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Mark Teixeira started at DH Wednesday and showed no ill effects from being hit on the hand the day before, as he went 3-for-5 with a homer and three RBI. The hand is just a little sore, and manager Mike Scoscia said Teixeira should be able to go at first on Thursday.Teixeira has been an excellent source of power and average since coming over to the Angels. In his 32 games with the Angels, he’s raised his season average from .283 to .305. He’s in line for a big payday this offseason. (Rotowire)

Mark Teixeira had a solo home run in Thursday’s victory over the Rangers. It was his eighth home run since joining the Angels on July 30. Seven have been hit at Angel Stadium. The Angels really made out great in the trade with Atlanta, merely giving up Casey Kotchman and a prospect to get Teixeira, who has been an upgrade at first base. Fantasy owners are also glad since now Teixeira has more lineup protection and is in a pennant race. Continue to start Teixeira in all Fantasy formats — when he’s at home or away. (CBS Sports)

Mark Teixeira went 3-for-4 with an RBI in the Angels’ loss to the A’s on Wednesday. Teixeira’s RBI on Wednesday gives him 100 for the season, the fifth consecutive year he has reached that plateau. (Rotowire)

Trailing 3-0 Sunday against the Twins, the Angels got on the board when Mark Teixeira led off the sixth inning with his third home run of the series and seventh in 23 games since joining the AL West leaders in a trade with Atlanta on July 29. He had three hits in the game, including his 30th double, and two runs. Teixeira has been on an absolute tear since joining the Angels nearly a month ago. Teixeira is batting .386 with seven home runs and 20 RBI in just 23 games with his new club; and since joining the Angels, Teixeira has raised his season average 19 points. The Angels really made out great in the trade with Atlanta, merely giving up Casey Kotchman and a prospect to get Teixeira, who has been an upgrade at first base. Fantasy owners are also glad since now Teixeira has more lineup protection and is in a pennant race. Continue to start Teixeira in all Fantasy formats. (CBS Sports, Rotowire)

Angels 1B Mark Teixeira opened the scoring Thursday against the Twins in the first inning against Scott Baker with his 25th home run and fifth since joining the Angels in a July 29 trade with Atlanta. He finished 2-for-5. Teixeira came to the Angels hitting .283, but he has since raised his average to .295. He has been great in the middle of the Angels lineup and continues to be a must-start Fantasy option. (CBS Sports)

Angels 1B Mark Teixeira couldn’t manage a hit in two at-bats Monday against the Rays and saw his hitting streak end at nine games. Teixeira, who did walk once Monday, was 17-for-35 (.486) with three homers and nine RBI in that span. Teixeira came to the Angels hitting .283, but he has since raised his average to .296. He has been great in the middle of the Angels lineup and continues to be a must-start Fantasy option. (CBS Sports)

Mark Teixeira, who gave the Angels a 3-1 lead in the third with a two-run homer against Felix Hernandez, hit another leading off the bottom of the ninth against closer J.J. Putz to tie it. It was Teixeira’s 21st multihomer game and third this season. “He’s swinging the bat well, and tonight showed he’s a clutch hitter,” Torii Hunter said. “He came through with two big home runs.” Big Tex is having another strong second half and is a must-start first baseman in all Fantasy leagues. Keep him active through thick and thin. (CBS Sports)

Mark Teixeira, whose grand slam last Sunday at Yankee Stadium was wasted in a 14-9 loss, hit a first-pitch fastball Saturday against Jose Veras way up the batter’s eye in center field. He went 2-for-5 with two strikeouts in the game. Teixeira has lived up to his potential since being traded over from Atlanta and has not dropped off at all. He’s at 22 homers and 86 RBI to go with a .286 batting average. Continue to start him through thick and thin. (CBS Sports)

Los Angeles Angels 1B Mark Teixeira had one of his better games in an Angels uniform Wednesday against the Orioles. Big Tex went 2-for-3 with a double and scored three times in L.A.’s win. He’s batting .284. Teixeira went 4-for-10 in the series against the Orioles, a team who is interested in signing him after the season. The thumping first baseman is an immediate game-changer in AL-only leagues who remains a must-start in Fantasy. (CBS Sports)

Angels 1B Mark Teixeira smacked a grand slam in Sunday’s 14-9 loss to the Yankees for his first homer as a member of his new team. He now has 21 homers on the year. Teixeira’s homer came in the eighth inning off reliever Edwar Ramirez and gave the Angels a 9-8 lead. However, the bullpen and defense imploded in the next inning, allowing the Yankees to take the lead and eventually win the game. Though it didn’t end up mattering today, Teixeira’s blast highlights just how big of an addition he was for the otherwise mediocre Angels’ offense. The thumping first baseman is an immediate game-changer in AL-only leagues who remains a must-start in Fantasy. (Rotoworld, CBS Sports)

Mark Teixeira had two hits and a stolen base in Thursday’s laugher over the Yankees. He scored one run and drove in one. The steal was Teixeira’s first in almost two years. Perhaps the aggressive way the Angels run the bases will rub off a little on Teixeira, but Los Angeles knows why it acquired the slugger - for his bat. (Rotowire)

