Mark Teixeira, first baseman for the Atlanta Braves, was traded on Tuesday to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Angels' first baseman Casey Kotchman was moved to the Braves in that deal along with minor league pitcher Stephen Marek. The Braves recently sent a memo to all major league teams that they were serious about dealing Teixeira and were fielding offers. Teams that were talking to the Braves for Teixeira were the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Boston Red Sox. Most people thought that the Diamondbacks were the front runners to acquire Teixeira and bolster their lineup. The Braves didn't like the offers being made by the Diamondbacks for Teixeira. The Angels came in and made a couple offers and the Braves accepted an offer from them. The Angels, who own the best record in the MLB with a 65-40 record, have been pitching well up to this point but they were not hitting among the best. They have good hitters in Vladimir Guerrero and Torii Hunter. However, the rest of the lineup have not been hitting and management felt the need to add another explosive bat in the lineup to compete for a World Series title. Teixeira was traded at the trading deadline last year to the Braves from the Texas Rangers. Now he's moving back to the American League West division with this move. Will this trade automatically put the Angels in the World Series? How long will Teixeira be with the Angels, considering this is the final year of his contract?
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