– The Baltimore Orioles signed veteran shortstop Miguel Tejada to a Minor League deal according to Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com. He adds that Tejada was the designated hitter in an extended Spring Training game yesterday. “I don’t know Miguel that well,” said manager Buck Showalter. “I’ve heard good things about him from guys that were [...]
05/09/12
According to Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle, the San Francisco Giants have placed short stop, Miguel Tejada, and outfielder, Aaron Rowand, on unconditional release waivers.
Schulman adds that this movement means the Giants couldn’t trade either one of them. Tejada is hitting .239/.270/.326 with 4 HR’s and 26 RBI’s in 322 AB’s for the [...]
09/09/11
According to Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News the San Francisco Giants have designated Miguel Tejada and Aaron Roward for assignment. GM Brian Sabean said he will try to trade one or both players as soon as today.
Several sources close to Baggarly have said that both players have been complaining throughout the season [...]
08/31/11
Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval is close to returning from his wrist surgery, and with Brandon Crawford proving to the team that he belongs in the Majors, there doesn’t appear to be much room for Miguel Tejada.
According to Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News, Sandoval is expected to be activated any day now [...]
06/08/11
Yesterday, Mark DeRosa re-injured his wrist as he was cocking his bat for a pitch from Clayton Kershaw. Although he’s day-to-day manager Bruce Bochy said “It looks like he’s going to be out for a while.” (Via Chris Haft of MLB.com).
With Pablo Sandoval also on the Disabled List, the Giants will probably use Miguel Tejada [...]
05/19/11
The San Francisco Giants have discussed a possible trade involving Jose Reyes of the New York Mets, according to a Major League source close to Mychael Urban and CSNBayArea.com.
The Giants are short two infielders with Pablo Sandoval out due to a fractured right hand and Mark DeRosa being out due to wrist issues. San Francisco [...]
05/04/11
Here’s the latest from FOXSports’ Ken Rosenthal:
– Rookie catcher Hank Conger, could be the team’s everyday catcher. He has started three of the last four games prior to today’s game and manager Mike Scioscia has been working hard with him. According to Rosenthal, Conger has responded well and the pitchers love working with him. Besides [...]
04/17/11
The left-side of the Mets infield may come to an end after the season, but according to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, third baseman David Wright is hoping that shortstop Jose Reyes can make the team think twice before giving up on him.
“I’m a big Jose Reyes fan,” Wright said. “He makes everybody around him better, including [...]
04/05/11
Mets shortstop Jose Reyes will be entering free agency after the 2011 season, and given the financial situation the team is facing now, it may be a wise move to save cash and move the infielder now.
Enrique Rojas of ESPNDeportes.com believes that Reyes will be traded before the the trade deadline. The 27-year old has [...]
03/29/11
After losing Juan Uribe to the Dodgers, the Giants decided to sign another veteran shortstop, Miguel Tejada, to a one-year deal for about a third of the money Uribe signed for.
ESPN’s Buster Olneysays that Tejada wasn’t their first choice at shortstop and he may not be manning shortstop by the end of this season either.
The soon-to-be 37-years [...]
03/23/11