baltimoresun.com - 12/12/2007
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Team gets OF Scott, pitchers Albers, Patton, Sarfate, 3B Costanzo in return By Jeff Zrebiec | Sun reporter 12:55 PM EST, December 12, 2007 Two years after he first suggested that he'd benefit from a change of scenery, Orioles shortstop Miguel Tejada finally got his wish as he was traded to the Houston Astros today in president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail's boldest move to date. In ...
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Breaking News: Tejada Traded!
Baseball Digest Daily —
According to the Baltimore Sun, SS Miguel Tejada was traded today to the Houston Astros for outfielder Luke Scott, pitchers Matt Albers, Troy Patton and Dennis Sarfate, and third baseman Michael Costanzo. More details as we get them!
TEJADA GONE - 5 Astros in return
Camden Chat —
"Orioles shortstop Miguel Tejada finally got his wish as he was traded to the Houston Astros today in president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail's boldest move to date. In return for the four-time All-Star, the Orioles will get outfielder Luke Scott, pitchers Matt Albers, Troy Patton and Dennis Sarfate, and third baseman Michael Costanzo." http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/baseball/bal-tejada1212,0,378258.story I don't know anything about these guys. I believe Patton is well-regarded though. Miggy, good luck, although you're still not going to ...
Astros Acquire Tejada
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... This comes as a surprise, on the heels of a Rosenthal report to the contrary. Jeff Zrebiec says the Astros have acquired Miguel Tejada for Luke Scott, Matt Albers, Troy Patton, Dennis Sarfate, and Mike Costanzo. More in a bit, but at first glance that's a fine haul for Baltimore. ...
Another Day, Another Hotstove
Drunk Jays Fans —
12:47 PM: Jeff Zrbiec of the Baltimore Sun is reporting that Miguel Tejada has been traded to the Houston Astros for Luke Scott, Matt Albers, Troy Patton, Dennis Sarfate, and Mike Costanzo. ...
Tejada to the Astros
Breaking Balls —
... for Luke Scott, Matt “Hey hey hey, I’m Fat” Albers, Troy Patton, Dennis Sarfate and Michael Costanzo.
More word as we get it. Ed Wade has now added a starting centerfielder and a starting shortstop. Not bad for two months on the job.
UPDATE 12:53PM EST: Here is the Houston Chronicle’s story. They note that Tejada has two years and $32 million left on his contract.
UPDATE 1:02PM EST: Here is the Baltimore Sun’s more in-depth take.
Orioles Restock
baseballmusings.com —
The Baltimore Orioles send Miguel Tejada to the Astros for five players : In return for the four-time All-Star, the Orioles will get outfielder Luke Scott, pitchers Matt Albers, Troy Patton and Dennis Sarfate, and third baseman Michael Costanzo. I'll assume here that the Astros will play Tejada at third base, since they have a defensive wizard at shortstop: MacPhail met for nearly an hour with Tejada on the final weekend of the 2007 season. During the meeting that both sides described as productive, Tejada told him that his preference was to remain at shortstop, but that wasn't ...
Tejada Traded to Astros!
MLB FLEECE FACTOR: Providing MLB rumors and deciding who gets FLEECED. —
... The Houston Astros have acquired SS Miguel Tejada from the Baltimore Orioles, in exchange for OF Luke Scott, pitchers Matt Albers, Troy Patton and Dennis Sarfate, and 3B Michael Costanzo. This story is according to Jeff Zrebiec of the Baltimore Sun. ...
News: O’s Trade Tejada to Houston
MetsBlog.com —
... According to the Baltimore Sun, SS Miguel Tejada has been traded to the Astros for OF Luke Scott, RHP Matt Albers, Troy Patton and Dennis Sarfate, and 3B Michael Costanzo. ...
Miguel Tejada was traded to the ... Astros? ... [Miguel Tejada]
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Miguel Tejada was traded to the ... Astros? We wouldn't have expected that. [Baltimore Sun]
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Breaking News: Tejada Dealt to Astros
My Pinstripes —
... We had a false alarm during the winter meetings, but this time it appears to be true. The Baltimore Sun is reporting the Astros have acquired Miguel Tejada from the Orioles for outfielder Luke Scott, pitchers Matt Albers, Troy Patton and Dennis Sarfate, and third baseman Michael Costanzo. ...
