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Cubs- Angels Trade - failed


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I don't understand this.

 

Why would the Cubs want to add payroll, and get older at the same time? They aren't competing while Haren is under contract (2013). If they just wanted to dump Marmol, they should have cut payroll too.

 

UNLESS this is all just to move Haren elsewhere either this offseason or in July. He has tons of success in the NL, so maybe they want to boost his stock, and trade him midseason?

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QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Nov 2, 2012 -> 07:57 PM)
I look at this the complete opposite away, this trade makes 0 sense for LAA imo

 

Actually, now that I think about it, I forgot the Angels had an OPTION for Haren at $15M, but a buyout at like....$3M? So really, they just added $6M in payroll, and got a terrible reliever (unless someone can control his walk issue).

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QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Nov 3, 2012 -> 11:31 AM)
It's the Dempster trade fiasco all over again. Good work Theo.

 

Angels bought out Haren, he is now a free agent.

 

I don't know why you'd ever trade with the Cubs now. That's two botched deals in the past 4 months.

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