is comparable to Headley’s.
And personally, I think he’ll step up with the bat, the last few months. They didnt give up a guy that we had to keep by all means…this is a “win/win” for the Pads from where I stand. They get some more money to make another trade and there will be more guys available on waivers after the 31st.
busy busy day
Padres confirmed the trade. Done deal.
Wynn Pelzer
What did we have to give up . . .
An as-of-yet unnamed pitcher and cash.
Wynnie the pooh Pelzer.
Wynnie the Pooh Pelzer.
Dodgers get Posednik, Padres get Tejada… What will the Giants get?
If Sabean think the Giants can score ten runs a game, hopefully today’s game will wake him up. One hit through seven.
…one hit through eight. Giants need to to get two men on in the ninth to give Posey another shot at keeping the hit streak alive. FAIL.
Guillen.
I’m happy for Miggy. He deserves better than my putrid O’s.
I think being in a playoff hunt will light a fire under his rear. Best of luck come playoff time Pads fans! 🙂
Wynn was the Padres #7 prospect according to BA. Pretty good return for Miggy.
This was a stupid trade by San Diego.
Tejada sucks. He can’t get on base (.306 OBP) and he can’t hit for power (.362 SLG, .093 ISO). In Petco, the power is going to go down even more.
Meanwhile, Jerry Hairston, who is having a down offensive year BTW, has an OBP of .308 and a SLG of .355 and a .103 ISO. Not to mention he’s a much better defender than Tejada with his 7.1 UZR at SS.
I really doubt Tejada would be a utility man in San Diego. If I’m a Padres fan, I’d be pissed that he would be taking time away from Hairston, who with his stellar defense, is actually having a good season.
Now they sould go for Maholm, Lilliy or Guthrie
what do you think the Pirates could get for Maholm???
not a lot. unless they pay some salary like they did for Freddy Sanchez to get better prospects.
Why would the cash be going from San Diego to Baltimore? It has to be going the other way right?
They wont be sending cash, they’ll just be paying for Tejada’s contract… Hence the “salary relief.”
solid move for the padres, gives them a potential power bat. Plus it’s low risk because the O’s are paying for most of it.
Oh baby 1978 throw back day and Latos on the mound…. love is in the air
Wait, he’s not playing short is he? That wouldn’t a good idea. Headley back to RF, Tejada to 3B, Jr to SS, ECab to 2nd until Eckstein returns.
I guess it’s a we shall see how they work it out type of thing…that sounds good too
Padres are going to pay about half of the 2.2 left to Tejada
Tejada couldn’t play short for Baltimore, I have no idea why Hoyer thinks he can man that position for a playoff caliber club. I just don’t like this move. It makes no sense defensively and that’s what the Padres are built around. I hope this move doesn’t come back to bite them in the a$$.
it’s not that he “couldn’t” play short – it’s just that we’d rather have Izturis (SS) – Tejada (3B) rather than Tejada (SS) – Atkins (3B) or something like that. There weren’t a lot of 3B options available that wanted to join the Orioles…
Can I flip Miguel Tejada and Jed Hoyer to get Kevin Towers?
Can I flip Miguel Tejada and Jed Hoyer to get Kevin Towers?
I was worried we would of trade Corey Lubeke or Simon Castro but I hope they don’t trade either and good pickup for SD
What a joke this trade is.
Tejada projects as a .229 hitter in Petco with 2-3 home runs for the remaining 2 months while playing REALLY poor defense at whatever position he plays. He was THE worst defensive 3B in the AL and he is not any better at shortstop.
The ONLY player on the squad he is an improvement over is Stairs.
And the Padres are paying $2 million PLUS a decent AA starter for that?
WTF is Hoyer thinking?
This trade smacks of desperation. The Padres needed to show fans that they were “serious about winning” so they went out and got a 36 year old, washed up former steroid user with a name that fans would recognize instead of a good player regardless of whether fans recognized his name.
I agree with you, but I hope we are both wrong. Theriot was the guy hoyer should have gone after. He hits for avg, runs well and plays decent defense. Sounds like the ” new ” version of Padre Hoyer is trying to build a team out of. Even Bloomquist would have fit in better. A versatile player who can play anywhere and run a bit.
I really hope that being in a playoff race is the fountain of youth for Tejada and that Hoyer isn’t done yet. I don’t think he should make wholesale changes, but They could use a starter for when they go to a 6 man rotation. Go Padres.
Bloomquist is pure awful. It’s very confusing for you to say Tejada sucks in one breath and then come right back and sing the praises of Willie Bloomquist of all people….it’s like he’s swinging a plastic wiffle ball bat at the plate. If you’re a singles hitter with zero power, you have to do better than hit .240 with a sub-.300 OBP.
I’m not singing the praises of Bloomquist and I didn’t say Tejada sucks. I’m just saying that a team built on pitching and defence is going to have a hard time finding a spot for Tejada to play. Bloomquist can play any position and steal the odd base. He wouldn’t be my 1st choice, but he would fit in with what the Padres are doing. I really hope I’m wrong and Tejada surprises me. Go Padres.
I agree with you, but I hope we are both wrong. Theriot was the guy hoyer should have gone after. He hits for avg, runs well and plays decent defense. Sounds like the ” new ” version of Padre Hoyer is trying to build a team out of. Even Bloomquist would have fit in better. A versatile player who can play anywhere and run a bit.
I really hope that being in a playoff race is the fountain of youth for Tejada and that Hoyer isn’t done yet. I don’t think he should make wholesale changes, but They could use a starter for when they go to a 6 man rotation. Go Padres.
I don’t like it, no bueno.
This is a solid move by Hoyer to solidify the IF depth. You get a guy with playoff experience who can play both positions in the MI on a team with a beat up second baseman, and a struggling, young SS. This also gives the Padres the flexability to give Headley a day or two off…hopefully against LH pitching because he is putrid from the right side. You get a veteran presence with playoff experience.
Web, almost 60 % of the Padres remaining games will be played on the road…but he will be just fine as a pull hitter in Petco.
Pelzer projects as a reliever which is something we have plenty of on the Major league level as well as throughout the minors…He would never have seen the big club for 2-3 more years as there is a long line in front of him. Don’t be another bitter fan of the FO when your team is 20 games over .500 and the best team in the NL.
Just like like the Torrealba, Hairston Jr, and Garland move…I think we will all come to like this one!
i think today it will busy baseball maybe arod might hit 600
I’m damn happy about this. Everth Cabrera is having a very Enzo-like year. We’re gonna miss having his glove out there, but then the Pads haven’t had to show off the leather a lot this year. Some solid not-screwing-up-the-easy-play should suffice.