Miguel Tejada was traded to the Astros from the Orioles the day before the Mitchell Report came out saying he used steroids. And now he's charged with lying to congress about steroid use. And there's also that little thing how he's two years older than anyone thought. I'm sorry but I find this kind of funny. I mean I feel bad for the guy but he's done it to himself. I find it most funny for the Astros. How much does this suck for them? You trade for a guy you think will anchor your shortstop position and get you to the next level only to find out he used steroids, he's 2 years older, and now that he could go to jail? Adam Everett is looking pretty good now I bet.
There was a point in time where Tejada entered the discussion of best shortstops with Arod, Nomar, and Jeter. In fact Tejada was aruably better than Jeter for a brief period and Nomar was on his way to being injured every year. Well, we all now know he did it while on steroids and 2 years older than we thought.
Tejada posted an ops+ of only 92 last year, with a .283/.318/.415 line. I mean even Christian Guzman was significantly better than Tejada. Remember when Tejada was a first round pick in fantasy? Now he's borderline top 15 of just short stops.
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