Found August 28, 2009 on
Twins Fix:
Whew, I’m almost BREAKING NEWS’d out.
According to ESPNChicago, the Twins were the team that was awarded the Rich Harden claim, and not a National League team as I had thought. Harden has been a great pitcher for the second half of the season this year, posting a 1.80 ERA and a WHIP of just 0.820. [...]
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August 29, 2009
Are the Cubs considering trading to Rich Harden to the Twins? Ken Rosenthal thinks so (via MLBTR):The Cubs are more open to dealing Rich Harden to the Twins than you might think. The Cubs could receive two high draft picks if they offer Harden arbitration after the season and he signs elsewhere, but that's a risky strategy. Given his injury history, the club might not want to...
Via Chicago Cubs Online
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August 27, 2009
According to a report from Ken Rosenthal, Rich Harden and Aaron Heilman were both claimed off waivers on Thursday. The Cubs will have until Monday to trade both players or pull them back.
Via Twinkie Talk
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August 27, 2009
Haha, fantastic pun I know. ESPN Chicago is reporting that the Cubs have placed RHP Rich Harden on waivers and that he has been claimed by an AL team, reported to be the Minnesota Twins. Harden has a 4.38 FI this year, and is projected to have a 3.56 FIP going forward. He has been [...]
Via Chicago Tribune
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August 30, 2009
But San Francisco Giants still after Aaron Heilman
So it's likely Rich Harden will remain a Cub through this season, and the club will have to decide whether to try to keep him as a free agent, offer him arbitration or just let him go.
Via Cub Reporter
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August 29, 2009
I watched not one second of Friday's affair. I managed about 10 minutes of Internet access and caught the 2-1 score, posted this premature comment and then later flipped on my XM radio to catch the final 5-2 win. The good news is the Cubs got a win and Milton Bradley and Alfonso Soriano went a combined 6/6 with 1 HR, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 2 Runs Scored and 2 BB's. The bad news was...
Via ESPN
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August 27, 2009
Cubs pitchers Rich Harden, Aaron Heilman have been claimed on waivers.
Via Bleacher Report
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August 29, 2009
The Cubs need a closer.
The White Sox need a starter.
The Cubs are trying to trade Rich Harden.
The White Sox were trying to trade Bobby Jenks.
Proposed trade
The Chicago Cubs send Rich Harden to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for Bobby Jenks.
It's a low-risk, high-reward opporunity.
Jenks and Harden could both be out of Chicago next year. Their salaries are...
Via Bleacher Report
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August 29, 2009
The Cubs need a closer.
The White Sox need a starter.
The Cubs are trying to trade Rich Harden.
The White Sox were trying to trade Bobby Jenks.
Proposed trade
The Chicago Cubs send Rich Harden to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for Bobby Jenks.
It's a low-risk, high-reward opporunity.
Jenks and Harden could both be out of Chicago next year. Their salaries are...
Via *D MLB Trade Rumors
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August 28, 2009
Rich Harden and Aaron Heilman were claimed on waivers yesterday, but that doesn't mean the Cubs are about to trade either pitcher away. Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times hears that the Cubs hadn't even been contacted by the claiming teams as of late last night. Even if those teams do contact the Cubs, there's no guarantee that GM Jim Hendry would decide to...
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