And then there was one.

This is a good read By Chris Cox / MLB.com  07/17/10 2:57 PM ET

FRISCO, Texas -- Beau Jones is the only player among the five the Rangers received in the Mark Teixeira trade who has not yet made it to Arlington.

Even if he never makes it to the big leagues, the Rangers fans would have to be satisfied with what team got for the All-Star first baseman. Pitcher Neftali Feliz and shortstop Elvis Andrus are All-Stars, Matt Harrison is pitching in the Rangers' bullpen and Jarrod Saltalamacchia is at Triple-A Oklahoma City, but he is still considered their once and future catcher.

The fifth player could slip into oblivion and no one would fret, because the trade is already considered a success. But Jones, a left-handed reliever at Double-A Frisco, would like to give the Rangers even more bang for their buck.

"They've gotten enough out of [the trade], and I'm pretty sure they're satisfied with the guys up there," Jones said. "I just want to pitch in the big leagues, whether it'd be with the Rangers or somebody else.

"I'd love to complete the trade and make it five-for-five, but if I don't, I want to pitch in the big leagues with somebody. I'm trying to make it happen."

He has a chance. Jones, 23, who was a last-minute addition to the July 31, 2007 trade with the Braves, is off to a strong start for the Roughriders, carrying a 1-0 record with a 2.31 ERA in 20 appearances out of the bullpen.

His Major League hopes are real.

"Left-handers who throw strikes have a way of finding themselves up here," general manager Jon Daniels said. "Beau has settled into his role in the bullpen."

Added Jones: "I've had success here. It's all about consistency, and that's what I'm striving for. I'm playing here, playing with these guys, playing in this league. It's definitely fun over here."

The move almost didn't happen for Jones, the Braves' supplemental first-round Draft pick in 2005 out of Destrehan (La.) High School, because the deal was all but done. But Harrison was hurt at the time and the Braves agreed to add Jones to overcome any last-minute hesitations on the Rangers' side.

"Matt was on the [disabled list] at the time of the deal with a shoulder issue that ultimately turned out to be a foot issue," Daniels said. "He had a turf toe that was altering his mechanics and that led to shoulder soreness. Beau was a guy we liked and Atlanta agreed to include him in the deal, because there was a question on Matt's health."

Since then, Jones has become a quality pitcher during his time in the organization, playing for both Class A Bakersfield and Frisco in each of the past two seasons before settling in with the Roughriders this year.

"Everybody wants to go up to the big leagues. That's a goal and that's why we're playing," Jones said. "I felt like the trade gave me an opportunity. I came over here in a big-time trade."

That's why Jones would like to complete the trade with his own emergence in the Major Leagues.

For that to happen, he knows he'll need more consistency with his fastball, something he feels may be holding him back from stringing together solid performances.

"The main thing I'm trying to do is locate my fastball a little bit better," Jones said. "I feel like I'm really streaky right now. I'm either hot or cold and I'm trying to be consistent all the way though. I want these guys to know what I bring to the table every time I step on the rubber."

Should that happen, Jones might complete the trade in ways neither the Rangers nor Braves would have imagined, with all five players making it to the Major Leagues.

"Beau Jones has to do it," Jones said. "Those guys have done it. Congratulations to them. I still talk to them, we still talk about it. We realize what we were a part of. Teixeira was a great player and it turned out to be a really big deal for the Rangers.

"They have the future staples of the organization with Elvis, Feliz, Salty, Harry and all those guys," he said. "I've got to make it. Those guys have made it, now I want to try and give myself the opportunity to make it."