Angels Acquire Teixeira

-ESPN and the LA Times confirms the deal for Casey Kotchman and AA reliever Stephen Marek.
-Jayson Stark reports that Casey Kotchman has been pulled away from his pregame warmups at Fenway meaning that an Angels' deal for Mark Teixeira could very soon be a reality.
-Ken Rosenthal also reports that Kotchman was pulled and a trade is imminent.
-MLB.com's Lyle Spencer reports that the trade that'd send Teixeira and AA reliever Stephen Marek (24 years old, 2-6, 3.66 ERA) is extremely close. This is all the Braves can get? Pathetic. The Angels came away with a steal, and will now be the easy favorites to win the World Series. Kotchman is a very good player, but they have Kendry Morales in the minor leagues and they have the financial resources to even resign Teixeira. The Braves wanted pitching and they get a AA reliever? This is an extremely weak haul for Braves GM Frank Wren and isn't substantially better than the two draft picks they would have received. This no doubt makes the Angels the favorites to take it all.