Trade Review: Braves Teixeira for Angel's Kotchman, Prospect
Who Won One of the Biggest Trades of 2008?
Here is a rundown of what each player will bring to his new team.
Mark Teixeira: Teixeira is a scary power-hitting first baseman who instantly upgrades the first base position for the Angels. He has a nicer bat than Kotchman and should help to drive in more runs than the contact-hitting Kotchman. He has a high on-base and slugging percentage. Teixeira is one of the league's best defensive first basemen, so he will help the Angel's defense improve as well.
Casey Kotchman: Kotchman doesn't have the same pop in his bat as Teixeira, but he is a great contact hitter who is still relatively young with upside. He has great on-base skills, but they have not shown up to date this season (.320). In his entire career, he has only hit 31 career home runs, which is quite a drop off in power production from Teixeira, who can hit 35-40 in any given season.
Steven Marek: Marek is a young fireballer who has put up fairly pedestrian stats at Double A this season. He grades out as a potential middle-of-the-road reliever if his progession continues. He did have more strikeouts than innings pitched at Single A, so his skills are still there.
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Post a CommentHow about the fact that Teixeira's contract is up after this year, and the Angels are getting a rent-a-player for the next 3 months? That being said, the Angels should now be considered a legitimate threat to overcome the Red Sox, Yankees and Rays and thereby win the World Series.