As deadline week nears, the first trade came this past Sunday afternoon when the Los Angeles Angels acquired Dan Haren for 29-year-old Joe Saunders from the Arizona Diamondbacks as well as three other baseball players – 21-year-old Patrick Corbin, 25-year-old Rafael Rodriguez with the third player being revealed at a later date, whom many believe may very well be pitcher Tyler Skaggs.
Haren has started 21 games this year and is currently 7-8 with a 4.60 earned run average. He was one of the top prospects for the non-waiver trade July 31 deadline. In the past five seasons, Haren has been with Arizona as well as Oakland, and has successfully pitched over 200 innings and claimed a victory in a minimum of 14 games leaving him at 16-8 with an earned run average of 3.33. More than that, he’s a an All-Star of three times.
At age 29, the pitcher will be owed nearly $30 million through 2012, which includes a 2011 and 2012 salary of $12.5 million, with an option included in the contract deal.
As for his debut with his new team in the American League West, it appears that Haren will make his debut with the Angels Monday night, a day after the trade went down, at Angel Stadium for a game against the Boston Red Sox. He expects his closest friends and family to attend the game and is happy that he’ll be playing closer to home. Above all else, he is happy to join the Los Angeles Angels and win.
Last week, the Angels traded to acquire Alberto Callaspo in order to step up their game with the Texas Rangers. Now, they’ve acquired Haren for their game against the Red Sox tonight and upcoming games. So, who do you think is next on the list of trades for the Angels?
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