Tex is a brave!

Rosenthal is reporting it's done pending medical stuff. Despite my conviction that JS won't trade pitching for hitting he managed to give up 2 pitching prospects along with Salty and Elvis for Tex and Mahay. Depending on the prospects this could be a good deal or a mediocre deal. Either way the braves have a real first baseman and a lefty for the pen. Rosenthal speculates that one of the prospects is Harrison.

We all know about Tex, but Mahay is having a very good year. The league is hitting .236 against him (.250 vs. lefties) and he has a tiny 2.77 ERA. In comparison to the braves' pen only Moylan has a lower ERA (2.04). Also of note is how few innings he's pitched. He only has 39 IP compared to Moylan's 57. The down side is he's a FA after the season. Here's hoping we resign him quick. Speaking of which, he has the same agent as Smoltz and Davies, Career Sports & Entertainment.

BTW, I am eating humble pie right now. Happy Chipper?