The Braves will start a 6-game homestand tonight with the 1st of 3 against the Houston Astros at Turner Field. As action begins, the Braves stand 4-and-a-half games behind 1st place New York in the NL-East division.
The Braves however finalized a pair of trades right before the 4pm trading deadline to improve their roster. In a mega-deal with the Texas Rangers, the Braves significantly boosted their lineup and bullpen. The Braves acquired slugging 1st baseman Mark Teixeira, along with lefthanded reliever Ron Mahay from the Texas Rangers. In return, Atlanta gave up some highly-touted prospects. Those names include catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia and shortstop Elvis Andrus. Saltalamacchia had been up with the big league club already this season and had performed well, batting .284 with 4 homers and 12 RBI's in 47 games. Three other minor leaguers are also headed to Texas in the deal--all pitchers: Matt Harrison, Neftali Feliz, and Beau Jones.
In another deal announced Tuesday afternoon, the Braves dealt pitcher Kyle Davies to the Kansas City Royals, in exchange for closer Octavio Dotel.
From the NFL, it's another day of training camp workouts for the Atlanta Falcons in Flowery Branch.
The Braves however finalized a pair of trades right before the 4pm trading deadline to improve their roster. In a mega-deal with the Texas Rangers, the Braves significantly boosted their lineup and bullpen. The Braves acquired slugging 1st baseman Mark Teixeira, along with lefthanded reliever Ron Mahay from the Texas Rangers. In return, Atlanta gave up some highly-touted prospects. Those names include catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia and shortstop Elvis Andrus. Saltalamacchia had been up with the big league club already this season and had performed well, batting .284 with 4 homers and 12 RBI's in 47 games. Three other minor leaguers are also headed to Texas in the deal--all pitchers: Matt Harrison, Neftali Feliz, and Beau Jones.
In another deal announced Tuesday afternoon, the Braves dealt pitcher Kyle Davies to the Kansas City Royals, in exchange for closer Octavio Dotel.
From the NFL, it's another day of training camp workouts for the Atlanta Falcons in Flowery Branch.
