Report: Mets place Tejada on waivers
Ruben Tejada's tenure with the New York Mets could reportedly come to an end soon.
The Mets have placed the 26-year-old on waivers, Adam Rubin of ESPN reports, which should help the team avoid paying a large portion of the infielder's $3-million salary.
Rubin writes that cutting Tejada 15 days before Opening Day will save the Mets from paying five-sixths of his salary, thus being responsible for only $500,000.
After adding middle infielders Asdrubal Cabrera and Neil Walker in the offseason, while also having the versatile Wilmer Flores available off the bench, there wasn't much room for Tejada to earn playing time.
Tejada - who had his leg broken on a slide from Chase Utley in last season's National League Division Series - has been healthy in spring, hitting .278/.316/.611 with one home run and five RBIs in 18 at-bats.
Over the course of six big-league seasons with the Mets, Tejada owns a slash line of .255/.330/.323 with 10 home runs and 148 RBIs.