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Tejada vs. Campbell

Mex17 Mar 01 2016 12:16 AM

Apparently, this is the battle for the 25th man. Count me in for Team Tejada. Ruben's career average is about 20 points higher than Campbell's and over a much larger sample size. Plus, he is also the only other natural defensive shortstop with major league experience on the roster other than Cabrera. I'm not counting Flores as a real shortstop here. . .he is more of a nomadic infielder/utilityman who is really on the roster for his bat and who has been played at SS as more of a shotgun marriage. It's easier to hide him on the corners than to make him the primary backup shortstop, I think the latter exposes a weakness more than it plays to a strength.

Edgy MD Mar 01 2016 02:25 AM Re: Tejada vs. Campbell

I can't see this as much of a battle. It's Ruben's job to lose. He made the post-season roster last year and Campbell didn't. Rightly so, what-what!

MFS62 Mar 01 2016 02:16 PM Re: Tejada vs. Campbell

There are enough players on the roster who can hit but might not play defense well. Tejada can play defense. (at least infield. Soup can play the outfield) If there's only room on the roster for one of them, Tejada stays in a close call. But if he still needs time to recover from his broken leg, he'll start the season on the DL and Soup will be on the team. Later

TransMonk Mar 01 2016 02:54 PM Re: Tejada vs. Campbell

Yeah, I keep Tejada on just because he is the best fielding SS on the squad. Not that he's a gold-glover, but in the late innings of a close game, he could make a difference.

Fman99 Mar 01 2016 05:29 PM Re: Tejada vs. Campbell

Agreed

Edgy MD Mar 09 2016 04:12 PM Re: Tejada vs. Campbell

Jhonny Peralta has been hit with the first major injury of spring training, tearing a thumb ligament, knocking him out for an expected two-three months and firing up the rumor mill, with ESPN's Jim Bowden openly designating Ruben Tejada as their most realistic target. At any rate, it would probably likely that the Cards would move to deal until the end of spring training (like the Mets grabbing Torres and Blevins as camp broke last year), when they've had a chance to look at all available internal options, had a chance to scout potential acquisitions (Ruben had a bad day yesterday, and tends to start slowly in spring training even with a healthy foot), and let other people get hurt on somebody else's payroll. If such a deal goes down — and I have my doubts — I still think Muno or Reynolds would get his job before Eric Campbell.

TheOldMole Mar 09 2016 04:43 PM Re: Tejada vs. Campbell

Probably not Herrera to mostly sit on the bench, although it's an intriguing idea.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 09 2016 05:00 PM Re: Tejada vs. Campbell

Kwiz: Name the players exchanged the last time the Mets and Cardinals completed a trade. One guess at a time. Go.

Edgy MD Mar 09 2016 05:05 PM Re: Tejada vs. Campbell

Braden Looper to the Cardinals for... I dunno.

Benjamin Grimm Mar 09 2016 05:05 PM Re: Tejada vs. Campbell

I'll start with a guess that's very likely to be wrong: Keith Hernandez, Neil Allen, Rick Ownbey.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 09 2016 05:12 PM Re: Tejada vs. Campbell

Both wrong.

batmagadanleadoff Mar 09 2016 05:24 PM Re: Tejada vs. Campbell

Gilkey? But I can't remember who the Mets gave up to get him.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 09 2016 05:30 PM Re: Tejada vs. Campbell

Nope

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 09 2016 05:32 PM Re: Tejada vs. Campbell

This is a sorta tough one. Hints: --The Met traded away was considerably more memorable than the Met we got back --The trade pre-dated Archived threads on the CPF --It was completed during Spring training

Edgy MD Mar 09 2016 05:34 PM Re: Tejada vs. Campbell

Orosco 2.0 for ... Smiley Joe. No, wait. McEwing!

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 09 2016 05:36 PM Re: Tejada vs. Campbell

Orosco-McE (2000) was the second-most recent trade.

Edgy MD Mar 09 2016 05:38 PM Re: Tejada vs. Campbell

Damn, so close. IT FULFILLED ALL THREE HINTS!

d'Kong76 Mar 09 2016 05:43 PM Re: Tejada vs. Campbell

Hint Q: Is the player the Mets got last name the same as a better player that would end up a Met another time?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 09 2016 05:49 PM Re: Tejada vs. Campbell

And the same first name shared by several scrubs' last name even.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 09 2016 09:07 PM Re: Tejada vs. Campbell

That's right, April 2004, Roger Cedeno for Wilson Delgado.

d'Kong76 Mar 09 2016 09:31 PM Re: Tejada vs. Campbell

I was going to guess Cedeño but never would have gotten Wilson without peaking at the cheat sheets. (actually, I thought it was going to be Keef until that was wrong) I'm sure we've talked about this before here or somewhere, but I think the longest the Mets went without trading with a team between trades was with the Giants and some deal involving Tim Foli?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 09 2016 09:34 PM Re: Tejada vs. Campbell

Can make this a quiz if no one else looks it up.

Edgy MD Mar 09 2016 09:55 PM Re: Tejada vs. Campbell

Shinjo and Relaford for Estes.

d'Kong76 Mar 10 2016 01:22 AM Re: Tejada vs. Campbell

I meant prior to that it was the longest stretch of no-trades between the Mets and a particular team. My guess is that stretch was the longest.

TransMonk Mar 10 2016 09:17 PM Re: Tejada vs. Campbell

Even if Cabrera's knee injury is mild, I have to think it bodes well for Tejada in this argument.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 11 2016 04:47 PM Re: Tejada vs. Campbell

Rubes reporting Cabrera has a strained patella tendon, resting at least 2 weeks and likely to open the year on the DL.

Edgy MD Mar 17 2016 02:19 PM Re: Tejada vs. Campbell

Eric Campbell, you are, surprisingly, triumphant.

Ashie62 Mar 17 2016 07:58 PM Re: Tejada vs. Campbell

He works cheap.

RealityChuck Mar 17 2016 08:19 PM Re: Tejada vs. Campbell

Eric Campbell has got the game face.