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After years of never pulling the trigger on a big trade, the Angels have officially traded for Mark Teixeira, giving away Casey Kotchman and minor-leaguer Stephen Marek.

This is a great trade and the big bat all the cynics said they needed. Teixeira isn’t the biggest name in baseball, but looking at his stats, he’s been consistently great, and might be the team’s best hitter (maybe even better than Vlad).

The Vlad-Teixeira duo in the lineup gives the Angels a legitimately good offense. While I’m not sold on the long-term yet (the Angels better give Teixiera an extension), there’s always time to worry about that later.

The Angels are built to win the World Series this year, and this trade helps. It should silence all the critics — this Angels team is for real folks. Great starting pitching, a great bullpen and now a good offense (even before the trade, they’d hit 30 homers this month).

The best team in baseball just got better.

(Photo from Stratus934’s Photobucket.)

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