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A's Deal Their Ace to Arizona  

Posted Dec 14, 07 10:47 PM CST in Sports    Most Covered

(newser) – Athletics GM Billy Beane, never one to shy away from an aggressive deal, today traded his team's top pitcher, Dan Haren, to the Arizona Diamondbacks for a slew of prospects, reports the Chronicle. Beane made the move with an eye on long-term building - apparently not convinced about his club's chances in 2008. The A's also traded minor league pitcher Connor Robertson.

Arizona, coming off a playoff run, now sports a pitching rotation that includes Haren, who won 15 games and started the All-Star game in 2007, and former Cy Young Winners Brandon Webb and Randy Johnson. Haren is a bargain for the D-Backs, only earning $9.5 million over the next two seasons. His response? "I'm extremely excited."

Sources San Francisco Chronicle, Associated Press

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Oakland Athletics owner Lewis Wolff, right, talks with vice president and general manager Billy Beane during the A's spring training baseball workout in Phoenix, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2007. Beane, the architect...   (Associated Press)
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Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Dan Haren throws in the first inning against the Seattle Mariners in an MLB baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2007 at Safeco Field in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)   (Associated Press)
A's Deal Their Ace to Arizona
The Oakland Athletics traded All-Star pitcher Dan Haren and right-hander Connor Robertson on Friday, Dec. 14, 2007, to the Arizona Diamondbacks for infielder Chris Carter; pitcher Dana Eveland, and...   (Associated Press)
A's Deal Their Ace to Arizona
Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Dana Eveland works the first inning against the Colorado Rockies during a spring training baseball game in Tucson, Ariz. in this March 27, 2007 file photo. Eveland...   (Associated Press)
A's Deal Their Ace to Arizona
Oakland Athletics' Dan Haren works against the Baltimore Orioles in the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 21, 2007, in Oakland, Calif. Haren was traded today to the Arizona Diamondbacks....   (Associated Press)
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