You may want to add him to the list of guys you don’t want Omar dealing. Although I believe anybody can be dealt, depends on the deal.

Anyway, Tejada really likes like he is putting it together, although he’ll need to keep it up.

Tejada, at age 19, in AA (Thole for example is 22):

.281/.381/.377 for an ops of .758. His wOBA is .358. Yes, his iso is below .100, barely. WAR is .9. he is supposedly quite good in the field. And, although allegedly not that fast, he is 6/7 stealing bases this year.

His babip is .338. Perhaps not sustainable (but kinda like his pre St. Lucie year).

Fernando martinez at age 19 had a lower wOBA of .346, and an ops of .772. Sure, more power. And a babip of .343, also high (not that out of line with his norm either).

At 19, Josh Thole had a wOBA of .284 in rookie ball.

At 19, Reese Havens had a line of .259/.348/.368 in the SEC.

And Tejada really poured it on in May this year. .309/.374/.415, hitting his first homer and getting the iso above .100. Not only that, from a 10 bb 22 k line in April, he went to 9 bb and 9 k in March.

Sickels gave him a c+ coming into this year, noting his youth and fact he played in St. Lucie in giving him a break, and mentioned the slick glove and ability to control the strike zone.

We are talking about a guy who is performing way above havens or thole at the same age. And, in some ways, he is outperforming Fernando Martinez at the same age in the same league. I mean, a slick fielding shortstop witha higher wOBA at the same age, what would you call that?

Sure, let’s see some more. Maybe the bat gets knocked out of his hands at higher levels. He doesn’t have the power. But thole’s babip is .409, and his iso is “just” .129, not all that much above tejada’s May performance.

And i am not trying to disrespect thole in any way, but to build up tejada. Considering how much everyone is talking about not trading say, Thole for holliday (and it would take more most likely), you’d want to put tejada in that category, to say the least. He has a good chance of being quite a bit more valuable. Imagine his line at 22 years old, thole’s age, at AA.

and he will quietly go into the night.

This is like a dose of the cool, crisp ice-water of rationality on a blazing summer day in the desert of fan stupidity. Sometimes a reminder about the long term is in order, especially when the rest of fandom seems to be reacting exclusively to the last three games. Nice work, and thanks.

Now, if you are advising Omar to stand pat because if he tries to make a trade, he will more than likely be fleeced, you’ve got a point. But simply closing your eyes and saying “remain calm, all is well” isn’t rational either.

Obviously the key is acquiring the right player for the right pieces.

I am pretty damn worried thought. Losing Reyes for six to eight weeks. That’s just awful. Haran is not going to be traded that’s nonsense. But if he were, I would be right at the head of the line trying to get him.

I really wish all those people who griefed Omar about the bullpen on the way to getting his bagels would have reminded him that Adam Dunn was going cheap.

Only way I’d be happy about Carlos Lee would be if he was a complete salary dump and cost nothing in terms of prospects…and even then I’d be wary about taking that much money on for one player.

I wouldnt mind going in to panic mode if the end result was coming back with say:
Cliff Lee, Mark Derosa & Orlando Carbrera which would make a much bigger impact and be worth the prospects it would cost.

Carbrera souldnt cost anything much, and if Lee/Derosa could be had for say: Martinez, Niese, Evans and Kunz I’d be happy.

I also advocate the trading for Garret Atkins who could pretty much be had for very little at this point, give him the 1B job see how he performs for the rest of the season if its positive voila the Mets have a 1B to replace Delgado.
Hes been slumping and underperforming for the last 2 seasons but hes still relatively young and I think a change of scenery would benefit him, heck the Rockies would probably throw in Spilbourghs too.