According to Tim Brown, of Yahoo! Sports, the Los Angeles Angels are in hot pursuit of a trade to bring Miguel Tejada to Disneyland. In recent trade talks last season, the O’s had asked the Angels for Ervin Santana, Scott Shields and Howie Kendrick in exchange for Tejada. The Angels had countered with several offers, including a package of Ervin Santana and blue-chip prospect Erick Aybar. No word on what exactly the O’s would be asking for this time around… but one can guess something like Santana, Aybar and Shields. The Angels are also in trade talks with the Marlins regarding stud 3B Miguel Cabrera. It is clear that the Angels need to make some sort of trade for an impact bat this offseason to protect Vlad Guerrero, and with the trade of Orlando Cabrera yesterday, it is now more evident than ever. A deal must get done.
The Reds, Rangers, and some others had also expressed interest in Tejada last season at the trade deadline. It would make sense for the O’s to move Tejada this offseason to the highest bidder, so they can infuse the major league club and farm system with multiple major league-level players. Stay tuned…
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Wow…that is a lot to give up for a guy that will likely be linked to steroids all offseason. Plus, he is clearly on the decline of his career….I think Baltimore comes out well in this proposed deal.
good point, jc. baltimore is racing against the mitchell report. they should have fleeced the angels when they had the chance. now they are likely to get fleeced