Revisiting the Mark Teixeira and Atlanta Braves trade

He was a force in his brief time

It did not take long for Mark Teixeira to make an impact for the Atlanta Braves. In his first full game for the team, he hit a three-run bomb and added another RBI in a game the Atlanta Braves won 12-3.

He did not stop either as he hit a home run in each of the following two games and in the process became only the second Atlanta Braves player of all-time to hit a home run in his first three games on the team, the only other doing so was Gary Sheffield.

In some cases, you wonder if a player moving abruptly will impact their performance, but in the case of Mark Texeira, it did not bother him at all.

He would go on to win the NL player of the Month for August and was equally just as hot in the month of September.

When all was said and done, Teixeira would end up with a .317 batting average, 17 home runs, and 56 RBI for the Atlanta Braves over a 56 game stretch to close out the 2007 season.

At the end of the day, it would not be enough for the Atlanta Braves to make the postseason, but it’s not fair one bit to blame Mark Texieira or Ron Mahay, who side note, pitched excellent for the Braves in relief as well to close out the year in 2007.

Again, though, it just would not be enough as the Braves actually lost a spot in the standings and finished third in the division.