Diamondbacks trade Dan Haren to Angels for package headed by Joe Saunders
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The Diamondbacks have traded right-hander Dan Haren to the Los Angeles Angels for left-hander Joe Saunders, two minor league pitchers and a player to be named.
The trade was announced today during Arizona's game against the Giants at Chase Field.
Right-hander Rafael Rodriguez and left-hander Patrick Corbin are the minor leaguers headed to Arizona along with Saunders. The Arizona Republic reports 19-year-old minor league left-hander Tyler Skaggs, an Angels supplemental-round choice last year, is the PTBN. Skaggs cannot officially be dealt until he has been in pro ball for a year. He signed last Aug. 7.
Dan Haren returns to the AL West with Sunday's trade to the Angels. Haren was one of the top available pitchers ahead of the July 31 nonwaiver deadline. L.A. was not considered one of the favorites to land him -- the Yankees and the Phillies were -- but it met one of Arizona's reported conditions by providing a major league starter in return.
Angels general manager Tony Reagins told reporters Haren is "a top-of-the-rotation guy that's going to help us not just this year but years down the road. ... The addition of Dan gives us five guys that are really talented." Reagins spoke with reporters in Arlington, Texas, where the Angels were wrapping up a series against the AL West-leading Rangers. A loss Sunday night put L.A. seven games behind Texas in the division race.
Angels manager Mike Scioscia echoed Reagins' statements about the long-term aspect of the deal, and he noted that Haren knows about pitching in pennant races. He made seven postseason appearances with the Cardinals (2004) and A's (2006).
"He's definitely a guy who has pitched in big games. He has terrific stuff and he's a young veteran," Scioscia said. "This guy still has his stuff and it gives us a ...
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The trade was announced today during Arizona's game against the Giants at Chase Field.
Right-hander Rafael Rodriguez and left-hander Patrick Corbin are the minor leaguers headed to Arizona along with Saunders. The Arizona Republic reports 19-year-old minor league left-hander Tyler Skaggs, an Angels supplemental-round choice last year, is the PTBN. Skaggs cannot officially be dealt until he has been in pro ball for a year. He signed last Aug. 7.
Dan Haren returns to the AL West with Sunday's trade to the Angels. Haren was one of the top available pitchers ahead of the July 31 nonwaiver deadline. L.A. was not considered one of the favorites to land him -- the Yankees and the Phillies were -- but it met one of Arizona's reported conditions by providing a major league starter in return.
Angels general manager Tony Reagins told reporters Haren is "a top-of-the-rotation guy that's going to help us not just this year but years down the road. ... The addition of Dan gives us five guys that are really talented." Reagins spoke with reporters in Arlington, Texas, where the Angels were wrapping up a series against the AL West-leading Rangers. A loss Sunday night put L.A. seven games behind Texas in the division race.
Angels manager Mike Scioscia echoed Reagins' statements about the long-term aspect of the deal, and he noted that Haren knows about pitching in pennant races. He made seven postseason appearances with the Cardinals (2004) and A's (2006).
"He's definitely a guy who has pitched in big games. He has terrific stuff and he's a young veteran," Scioscia said. "This guy still has his stuff and it gives us a ...
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