Mark Teixeira to Braves

Well, the trade deadline is upon us and the first big deal has been made! The Rangers shipped off Mark Teixeira and lefty reliever Ron Mahay for Braves young studs Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Elvis Andrus. Two pitching prospects went to the Rangers as well. One is said to be Neftali Feliz and the other one is probably Matt Harrison.

Although the biggest news from a baseball standpoint is Mark Teixeira; from a fantasy standpoint, the biggest impact comes in the form of Saltalamacchia. Salty should immediatly become the starter in Texas and should provide great value from the catcher position for the rest of this year and years to come. Salty could become a top 5 catcher on most lists next year.

In other news, a Dye to the Red Sox trade seems very likely now. The White Sox would apparently recieve Wily Mo Pena and one of Manny Delcarmen or Justin Masterson.