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Baseball Musings
July 29, 2008
Teixeira Gets His Wings

Baseball Digest Daily just sent an email that Mark Teixeira is headed to the Angels for Casey Kotchman.

More details to follow but according to 890 ESPN Boston, the Atlanta Braves traded Mark Teixeira to the Angels for Casey Kotchman and more. Thanks to our own Brian Joseph for the update.

More to come.

Update: Here's the story from SportingNews.com:

The Los Angeles Times reported on its website today that the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim have acquired the slugging first baseman from the Atlanta Braves for first baseman Casey Kotchman and minor league pitcher Stephen Marek. The Angels pulled Kotchman off the field at Fenway Park this afternoon to inform him of the trade.

Kotchman is a super two, meaning the Braves control him for three more years as he avoided arbitration with a $1.45 million deal this season. There really isn't much of a comparison between the two first basemen. Kotchman's had two good years in terms of OBA, but for his career it's just .327. He has little power for the position with a career .426 slugging percentage.

Teixeira is just three years older, still in his prime, and averages a .373 OBA/.526 slugging percentage for his career.

Marek might turn out to be okay. He's putting up a decent ERA in his first season at AA, and for his career his strikeouts look good, while his HR are a just okay. Frankly, I suspect the Braves could have done better with the two draft picks they'd recieve if Teixeira walked.

The Angels made a very good deal here. With the best record in the league despite not having the best run differential, Teixeira could help them live up to that record the rest of the way.


Posted by David Pinto at 06:13 PM | Trades | TrackBack (0)
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Angels give up next to nothing to get All-Star for 2 months.

Posted by: Bandit at July 30, 2008 07:37 AM
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