The Rangers completed a trade with the Braves, sending Mark Teixeira back to Atlanta where he played in college at Georgia Tech. Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal is reporting the deal is done, pending a review of the medical records of the players involved, citing major-league sources.

The Braves will receive Teixeira along with veteran left-handed reliever Ron Mahay and the Rangers will get catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Class-A shortstop Elvis Andrus and two pitching prospects.

One of the prospects is believed to be Matt Harrison, who Rosenthal says Texas had been split on whether they wanted because he recently experienced shoulder trouble. However, Harrison underwent an MRI that revealed no damage and the Rangers evidently are willing to take him despite their concerns, according to Rosenthal.

It appears as though Daniels got the best deal available for Tex and he should be applauded for this one. No matter how good these young players turn out to be, Teixeira needed to go and Daniels held out for the best offer. That’s all that can be expected. I’ll have more information once the deal becomes official.

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