Tejada to Houston
ShysterBall —
The Baltimore Sun is reporting that Miguel Tejada is on his way to the Astros for five guys: outfielder Luke Scott, pitchers Matt Albers, Troy Patton and Dennis Sarfate, and third baseman Michael Costanzo. ...
Miguel Tejada traded
Lone Star Ball —
The Baltimore Orioles have traded Miguel Tejada...and appear to have gotten a very nice haul for him... According to the Baltimore Sun: ...
Dumb Astros
Future Redbirds —
... Thank God our GM is not Ed Wade. Per the Baltimore Sun, the Astros stripped much of the remains of a bad farm system for Miguel Tejada. They gave up Troy Patton, Michael Costanzo, Matt Albers, Dennis Sarfate and Luke Scott.
Tejada’s power has been in decline, he’s 31 and had an EqA of .288 last season. Costanzo’s peak EqA is .288, and he could’ve provided around that for 6 cheap years. Then you have Troy Patton, who is regarded by many as the # 1 prospect on the Astros. Albers is ...
Miguel Tejada Traded To Astros
Hot Foot —
... Jeff Zrebiec of the Baltimore Sun reports that Miguel Tejada has been traded to the Houston Astros for Luke Scott, Matt Albers, Troy Patton, Dennis Sarfate, and Mike Costanzo. ...
Tejada to Astros
Hot Foot —
... The Baltimore Sun is reporting that the Orioles have traded SS Miguel Tejada to the Houston Astros for OF Luke Scott, P’s Matt Albers, Troy Patton and Dennis Sarfate, and 3B Michael Costanzo. Tejada ended the past season with a .296 average, 18 home runs and 81 RBIs. According to reports, Tejada had told Andy McPhail during a meeting at the end of last season “that he wanted to be part of a winning team and wasn’t interested in a rebuilding ...
These are tectonic plates
The Tao of Stieb —
... for the latest news on what's happening, because those guys are on top of their shit like nobody's bidness. For instance, we learned about today's reported Miguel Tejada trade through them, and they also re-confirmed for us ...
Astros trade for Miguel Tejada
Brew Crew Ball —
We only had to suffer through two (or more?) years of trade rumors before it finally happened. The odd thing is that neither Ty Wigginton or Adam Everett was involved in the trade, so one of those guys will have to go to make room for Tejada. ...
Orioles Trade Miguel Tejada to Astros Just Before Mitchell Report Unveiling
FanIQ Blog —
... I fully expect Tejada's name to appear on that list and the Astros are left with a skeptical fan base. On that other hand, perhaps they won't care and will only judge their new short stop based on his production in a new environment. It's a situation Miguel has been welcoming for over two years. ...
24 hours from now: the Mitchell Report
Randball —
... might have been as flawed as baseball’s longstanding policy of ignorance and cheering for home runs. We say it’s going to be an interesting day regardless of how tired everybody is of this whole steroids in sports business. We also say, um, maybe the Astros could have waited a day or two. Just, you know, to be sure. ...
Tejada Traded to Houston for Five Guys (Players, Not Burgers)
Mr. Irrelevant —
... I spent much of 2005 arguing with our friend Lush about who was better: Derek Jeter, the shortstop of his New York Yankees, or Miguel Tejada, the shortstop of my Baltimore Orioles. Now that Tejada has been traded to Houston, I’m conjuring those debates and it seems like they happened a million years ago. ...
More Hot Stove Talk
Knuckle Curve —
... , including the Andruw Jones and Eric Gagne signings. And yeah, I know that Miguel Tejada has been traded; I’m still thinking about it, should have something later this afternoon… ...
Orioles Ship Tejada to Houston
Knuckle Curve —
... The Baltimore Orioles have traded shortstop Miguel Tejada to the Houston Astros for outfielder Luke Scott, pitchers Matt Albers, Troy Patton and Dennis Sarfate, and third baseman Michael Costanzo. ...
Moving Day for Tejada, Rowland
Siberian Baseball —
After years - literally years - of rumors regarding Miguel Tejada getting out of Baltimore, the Orioles pulled the trigger on a deal to send him out of town. ...
Rowand’s departure takes some of the Aaron out of the Phillies’ sails
Philliesflow.com —
... Phillies if it forced Roberson, Bruntlett or Brandon Watson into regular playing time in center. The Phils are going to need to make up for some of the offense they’ve lost, and it appears the places they could do that are in right field and at third or catcher.
