Diamondbacks trade Haren to Angels
Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Dan Haren delivers against the New York Mets during the first inning of a baseball gam in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks have traded right-hander Haren to the Los Angeles Angels for three pitchers and a player to be named. Credit: AP Photo
PHOENIX - The Los Angeles Angels were looking to make a counter move after rival Texas landed Cliff Lee. Dan Haren fits that bill nicely.
The Angels acquired the three-time All-Star in a trade with the Diamondbacks yesterday, sending lefthander Joe Saunders and three other players to Arizona.
Haren joins a Los Angeles rotation that is solid up front but is missing injured lefthander Scott Kazmir.
"At this point, being on the West Coast has a lot of value to me, being near my family and going to a ballclub that is dedicated to winning," Haren said. "I am really excited about going there and having a chance to win."
"A top-of-the-rotation guy that's going to help us not just this year but years down the road," Angels general manager Tony Reagins said. "The addition of Dan gives us five guys that are really talented."
Haren, 29, is 7-8 with a 4.60 ERA this year. - AP
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