Los Angeles Gets Another Angel: Acquire Haren
Daniel Haren, one of the better pitches in baseball, was recently acquired by the Los Angeles Angels. He was traded from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for 3 of that club’s pitchers, plus an additional player.
Haren is a 6’5 pitcher. He weighs 215 pounds and is a right hander. He also bats right handed. Born in 1980, he is 29 years old, a fairly young pitcher. Haren is a native Californian, going to high school in La Puente, CA.
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Drafted in 201 by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round, Haren has panned out, having had a good career as thrower. Besides the Cardinals, Dan has also pitched for the Athletics and of course, now the Angels.
As mentioned above, Haren was brought in from the Diamondbacks for three of their pitchers, 2 leftys and one right hander. Joe Saunders and Patrick Corbin are the left handed pitchers, while Rafael Rodriguez throws right handed. One other player was included in the trade as well.
For the 2010 season, Dan Haren has a 7-8 record, just shy of .500. He has an ERA of 4.60. It was initially rumored that he would be sent to either Detroit or New York, where he would have become either a Tiger or Yankee, respectively. Neither occurred and now, Dan is officially a member of the Los Angeles Angels.
This year, the Angels are fighting for the AL Wild Card. They trail Tampa Bay 8.5 games for the Wild Card. In the American League, they are 6 games behind the Texas Rangers. Overall, the team is just a bit above .500 with a record of 52-48. When it comes to baseball betting, oddmakers have made their opinion known regarding the chances of the Angels to win the World Series. They have been given +5000 odds. The books have conversely, given the favorite to win baseball’s biggest game, the New York Yankees, odds of +275.
