Tex traded to Baves

[rolliefingers]

Our long national nightmare is over.

[Dr. FLK]

Time to end the "Trade for Tex" threads and start the "Sign Tex after 2008" ones.

[Boston Dave]

Good for Texas, IMO.

You bet. No way we would have come close to that package.

[Boston Dave]

Atlanta is the worst possible destination for Teixeira and his pursuit of being a Baltimore Oriole. His wife is from there and he played his college ball there. It'll be home team vs. college town.

Of course, we know what "wife's home town" meant to A.J. Burnett, so we'll see.

Can you say "Brian Jordan?"

[NewMarketSean]

Yep, this is the worst thing that could have happened for "Tex in Baltimore" fans. I doubt he ever leaves ATL, at least until late in his career at which point the Orioles will sign him in 2017.

[Hank Scorpio]

You bet. No way we would have come close to that package.

Exactly... so, let's not paste the front office for this one. (Not you specifically, but you know others can't wait to throw under the bus).

[BMann]

This is depressing. Are the O's going to make any moves between now and the deadline?!? Obviously no major ones, since Tex was the only Big Fish I've heard discussed around here, really (prove me wrong, MacPhail!).

[Hank Scorpio]

Yep, this is the worst thing that could have happened for "Tex in Baltimore" fans. I doubt he ever leaves ATL, at least until late in his career at which point the Orioles will sign him in 2017.

Better Atlanta than New York.

[Pedro Cerrano]

If Tex signs an extension I will be positively furious. But let's cross that bridge if/when it happens.

[Sports Guy]

Orioles couldn't have beaten this trade...This is a very good trade for each side IMO.

[Elbren]

Wow. So, Texas doesn't get a top line pitcher in the deal. I find that surprising. I guess they are really expecting guys like Hurley to be ready soon.

It's funny, that's one of the first things I thought. I'd love to have a catcher like Saltalamacchia, but TX has had problems for quite some time developing their own pitchers and it's rare to have someone with Teixieira's trade value.

Has the price of young pitching risen so high that no one was offering a top, young pitching prospect? Or is Daniels just making the same mistake as Hart and other TX GM's?

[PoorMike]

ATL must not be as high on Salty as others are. They were playing Franco anmd Thornton over him at first, right?

[Elon Os Fan]

The one thing that scares me is that Atlanta is going to have a lot of room by the end of 2008 especially with AJones gone next year and Hampton's contract next year. They will have money to spend. The question is, Does Boras make Tex test the market?

[Big Mac]

Wow. So, Texas doesn't get a top line pitcher in the deal. I find that surprising. I guess they are really expecting guys like Hurley to be ready soon.

Didn't they get Harrison, he's the Braves top pitching prospect, and he's not even 22 yet.

[Sports Guy]

Bigbird, are you hearing anything on our side?