you’re a clueless hack if you thinks tejada’s defense stinks

I’m not sure you can blame his attitude for his errors. It’s a leap of faith without proof. This kid has poor defensive technique with his stabbing at ground balls.

He’s a guy who is from the cradle of baseball in the DR and despite his talent didn’t get signed until he was 19. He’s hit everywhere, doubles too and added HR’s last year but I would bet anything that he has constantly been behind a lesser talented player on the depth chart going all the way back to not being signed until 3 years after he was of age.

He’s got a chip on his shoulder and he didn’t have the time to be put behind guys he was better than. He got nothing to sign while Havens, Flores and Satin got plenty.

In 2009 he backed up Satin in Savannah at 2B and Flores at SS and he’s heads and tails better than both of them at those positions. 2010 it was the same thing in St. Lucie only add in Tovar (great glove, bad stick) and Havens I’m sure would have taken a lot of his time last year if he could have stayed on the field. That would make anyone tempermental.

If Jordanny was a fighter he would be Glen Johnson. Always the opponent, always fighting on the road, always getting the short end of a split decision while Havens, Satin and Flores are getting groomed. Nothing against those guys but hey, Valdespin isn’t chopped liver, he needs a bit of attention, the right touch, someone who believes in him, puts him in the right position. That’s what coaching is all about.

The guy can wait on a pitch and flat out drive it down the LF line (He’s LH) or turn on it and drive it to RF but his BA won’t survive as it has everywhere else unless he becomes more selective. Maybe playing behind these guys robbed him of some of that. Ultimately if he makes all the plays that he’s capable of and converts 25% of his K’s into walks his offense will be similar to Murphys.

30 doubles, 15 HR’s and average D is well within his capabilities but he’s got work to do and a year at AAA would be a wise investment.

This might actually be the most important point I’ve seen regarding the situation.

Valdespin’s offense took off last year when he was moved back to SS and there as a lot of speculation that he wasn’t comfortable and/or happy at 2nd base and it affected his offense. Would this pattern continue in center field? I don’t know, but it is definitely something to keep in mind.

Well, I’ll agree with you there. Never want to see Murph in LF again.

Two rookies in CF and RF, neither of who can claim either as their natural position, is just asking for disaster, IMO.

this kid seems like a real REAL bad guy. He’s gonna create big time problems. Why? I have no idea, maybe he’s nuts……..but if he has the tools the bring him up. At this point i’d rather him get the reps at 2B at least it’s a real position for him. I don’t know what to do with Murphy cuz he’s an outstanding RBI guy, the disparity between him and Wright when it comes to being able to deliver hits in big spots is not even close. Murphy makes a habit of it and you can tell in such a short period of time whereas Wright has made a career of choking but people still love him.

Like what the Knicks have to do to figure out what is the best rotation the Mets have a similar problem only confounded and made worse when The Holy Trinity decided to let Reyes go. If Reyes was here you’d have more people in their proper positions, a better idea of who would fit where & less need to sign journeyman backups