Brett Anderson Rumors

A's Acquire Matt Holliday

5:01pm: Scott Miller of CBSSports.com says the Rockies are prepared to turn around and trade Street to another team. 4:08pm: Gonzalez confirmed his inclusion in the trade in a phone call to Jorge L. Ortiz of USA Today. 3:42pm: A Rockies spokesman told the AP that talks are fluid, and "everything's speculation." Heyman is now aboard with Gonzalez/Smith/Street as the package. Seems solid for one year of Holliday and the accompanying draft picks. 3:20pm: Susan Slusser spoke to Smith, who is flying to Denver for a physical. She agrees that Street and Gonzalez are the other two players. 2:54pm: ESPN's...   Continue Reading

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Slusser On The Dan Haren Trade

Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle was recently named Rumor Royalty for the A's. She answered a few questions for MLBTR for the series. MLBTR: Some have called Billy Beane's return on Dan Haren "quantity over quality." Do you agree? What is your opinion on the Haren haul? Slusser: My understanding is that the A's felt that Arizona might be the best match all along for Haren and that they received pretty much exactly what they asked for, so clearly these are prospects the A's valued highly, Carlos Gonzalez and Brett Anderson in particular. Maybe there's some belief the..   Continue Reading

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Dan Haren Trade Analysis

The first domino fell tonight as an ace starter, Dan Haren, was dealt to the Diamondbacks for a bevy of prospects. I believe the D'Backs won this one. Let's dig into the details. Take Haren, a horse of an American League pitcher, and throw him in the easier league. The D'Backs got themselves a bona fide ace to pair with Brandon Webb, and they get him for three years at a reasonable price. He makes a mere $16.25MM over 2008-10; he's worth at least three times that amount. (Arizona also gets 26 year-old reliever Connor Robertson, who hasn't really conquered..   Continue Reading

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Dan Haren Traded To Diamondbacks

It looks like Billy Beane has pulled the trigger on a trade for Dan Haren, sending him to the Diamondbacks for a package of prospects. The departed: Carlos Gonzalez, Brett Anderson, Dana Eveland, Greg Smith, Chris Carter, and Aaron Cunningham. The A's also sent right Connor Robertson to the D'Backs. The D'Backs also completed another deal, sending closer Jose Valverde to the Astros for Chris Burke, Chad Qualls, and Juan Gutierrez. Tim will be around later to share his views on the trade. -Jo   Continue Reading

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D'Backs Put Offer On Table For Haren

According to John Mahnke of the East Valley Tribune, the Diamondbacks have a trade offer out to the A's for Dan Haren. The package includes Carlos Gonzalez, Emilio Bonifacio, and Brett Anderson - but not Max Scherzer. Gonzalez is apparently the headliner - the A's would try him in center field even though he's mostly played right. Mahnke says Gonzalez hasn't appeared in a winter league game in over a week, and that's a sign that he's part of a possible trade. It'd be surprising to see Josh Byrnes pull this off without giving up any young Major Leaguers. However,..   Continue Reading

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D'Backs Still Searching For A Starter

The D'Backs' loss of Livan Hernandez should become official today when he declines their offer of arbitration. That leaves the team with a rotation of Brandon Webb, Randy Johnson, Doug Davis, and Micah Owings. The Big Unit is a question mark, so a starter must be acquired. Back on November 15th, Nick Piecoro noted the team's interest in Matt Clement and Bartolo Colon. But the Diamondbacks are sticking to their no bonuses/no escalator clauses mandate. So that pair will probably look elsewhere. Hiroki Kuroda received a three-year offer and a pitch video featuring Randy Johnson. He'll visit Arizona next week...   Continue Reading

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A's Rumors: Jenkins, Haren, Swisher

Susan Slusser and Rick Hurd check in with the latest on Billy Beane and the A's. Hurd indicates that the A's might have some interest in free agent Geoff Jenkins. It's a sign that the A's might be playing for 2008, after all. Slusser wonders whether Barry Bonds rumors are next to surface, if that's the case. The D'Backs put together a five-player offer for Dan Haren, including Carlos Gonzalez and Brett Anderson. Slusser says there's a "slim chance" of a deal. Likewise the Dodgers are not close to anything on Joe Blanton. While the Cubs have liked Nick Swisher..   Continue Reading

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Dan Haren Rumors: Wednesday

UPDATE, 12-5-07 at 11:20am: Joel Sherman says Stephen Drew, Mark Reynolds, and Tony Pena are also off the table in the Haren talks. UPDATE, 12-5-07 at 8:09am: Susan Slusser adds that the A's aren't being unreasonable with Arizona - they haven't asked for Justin Upton or Chris Young. Slusser also notes that Billy Beane wouldn't sit down with the Tigers unless they'd discuss Andrew Miller and Cameron Maybin. That's when the Tigers turned to the Marlins. Beane downplayed the chances of trading Haren, but what else is he going to say? FROM 12-5-07 at 12:09am: Technically it's Wednesday now, and..   Continue Reading

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