For the players on the field the challenge is going to be to continue to play like Rowand does now that he plays for another team.
Mike Costanzo and Luke Scott were two of the five players that the Astros sent to Baltimore for Miguel Tejada.
This article says that the ...
O's Trade Tejada for Five Others
Babes Love Baseball —
... four-time All-star and 2002 AL MVP gets to wipe the slate clean in Texas, while outfielder Luke Scott, pitchers Matt Albers, Troy Patton and Dennis Sarfate, along with third baseman Michael Costanzo get to hang out in Baltimore. "I feel very happy with this trade, because it's something that I've been really looking forward to," says Tejada.Yeah, for at least the last two seasons. [Baltimore Sun] | [Houstonist] | [Oriole Post]
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Astros Close To Tejada Deal?
mlbtraderumors.com 12/6/2007 — 790 The Sports Animal , a Houston radio station, is reporting that the Astros are close to a deal to acquire Miguel Tejada . The package: Adam Everett , Chris Burke , and a pitcher. Heard them saying this myself by listening online ; ...
Astros close to acquiring Miguel Tejada
mvn.com 12/6/2007 — Last night a source within the Houston Astros organization leaked they were on the verge of a major deal. The details of that deal are beginning to be reported, as 790 The Sports Animal, a Houston radio station, says Houston will send Adam Everett, Chris Burke, and a pitcher to Baltimore for Miguel Tejada ...
TEJADA TRADED - Miguel Tejada Traded to the Astros For Six Players
oriolepost.blogspot.com 12/12/2007 — From the Baltimore Sun: "Two years after he first suggested that he'd benefit from a change of scenery, Orioles shortstop Miguel Tejada finally got his wish as he was traded to the Houston Astros today in president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail's boldest move to date.
In return for the four-time All-Star, the Orioles will get outfielder Luke Scott, pitchers Matt Albers, Troy Patton...
Miguel Tejada Traded to the Astros
sports.aol.com 12/12/2007 — Just before the 2006 trade deadline rumors abounded that Miguel Tejada would be traded to the Houston Astros in exchange for Roy Oswalt . The deadline passed, though, but Houston never lost a taste for Tejada. They traded five players to Baltimore ...
Miquel Tejada out of the East, Headed to the Astros
sportsofboston.com 12/12/2007 — Today Miguel Tejada was dealt from the Baltimore Orioles to the Houston Astros for 5 prospects. Including outfielder Luke Scott, pitchers Matt Albers, Troy Patton and Dennis Sarfate, and third-base prospect Michael Costanzo. Tejada hit .296 with 18 home runs and 81 RBIs this season This is good news for the AL East. As every team in the East has been a battle recently, the schedule has ...
Astros - Acquired Tejada
baseballthinkfactory.org 12/13/2007 — Houston Astros - Acquired SS Miguel Tejada from the Baltimore Orioles for P Troy Patton , OF Luke Scott ,
3B Mike Costanzo , P Matt Albers , and P Dennis Sarfate .
I have to give credit where credit is due and I thought that the Orioles would get ...
Yankee killer heads to Houston
riveraveblues.com 12/12/2007 — Miguel Tejada, who in his career against the Yanks has hit .305/.359/.457, has been traded to the Astros for five uninspiring players . Ladies and gentlemen, your last-place AL East team in 2008 is now the Baltimore Orioles.
Breaking news: O’s Deal Tejada to Houston
bugsandcranks.com 12/12/2007 — T he Baltimore Sun reported this afternoon that the Orioles have traded shortstop Miguel Tejada to the Astros for five players: outfielder Luke Scott, pitchers Matt Albers, Troy Patton and Dennis Sarfate, and third baseman Michael Costanzo.
In ...
Tejada Talks Cool Between Astros and Orioles
sports.aol.com 12/10/2007 — The Astros have been linked to Miguel Tejada for a while now, and it seems the rumor does have some merit: Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reports that the teams have discussed a trade but aren't yet close to pulling the trigger: The Astros apparently ...
Tejada Traded, Mitchell Report Out Tomorrow - Coincidence?
yourfaceisasportsblog.blogspot.com 12/12/2007 — Former MVP and target of steroid allegations Miguel Tejada was sent to the Astros today in an apparently one-sided trade. Meanwhile, the release of The Mitchell Report tomorrow promises to name some big names as steroid/HGH/endocrine gland users.
