Miguel Tejada Traded To Houston

Whew. It seemed like the Angels were going to overpay for this guy. Instead, the Houston Astros did, sending five players to Baltimore for Tejada.

The Orioles receive pitchers Matt Albers, Troy Patton and Dennis Sarfate, outfielder Luke Scott and third baseman Michael Costanzo. Patton is rated the 3rd best Houston prospect and Costanzo the 5th.

The Angels have always been interested in Tejada, but the price was always too steep. Fortunately, the Angels missed again. Personal reasons for not wanting Tejada are his diminishing power numbers and career .228 batting average in Angel Stadium.


Mike Costanzo