Angels acquire Teixeira for Kotchman
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07/30/2008 -
Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim acquired
first baseman Mark Teixeira from the Atlanta Braves for first baseman Casey
Kotchman and minor league pitcher Steve Marek on Tuesday.
The switch-hitting, 28-year-old Teixeira was batting .283 with 78 runs batted
in and 20 home runs in 103 games with Atlanta.
"It's a little bittersweet," the two-time Gold Glove winner said of the
trade. "I really enjoyed my time (in Atlanta.) I had a great year. I
love this team. I love this organization, this city. It's tough to
leave, but at the same time I have a great opportunity in Anaheim and I'm
looking forward to it."
Los Angeles General Manager Tony Reagins said the success of the trade will be
defined by how deep into the season the Angels are alive.
"Hopefully...we're playing deep in October. We're in it to win a world
championship," Reagins said. "We're not expecting him to come in and be the
savior for this organization. We're looking forward to him just doing what he
does."
"Right now my number one goal is to play great defense and drive in a bunch of
runs for the Angels," Teixeira said.
LA, which has an 11 1/2-game lead over the Texas Rangers in the American
League West and a major league-best record of 66-40 after Wednesday's win in
Boston, bulks up a lineup that includes Vladimir Guerrero, Torii Hunter
and Garret Anderson.
"I'm very excited, I told my teammates in Atlanta good luck, but at the same
time I have a chance to win a World Series here with the Angels," Teixeira
said. "I'm going to the best team in baseball...a World Series for me would
make this trade successful."
Both Guerrero and Teixeira's contracts expire this year. Reagins and Teixeira,
however, prefer to delay talks of re-signing Teixeira until the offseason.
"That's a bridge we'll cross when we get to it," Reagins said. "(But) I don't
view Mark Teixeira as a rental player."
Added Teixeira: "The big picture here is...the World Series. We can talk about
contracts in the offseason."
Teixeira could not confirm whether he will be in Wednesday's lineup for the
series finale at Boston, but he does plan on arriving in time to play if
Angels manager Mike Scioscia decides to use him.
The Braves played 12 of their interleague games against the four AL West
teams, including three in LA, which Teixeira believes will ease the
transition back to the junior league.
"I was very familiar with the AL West playing there for five years," said
Teixeira, who was with the Texas Rangers before being traded to Atlanta on
August 1, 2007.
Both Reagins and Teixeira are optimistic about LA's chances of winning a world
championship, but were also reluctant to tab the Angels as the AL's
frontrunner.
"I don't know the American League as well anymore. I'll say this, the Angels
have always been one of the best teams in the league," Teixeira said. "I'm not
going to make any predictions, I'm not going to say we're the team to beat."
Reagins said the move did not signify the Angels as the favorites, just that
they are committed to winning before adding that "teams will have to respect
what we do." He also added that the New York Yankees acquisition of outfielder
Xavier Nady and the trade rumors involving the Boston Red Sox did not factor
into the decision to upgrade their first baseman.
The 25-year-old Kotchman, whose contract also expires this year, is batting
.287 with 12 homers and was tied with Guerrero and Hunter for a team-high 54
RBI in 100 games played for LA.
"I'm just excited to go to Atlanta and play for Bobby Cox. At the same time,
my teammates here, to leave them, I'll be pulling for them," Kotchman said.
"Other than that, there's really not a whole I can say."
Marek, a 24-year-old right hander, has never played in a major league game. He
was 2-6 with a 3.66 ERA and three saves in 34 relief appearances for the
Double-A Arkansas Travelers.
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Date Favorite Opponent Point Spread
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Sept 21 GEORGIA TECH Virginia 17
Sept 22 NEVADA Northwestern 6.5
Sept 23 MICHIGAN Wisconsin 14
Sept 23 Minnesota PURDUE 3
Sept 23 SYRACUSE Miami (Ohio) 6.5
Sept 23 MISSOURI Ohio 21.5
Sept 23 Louisville KANSAS STATE 14
Sept 23 TENNESSEE Marshall 22
Sept 23 CLEMSON North Carolina 16.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA Kentucky 24
Sept 23 Iowa ILLINOIS 20.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA STATE Rice 30.5
Sept 23 AUBURN Buffalo 41.5
Sept 23 BOWLING GREEN Kent 7
Sept 23 NAVY Tulsa 4.5
Sept 23 VIRGINIA TECH Cincinnati 27
Sept 23 BYU Utah State 29
Sept 23 OHIO STATE Penn State 16.5
Sept 23 TEXAS Iowa State 25
Sept 23 Washington State STANFORD 10
Sept 23 CALIFORNIA Arizona State 7.5
Sept 23 UCLA WASHINGTON 3
Sept 23 INDIANA Connecticut 1.5
Sept 23 Central Michigan EASTERN MICHIGAN 4
Sept 23 WYOMING Air Force 1
Sept 23 UTEP NEW MEXICO 9.5
Sept 23 West Virginia EAST CAROLINA 21
Sept 23 Boston College NORTH CAROLINA STATE 7
Sept 23 GEORGIA Colorado 27
Sept 23 ARKANSAS Alabama 1.5
Sept 23 BAYLOR Army 11
Sept 23 WESTERN MICHIGAN Temple 28
Sept 23 MISSISSIPPI Wake Forest 2.5
Sept 23 KANSAS South Florida 5.5
Sept 23 TEXAS A&M Louisiana Tech 23.5
Sept 23 UAB Mississippi State 9.5
Sept 23 LSU Tulane 36
Sept 23 Utah SAN DIEGO STATE 6.5
Sept 23 BOISE STATE Hawaii 15
Sept 23 Notre Dame MICHIGAN STATE 3
Sept 23 USC ARIZONA U 22
Sept 23 Oklahoma State HOUSTON 1
Sept 23 OREGON STATE Idaho 23
Sept 23 OKLAHOMA Middle Tennessee State 29
Sept 23 MARYLAND Florida International 18.5
Sept 23 AKRON North Texas 17.5
Sept 23 SOUTH CAROLINA Florida Atlantic 29.5
Sept 23 NEBRASKA Troy 23
Sept 23 SMU Arkansas State 6
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