When former Royals GM Allard Baird was looking to trade superstar Carlos Beltran, the one player he coveted was Mark Teahen. Baird approached the trade with laser focus, target a third baseman and selecting Teahen as his guy.
In 2005, Teahen was rushed to the majors after injuries and the inability to fill the spot left the Royals in need of a third baseman. Teahen struggled, showing an inability to pull major league pitching.
This year, Teahen again got off to a slow start and was eventually sent to AAA Omaha to figure things out. At this point, Royals fans were fed up with Baird's obsession, and many accused Baird of never getting value in return in his trades.
After a couple of weeks, Teahen was promoted back to KC, and since then he has looked like the second coming of George Brett.
Teahen is hitting for average, hitting for power, hitting to all fields, and hitting in the clutch. In short, he's become a hitter that everybody stops what they're doing to watch hit.
As it turns out, perhaps Teahen is becoming the player that Baird envisioned. He just needed a little time to get acclimated to the majors.
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