RICH HARDEN RUMORS & GOSSIP
Harden hopes to renew career with Twins
By Craig HandelSpecial to FOXSportsNorth.com
FORT MYERS, Fla. Six years. Maybe seven.
That's the last time Rich Harden's shoulder felt as good as it has the past few weeks.
His right arm has been at the right angle, his elbow where it should be. The ball came out of his hand the way he wanted, and what's best is he's starting to throw instinctively.
"I didn...
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March 12, 2013
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Twins sign Rich Harden
The Minnesota Twins have signed pitcher Rich Harden to a minor-league deal with an invite to Spring Training, the team announced.
No one really knows what to expect from Harden as he missed all of 2012 with a right shoulder strain. Harden who has no relation to James Harden on the Houston Rockets, has battled injuries his entire career as he has made at least 25 starts only three...
Twins give Harden a shot with minor-league deal
The Minnesota Twins signed right-hander Rich Harden on Friday to a minor-league contract with an invitation to their major-league camp in spring training. Harden, 31, will attempt a comeback from rotator cuff surgery on his throwing shoulder last Jan. 31 that sidelined him for the 2012 season. The injury-plagued Harden has struggled to stay healthy throughout his career. He has...
Twins sign Rich Harden to minor league deal
The Minnesota Twins have signed right handed pitcher Rich Harden to a minor league contract. Harden will be invited to spring training and will compete for a spot at the end of the Twins rotation.
Harden, 31, has a long history of injuries and missed the entire 2012 season following surgery to repair a torn capsule in his right shoulder.
The Twins were also interested in bringing...
Twins sign Harden to minor league contract
MINNEAPOLIS The Minnesota Twins added yet another starting pitcher Friday, signing veteran right-hander Rich Harden to a minor league contract. The deal includes an invitation to spring training.The 31-year-old Harden did not pitch in 2012 after having season-ending shoulder surgery. He last pitched for Oakland in 2011, going 4-4 with a 5.12 ERA in 15 starts. Seven of his nine years...
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December 21, 2012
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Rich Harden out for 2012 season
Free agent pitcher Rich Harden will miss the 2012 season after undergoing surgery to repair a torn right shoulder capsule, an ailment he has pitched with since 2007, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Thursday.
Harden, 30, finally opted to have the injury repaired last week in Pensacola, Fla.
Harden, who pitched for the Oakland A's last year, is hoping the surgery will allow...
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February 09, 2012
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Free agent RHP Harden has surgery, to miss season
Free agent righthander Rich Harden will miss the 2012 season after undergoing shoulder surgery.
The 30-year-old British Columbia native had surgery to repair a torn right shoulder capsule, the San Francisco Chronicle reported on Thursday.
Harden detailed that he initially suffered the setback in 2007 - and then adjusted his mechanics to compensate for the injury.
"There&...
Rich Harden to Miss 2012
According to CSN’s Ray Ratto, who attributes this piece of news to Peter Gammons, Rich Harden will miss the upcoming season due to a torn capsule in his shoulder.
While a visit to Dr. James Andrews is never a good thing, it almost seemed inevitable for Harden. After a tremendous 2004 season, in which he compiled a 4.5 WAR in 189.2 innings, Harden’s career has been riddled with...
Harden has surgery out for season...
For those of us concerned with pitching depth, Rich Harden seemed like a viable alternative. He's a guy who has battled injuries making his cost reasonable but with a much higher ceiling then any of the other remaining free agents. Couple that with his familiarity with the front office and it seems to make as much sense as Chris Young. Unfortunately for Harden and to a...
Rich Harden: Power Reliever?
In the interest of full disclosure, I’m a big Rich Harden fan. To be fair, I don’t get to see many strikeouts by watching my local nine, so he fulfills a need in that respect. But to contextualize, he’s the Will Venable to my Eno Sarris, and today I want to examine why nobody has tried to make Mr. Harden a reliever yet.
There is certainly a mold from which a late-inning reliever...
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