Tex Traded!

BREAKING NEWS!

Teixeira has been traded to the Braves

Ken Rosenthal has this:

"The Braves are on the verge of acquiring Rangers first baseman Mark Teixeira.
The deal is done, pending a review of the medical records of the players involved, according to major-league sources.

The Braves will receive Teixeira and left-handed reliever Ron Mahay.

The Rangers will receive catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Class A shortstop Elvis Andrus and two pitching prospects.

One of the prospects is believed to be Class AA left-hander Matt Harrison.

The Rangers had been split on whether they wanted Harrison, in part because he recently experienced shoulder trouble.

However, Harrison underwent an MRI that revealed no damage, and the Rangers evidently are willing to take him despite their concerns."

If the other pitching prospect is JoJo Reyes (doubtful) Jeff Locke or Jaime Richmond or Tommy Hanson I'm happy...more detials when we have them.

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The other pitcher is now, apparently, Neftali Feliz which is very interesting. He's another very risky guy, but with crazy upside.

A classic long, lean Dominican righty with some feel for a breaking ball, he limited left-handed hitters to a 4-for-32 (.125) mark with 15 strikeouts last year. 18-year-olds who can throw 98 mph don't grow on trees you know. There's not certainty with him. He is a teenager with a lightning arm who could turn into a frontline starter or a dominant closer, but right now, he's a teenager with a lightning arm.

Very similar to Elvis, 18 year olds who can hold their own in pro ball is a pretty small club...with some pretty good members.

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Another note on Salty...WHO WILL CATCH!!! HE'S ONLY PLAYING FIRST BASE BECAUSE ATLANTA HAS BRAIN FREAKING MCCANN!!!! ... sorry, it vexs me to hear everyone talking about guys that they know nothing about, nothing! He can play first once in a while, to give Melhuse some time at the plate...I think Laird is gone now... but he's bat makes him special at cather, but average at first base.

Anyway...where was I? Oh yeah! I stumbled across this on SI.com:

This last consideration may not bother many, but Salty has an unusual family situation. Salty, now 21, married a teacher at his high school in West Palm Beach, Fla., who is now 37, according to records. His wife Ashley, who recently gave birth to their second child, insisted to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that their personal relationship didn't begin until the fall of 2004, when Salty was 18. The Rangers apparently are aware of Salty's family situation and are said to believe he's maturing. Besides, switch-hitting catchers are hard to come by.

New hero...?