November 27, 2007

Haren Is The Better Deal

Joe Christensen at The Star Tribune writes about the cost of Johan Santana vs. thecost of Dan Haren:

You could back up the organization’s truck and offer three or four prospects for Oakland’s Dan Haren. No strings attached, no no-trade clause. And here’s the really good news: You would have to pay Haren just $4 million for 2008, $5.5 million for 2009, and he has a $6.75 million option for 2010.

So not only would you have a great pitcher on the cheap for three years, you’d have cost certainty, the flexibility of not being locked into a long-term deal — and you could spend cash that you would’ve had to spend on Santana to fill other needs.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

i guess we arent gonna be able to get enough of the dan haren or johan santana talk until after the winter meetings...

John Young said...

You just about hit the nail on its head, my anonymous friend.

Anonymous said...

santana, haren canwe just make some sort of deal already???

Anonymous said...

this is killing me