The Texas Rangers acquire Matt Harrison and Beau Jones from the Braves
The Rangers have acquired lefty starter Matt Harrison and lefty reliever Beau Jones to complete the Mark Teixeira trade. Harrison was the Braves #3 rated prospect coming into the season according to Baseball America. Harrison has started 20 games in AA ball so far this season and he was 5-7 with a 3.39 ERA and a 1.30 WHIP. In 116.2 innings this season he has allowed 118 hits, walked 34 batters and whiffed 78. Beau Jones is a 20 year old lefty who was 5-0 with 3 saves, a 4.63 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP in 26 games (1 start). He has thrown 56.1 innings and he has allowed 48 hits, walked 26 batters and whiffed 49. This was quite a haul by the Rangers as their future now appears much brighter than it did only 24 hours ago.