Tejada to Astros

The Orioles couldn’t keep Miguel Tejada in their roster, they were almost forced to do something to prevent their team to fall apart.

They were really severed last season and apparently they still can’t find the answer to their pitching and defense problems.

Baltimore is betting on the young talent; that is why they just traded four-time All-Star Tejada for five Astros players, in the trade they will acquire outfielder Luke Scott, pitchers Matt Albers, Troy Patton and Dennis Sarfate, and third baseman Michael Costanzo, they want to give these young blood continuity so they can grow and be the face of the team and finally be competitive against the big names in the AL East.

Club President Andy MacPhail knows this is a decision that can affect the team in the short term, as this means to sign-off the most important player that was acquired since he’s running operations, but he also knows that the new arrivals are real talented players but they also need more experience, more opportunities to mature in the field.

The trade rumors started a couple of years ago when Tejada argument that he’d benefit with a change of scenery, it’s sad for Orioles fans to see him go, but Baltimore is rebuilding their team structure and even though Miguel Tejada was doing his job, he wasn’t happy playing for the O’s.

He was being criticized for his dark attitude and his willing to leave, well, now the Astros will benefit with his offensive and hopefully for the Orioles, Luke Scott who is the player that could see action faster than the other newbies, can give the team a different direction. Scott is very capable, but he was lacking playing time with the Astros.