Tejada had at least one I can remember 15 pitch AB…
anyone who can protect the plate that well and fight off pitches can be a great hitter.
He’s not going to be a power hitting HR threat EVER…
But he could be a High Average hitter with some Gap power if he works the weights a bit and fills in his frame more.

He should get stronger as he gets older.

His Glove is pretty damn good only his range is not all it could be and it could be as he has made some rangy plays just not as often as Reyes.

He is no guarantee to do any of that but he does have some potential if he works at realizing it.

the chemistry he had with reyes in 2011 was real nice too

David Wright was signed for more than just his production. It was the marketing, face of the franchise factor.

Forget wins….since when do New Yorkers care about putting the best team out there…

its about having guys u can relate to !

There were no Pitchers present when he was with Reyes and he won’t get much from it.

Could be done in a film room but it’s always best to do it in live games during ST to get live feedback right then and there….

If his steals do go up I don’t expect it to go up drastically and if he gets caught too often too early he will stop making the attempts entirely.

But it was destroyed by by a “philosophy”

I find it hard to believe that when you’re dealing what that kind of money (hundreds of millions) that they could not foresee what their potential financial situation could have been like in 2 years at the time they were weighing whether or not to sign Reyes.

I’m afraid that I’m taking out my anger over the Reyes situation on Tejada.”

^^^^^^^^^^^ THIS

I felt the same exact way…..

Just going by the eye test on Tejada…..
I liked his defense better at 2nd, but it was a small sample size.
Comparing his range at SS vs. Reyes’ he might seem lacking. I think that’s mainly b/c Reyes is quicker than Tejada. However, Ruben’s instincts appear to be better. One of the few knocks about Reyes was he wasn’t always focused out there on the field but it didn’t hurt him often b/c he could react quick. Rubin makes up for that lack of speed somewhat b/c of his better instincts.

Also, I don’t think Ruben’s arm is a downgrade from Reyes’ either. It’s strong enough to get that ball across the diamond to 1st fast and accurate. Certainly stronger than Wright’s – IMO.

At the plate, he’s young enough for improvement. He’s never going to be a power guy hitting HRs, but I agree with your assessment of his extra base hit power.

Overall, I think Tejada at SS should be the least of our problems for the next few years.

The trouble with Tejada is that he was far better off at second – with Reyes at shortstop. The Mets were well covered up the middle and would have been for the next five years. But of course, Sandy is gearing the team for incredible success in 2014 (and always has the option of pushing back that date). It makes letting Reyes go as a bit disingenuous when it comes to trying to sell the fan base of creating a team that will compete every year.

I’m afraid that I’m taking out my anger over the Reyes situation on Tejada.

Having said that, as the primary shortstop – defensively he’s not all that good. He will make the occasional spectacular play but doesn’t’ cover enough ground – which would be fine if he was at second.

His on base and slugging is incredibly weak.

I only hope he is a stopgap at shortstop and is either moved eventually to second or goes to the bench.

Nothing dishonest about it at all. It’s just your opportunity to say that to me because I’ve caught you lying in the past and you’re just DYING to get back at me. Just stay the F* away you jerkoff.

If anything you KNEW the point i was trying to make so you’re the one being your usual dishonest, lying self.

Using Mark Belanger as an example of how STUPID his statistical analysis of Tejada is NOT DISHONEST in the least. It’s about explaining how the sum of a team’s parts is always more important than the individual “statistics” and I must’ve said it a thousand times by now that everybody knows i always say that so crawl back into your basement and eat yourself to death while you oogle “weighted OBP” and UZR you creep