First baseman Mark Teixeira went 0-for-4 in his debut with Los Angeles Wednesday vs. the Red Sox after being obtained from Atlanta on Tuesday. He walked and struck out twice. Don’t let Wednesday’s performance fool you, Teixeira is an immediate game-changer in AL-only leagues, so don’t hesitate to blow your entire FAAB budget on him. With a .281 batting, 20 home runs and 78 RBI, he remains a must-start in Fantasy. (CBS Sports)

The Angels acquired first baseman Mark Teixeira from the Braves for first baseman Casey Kotchman and RHP Stephen Marek. The Angels are obviously counting on Teixeira having one of his typical big second halves. They’re probably adding about 100 points of OPS to their lineup at the cost of getting a lot more expensive at first base and a quality relief prospect. The Angels will surely make an attempt to re-sign Teixeira over the winter, but it won’t be easy, even for a team with a top-five payroll. Teixeira’s fantasy value is relatively unchanged with the deal. He has plenty of experience playing in the AL West, so that won’t be an issue. Teixeira will bat third for the Angels. He’ll have plenty of RBI chances with Chone Figgins leading off and Howie Kendrick likely hitting second, and will get some of the best protection in the league and some run-scoring help with Vladimir Guerrero behind him.

According to FOXSports.com’s Ken Rosenthal, the Braves picked the Angels’ offer for Mark Teixeira over a package of Chad Tracy and Micah Owings from the Diamondbacks. Rosenthal also says the Braves tried to insert Will Ohman into the Angels’ deal with the goal of acquiring additionals youngsters, but that it didn’t work. Ohman remains likely to be moved before the deadline. (Rotoworld)

10:51am Tuesday: FOXSports.com’s Ken Rosenthal reports that the Angels and Diamondbacks are vying for Mark Teixeira. The Angels are reportedly interested in making the deal even bigger and acquiring a lefty reliever like Will Ohman or Mike Gonzalez. The Angels deal is thought to center around Casey Kotchman, and the Diamondback’s offer is thought to start with Chad Tracy.

6:36am Tuesday: The Los Angeles Times reports that the Angels are “warming” to the idea of trading for Mark Teixeira. The team still doesn’t seem overly enthused about the idea of trading for a rental, with GM Tony Reagins saying, “That scenario is unlikely, but I would look at it.” The asking price for Teixeira is Casey Kotchman, but the Angels are one of few teams with the flexibility to sign Teixeira to a long-term deal.

5:43am Tuesday: Meanwhile, The East Valley Tribune reports that the Diamondbacks won’t trade for Mark Teixeira or Manny Ramirez. The paper cites a source who calls Ramirez a “non-issue.” The source says the D-Backs and Braves have talked Teixeira for several days, but that there’s not enough common ground to make a deal work. The Red Sox, Rays, Angels and D-Backs were thought to have interest in Teixeira, and there’s been little to suggest any team will meet Atlanta’s asking price.

4:17pm Monday: ESPN’s Jayson Stark said the Diamondbacks, Red Sox, Rays and Angels are the four teams that have expressed some level of interest in Mark Teixeira. There’s been little to suggest that the Angels are actually in on Teixeira, as they don’t appear interested in flipping Casey Kotchman for him. Likewise, the Red Sox and Rays have to be considered big long shots here.

2:58pm Monday: Yahoo! Sports’ Steve Henson reports that negotiations between the Diamondbacks and Braves are “pretty far along.” Henson believes the Braves are asking for either Conor Jackson or Chad Tracy, plus a prospect. Jackson is likely off the table, but if the Braves are willing to accept Tracy as the centerpiece of a deal, then the Diamondbacks have to seriously consider making the trade. Still, it could come down to the prospect. The Diamondbacks don’t have much to offer besides Max Scherzer and Jarrod Parker after giving up a big portion of their system for Dan Haren, and it’s doubtful that they’d part with either right-hander.

1:18pm Monday: FOXSports.com’s Ken Rosenthal believes that the Braves will ramp up efforts to trade Mark Teixeira after losing their series against the Phillies this weekend. Rosenthal doesn’t cite one of his “sources,” so this seems to be a bit of speculation on his part. He suggests the Red Sox, Angels, Diamondbacks, Rays, Dodgers and Yankees as potential destinations, although he admits none are a perfect fit. ESPN’s Keith Law said there are four suitors, based on talks over the last 48 hours. (Rotoworld)

Mark Teixeira hit a three-run homer Saturday as part of a nine-run fourth inning, but the Braves were outlasted by the Phillies. That was a wild one. Things started out normally, with the Phillies notching a run in the second and another in the third, but around came the middle innings and things got insane. The Braves put up nine runs in the fourth on an Omar Infante double, Teixeira’s dinger, a Mark Kotsay single, and a couple of errors. The Phillies then answered with their own big inning, a seven-run affair in the fifth that afforded them a one-run lead. That lead would remain intact for the rest of the game as the Phillies escaped with the win. Teixeira is hitting .277 with 20 HR and 77 RBI this season. (Rotoworld)