Why do these two stories feel connected to me somehow?
Miguel Tejada to the Astros
sportfiends.com 12/13/2007 — Miguel Tejada has been waiting to be traded from the lowly Orioles for the last two seasons. He finally got his wish in a huge deal with the Astros. The Astros sent 5 players to the Orioles — outfielder Luke Scott, pitchers Matt Albers, Troy Patton and Dennis Sarfate, and third-base prospect Michael Costanzo.
Orioles' Tejada Traded to Astros —
The Game of Baseball
By Stephen Rhodes The Houston Astros made yet another big splash in hoping to improve their team; according to Juan A. Lozano of the Associated Press, shortstop Miguel Tejada was traded Wednesday from the Baltimore Orioles to the Astros for five players. The Orioles got in return outfielder Luke Scott, pitchers Matt Albers, Troy Patton, Dennis Sarfate and third baseman Michael Costanzo. ...
Houston Acquires Tejada for All the Prospects They Had Left —
Red Hot Mama
The Houston Astros already ranked worst among farm systems in the league, which may explain why they had to trade five players to the Orioles for one Miguel Tejada. Doesn’t leave them a lot to work with to negotiate starting pitching. Maybe they’re counting on Clemens coming back.
HOUSTON — The Houston Astros announced today that the club has acquired infielder Miguel ...
Orioles Trade Tejada To Houston —
SOX & Dawgs
The rebuilding era is Baltimore is upon us as the Orioles have traded Miguel Tejada to the Houston Astros in a 5 for 1 deal. The Orioles sent Tejada to the ‘Stros for LHP Troy Patton, OF Luke Scott, RHP Matt Albers, RHP Dennis Sarfate and 3B Michael Costanzo.
Tejada hasn’t been happy with the way things had been going in Baltimore since he’s been there and now he has a ...
Tejada Traded to the Astros —
East Coast Bias
The Orioles obtained five prospects from the Houston Astros, as well as $13M/yr in salary relief, by trading Miguel Tejada. The prospects are OF Luke Scott, 3B Michael Costanzo, and pitchers Matt Albers, Troy Patton and Dennis Sarfate. I'm not going to pretend to know anything about them. Troy Patton told the Houston Chronicle , "It's true. It's kind of really disappointing, honestly." Sounds ...
Tejada to Houston —
Cobra Brigade
The Orioles and Astros have just made a trade sending SS Miguel Tejada to Houston in a six player deal : Baltimore Orioles shortstop Miguel Tejada finally got his wish for a change of scenery, as he was traded to the Houston Astros on Wednesday. In return for the four-time All-Star, the Orioles will get outfielder Luke Scott , pitchers Matt Albers , Troy Patton and Dennis Sarfate , and ...
Astros Acquire Tejada —
Eli's MLB Rumors
The Houston Astros have traded Luke Scott, Manny Albers, Troy Patton, Dennis Safarte, and Michael Constanzo in exchange for Miguel Tejada. Tejada is very reliable, and hit .296 last year with 18 HRs and 81 RBIs. Since the Astros have Ty Wigginton, I think they will keep Tejada at shortstop. Although this trade should improve their offense, they weakened their pitching so much that it still ...
Astros, Orioles, Were Never Close To Tejada Deal —
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
The Houston Chronicle's Richard Justice says that while the Astros and Orioles had intense discussions about Miguel Tejada, the two sides were "never, never, never" close to a deal. It's clear that Chris Burke , Adam Everett , and a prospect wouldn't get it done.
Jeff Zrebiec of the Baltimore Sun said today that the Orioles believe the Astros have the young talent needed ...
Tejada To The Astros? —
Hot Foot
mlbtraderumors.com heard a report on 790 The Sports Animal , a Houston radio station, reporting that the Astros are close to a deal to acquire Miguel Tejada .
The Astros would send Adam Everett , Chris Burke , and a pitcher.
You can tune into The Sports Animal here.
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MLB: Houston gets Tejada —
Teeoff Sports
The Houston Astros aquired Miguel Tejada in a trade with the Baltimore Orioles. The O’s get OF Luke Scott, pitchers Matt Albers, Troy Patton and Dennis Sarfate as well as 3B Michael Costanzo.
Next up for Baltimore, where to send Erik Bedard?
