Jim Bowden of ESPN L.A. tweeted today the Dodgers and Aaron Harang are close to a deal. Jon Paul Morosi tweeted the deal is expected to be for two years.Adding Harang would be a nice way to cope with the loss of Hiroki Kuroda, whose salary demands were too much for the Dodgers to handle.Harang would step in as the Dodgers' No. 4 or No. 5 starter, setting the 2012 rotation. I'm sure the contract is backloaded and not for a lot of money, so this is probably a good deal.The biggest concern for Harang is the number of home runs he gives up. For his career, his 1.2 HR/9 is not great. Teamed with Ted Lilly and Chris Capuano, the Dodgers have the potential to give up a lot of home runs. Luckily, Dodger Stadium gives up the 11th-fewest home runs of any ballpark in the Majors.Also, his K/9 rate has dipped considerably from even two years ago (7.9 in 2009 to 6.6 in 2010 to 6.5 in 2011). His walk rate has also increased a bit in that time (2.4 to 3.1 the last two seasons). Still, a...
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Ned Colletti,
Mike Scioscia,
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TEAMS: San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels, Colorado Rockies
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