L.A. teams a good fit for Teixeira
Posted by Keith Law
The market for
Mark Teixeira seems to be slowly heating up. The two L.A. clubs have shown the strongest interest, although Boston and Tampa Bay are waiting in the wings.
Arizona is a "highly unlikely" destination, according to one source. Teixeira is an ideal fit for the Angels, who are getting no production from their DH spot this year (except when
Vlad Guerrero is in it, which means they get no production from right field).
The fit for the Dodgers is less obvious because a trade would either include
James Loney or push him to the bench. Teixeira has been as good or better in the second half of every season he has played in the majors since his first season in 2003, and he has a career second-half OPS of .943.
To the extent that a "second-half player" exists, Teixeira would be it. And there's no doubt that he'll command two draft picks -- probably a late first-round pick and a sandwich pick -- when he leaves as a free agent this offseason.
