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| Mad Miggy
-- Fri, Dec 9 2005 09:51AM
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So Miguel Tejada has finally realized that the Orioles aren't really trying to field a competitive team (and are probably trying to be just slightly better than the Nats, but even that isn't working out).
I say trade him.
The Orioles need pitching talent; their offense is already above-average and with the signing of Roberto Hernandez, Javy should be able to stay healthy and put up numbers closer to his 2003 totals. Yes, Javy and Migs in the same lineup would be ideal, but Tejada is a valuable enough commodity (how many power-hitting shortstops [who actually play SS] have defense like his?) that the O's should be able to get two or three top prospects and maybe a young player with potential for power like a Wily Mo Pena or an Aubrey Huff.
My prediction: a multi-team deal that sends Miggy to Boston, ships ManRam somewhere warm(Peter Angelos is too stingy to do a one-for-one), and lands a couple of pitching prospects and a Pena- or Huff-like caliber player in the Orioles' dugout. Leo Mazzone will take care of the pitching, and the new offensive cog should be able to adapt to a lineup with Brian Roberts, Melvin Mora, Javy, Jay Gibbons, and Eric Byrnes (and if he does well enough in the spring, add Jeff Fiorentino to that list).
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