Astros Land Alleged B-12 Enthusiast —
Can't Stop The Bleeding
From the Houston Chronicle’s Jose De Jesus Ortiz :
The Astros have acquired slugger Miguel Tejada from the Baltimore Orioles for a package that includes outfielder Luke Scott, Matt Albers, Troy Patton , third base prospect Mike Costanzo and perhaps another player, a person with knowledge of the talks has confirmed to the Chronicle.
Tejada, a shortstop who might move to third, has ...
Tejada to Houston: done. —
The Transaction Guy
As we first reported on December 6th , the Baltimore Orioles have traded Miguel Tejada to the Houston Astros for five players. Outfielder Luke Scott, pitchers Matt Albers, Troy Patton and Dennis Sarfate, and third baseman Michael Costanzo head to Baltimore in exchange for shortstop Tejada. Tejada is due $13 million in ‘08 and ‘09.
This is the first of many expected moves by ...
Buzz: O’s and Astros close on Tejada —
MetsBlog.com
Earlier today, at FoxSports.com, Ken Rosenthal suggested that a big trade was in the works involved the Astros.
Meanwhile, KBME in Houston is reporting that the Astros are close to acquiring SS Miguel Tejada from the Orioles for SS Adam Everett, 2B Chris Burke and a pitcher.
…hat tip to Rotoworld and MLB Trade Rumors for the link …
O’s fans suspect Tejada deal linked to Mitchell report —
umpbump.com
Every December and every July for the past few seasons, Miguel Tejada has been a standby of the trade rumor mill. No longer. The Orioles, looking to start afresh, are shopping all their big-name players this winter and today, they traded Tejada to the Astros for five younguns: Luke Scott, Matt Albers, Troy Patton, Dennis Sarfate, and Mike Constanzo. The reaction at UmpBump was swift and ...
Of Orioles, Astros And Would-Be Cubs —
wrigleyville23
Phil Rogers imagines Brian Roberts-related things are falling into place with the Tejada deal. The departure of Tejada leaves the Orioles in need of a shortstop and would make them extremely thin up the middle if they also traded Roberts. That could mean the Cubs put Ronny Cedeno, Eric Patterson or even former Orioles first-rounder Mike Fontenot in a trade for Roberts. If Sean Gallagher goes ...
Tejada Traded to Astros —
Vegas Watch
After a few days quite days, there has been another " blockbuster trade ": "The Baltimore Orioles traded shortstop Miguel Tejada to the Houston Astros on Wednesday...[t]he blockbuster trade, first reported by The Baltimore Sun, sends five players to the Orioles -- outfielder Luke Scott, pitchers Matt Albers, Troy Patton and Dennis Sarfate, and third-base prospect Michael Costanzo." The big ...
Whew! ... Miguel Tejada is Not an Angel —
Halos Heaven
Orioles Shortstop Miguel Tejada was traded to the Houston Astros for Luke Scott and a grab-bag of prospects early Wednesday. In July of 2006 the Dominican All-Star was all but signed, sealed and delivered to the Angels in exchange for Ervin Santana and Erick Aybar. The trade was nixed by meddling Orioles owner Peter Angelos. Despite the animosity that developed between the two clubs, with ...
Tejada Traded to Astros —
NYT > Baseball
Miguel Tejada was traded from the Baltimore Orioles to the Houston Astros for five players on Wednesday, giving the 2002 A.L. MVP a fresh start on a team looking to boost its lineup.
Orioles trade SS Tejada to Astros (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - MLB News
Former American League MVP Miguel Tejada was traded Wednesday from the Baltimore Orioles to the Houston Astros. Tejada's agent, Fernando Cuza, did not know the other players involved in the deal. The Sun in Baltimore reported on its Web site that the ...
SPORTS SHORTS —
NY Post: Sports
MLB: Astros deal 5 for Tejada SS Miguel Tejada was traded from the Orioles to the Astros for OF Luke Scott, Ps Matt Albers, Troy Patton and Dennis Sarfate, and 3B Michael Costanzo yesterday, giving the former AL MVP a fresh start on a team looking...
Miguel Tejada traded to Astros —
NYDailyNews.com - Baseball
Miguel Tejada got his wish - albeit a couple of years later than he wanted. Tejada was traded from the Baltimore Orioles to the Houston Astros for five players on Wednesday, giving the former AL MVP a fresh start on a team looking to boost its lineup. ...
