<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>The Atlanta Braves appear to be the winner for the right to acquire first baseman Mark Teixeira from the Texas Rangers.</p> A preliminary agreement has been reached between the teams for Atlanta to receive Teixeira and left-handed reliever Ron Mahay from Texas for catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia, minor league shortstop Elvis Andrus and two minor league pitchers.</p> Baseball America rates Saltalamacchia and Andrus as the Braves' top two prospects in their organization.</p> The Fort-Worth Star Telegram, citing a Rangers source, is reporting that the two pitchers Texas will receive are 19-year-old right-hander Nestali Feliz and another pitcher to be determined.</p> The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the other pitcher involved in the trade is left-handed pitching prospect Matt Harrison, ranked by Baseball America as the third-best prospect in the Braves' organization.</p> The deal will be finalized once players' medical records are reviewed. Major League Baseball's deadline to trade players without securing waivers is Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET.</p> Teixeira, a 27-year-old switch-hitting slugger, has won two Gold Gloves at first base. He is batting .297 this season with 13 home runs and 49 RBIs. Since breaking into the majors with Texas in 2003, Teixeira has had seasons of 26, 38, 43 and 33 home runs.</p> Only Ralph Kiner, Albert Pujols and Eddie Mathews hit more than the 140 homers that Teixeira had in his first four major league seasons. He had at least 33 homers and 110 RBIs in each of the past three.</p> Teixeira missed 27 games because of a strained left quadriceps muscle sustained running out a ground ball. The Rangers were 16-11 when he was out of the lineup after he played in a team record 507 consecutive games. He will be eligible for salary arbitration after making $9 million this season.</p> Among the teams that reportedly negotiated with the Rangers for Teixeira were the Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels and Boston Red Sox.</div></p> -Petey</p>
That is the best deal Texas is going to get, so they better pull the trigger.</p> The Mets should be worried, because his bat is good enough to push Atlanta to the top of the East</p>
I just wish the Cubs could get <font color="#03285f">Jarrod Saltalamacchia</font>....hed be a perfect addition as the catcher of the future
Andrues is a good prospect. Good trade for both teams. </p> </p> Mets still win the NL East though.</p>
At first, I was bitter about giving up Salty, Andrus, Harrison, and Feliz, but Schuerholtz has a good track record when it comes to trading spects.</p>
I am surprised the trade went off. The Braves rarely go high profile. The only thing that concerns me is; MT's agent is Big money Boras. So, I hope they aren't just renting him.</p> If I were Schuerholz, I'd cut Andruw lose after seasons end and resign Teixeira. Then move Kelly Johnson to CF. If Julio stays super. If not, Hopefully Thorman gets things turned around. </p> p.s Beef; The Cubs have Jason Kendall. lol.</p>
that's great that they got this trade pulled off. they needed it, as badly as they need andruw to stop playin like shit. now's time for the braves to take that #1 spot</p>
