Diamondbacks / Haren
Tigers are very interested in Dan Haron, however as I mentioned earlier, Would you gibe up Tiger prospect Jacob Turner or not ?
It appears that the D Backs not only want Turner but ALSO Andrew Miller
I could not believe that, but it's true, of course the Tigers will not give up both of them ... it now makes sense why Oliver was brought up over Turner a few weeks back. Oliver they will be willing to trade, I would think.
Now the fact that Oliver did not pitch well, probably doesn't make a bit of difference at this point.
Fwiw, if they don't get Haren, they may look to get Ted Lilly instead.
Latest rumors:
Dan Haren Rumors: Saturday
By Mike Axisa [July 24 at 5:00pm CST]
The Diamondbacks seem determined to move ace Dan Haren before his next start on Tuesday, and it appeared as though the Yankees became the favorite to land the right-hander yesterday. D-Backs' CEO Derrick Hall hedged his bets, saying there was no front-runner, and that other clubs had offers "of at least equal value out there." The Twins, Tigers, Phillies, and Cardinals all continue to maintain interest in Haren as well.
With all that in mind, here is today's collection of Haren rumors, with more to come...
* The Tigers don't want to give up Jacob Turner for Haren and they are also on Haren's no-trade list, tweets Heyman. He adds that Ted Lilly is a "possible second choice" for Detroit.
* There have been no conversations today between the D'Backs and the Yankees, says Olney (via Twitter).
* Arizona is asking the Tigers for pitchers Jacob Turner and Andrew Oliver, tweets Olney.
* The Dodgers were actively talking to Arizona about Haren before Josh Byrnes was fired according to FoxSports.com's Ken Rosenthal (Twitter link). They are not a prominent suitor now.
* ESPN's Buster Olney says the Yankees do not value Haren as much as they did Cliff Lee, and they consider him a risk because of his performance this year (Twitter links). Hence their reluctance to take on Haren's entire contract and deal a boatload of prospects.
* The Yankees are willing to surrender Nova, pitching prospect Zach McAllister, and two prospects for Haren, but they will not eat money and include Chamberlain in a trade, tweets SI.com's Jon Heyman. McAllister's father works in Arizona's scouting department. In a second tweet, Heyman says the Yanks would be willing to pay all of the money left on Haren's deal, but they balked at taking Chad Qualls and Chris Snyder as well.
* ESPN's Jayson Stark says the Yankees were "never close" to a deal for a Haren, having rejected a D-Backs' proposal that would have sent Joba Chamberlain, highly regarded pitching prospect Ivan Nova, and two others to Arizona. The Yanks countered with a package built entirely around prospects. Another sticking point is the $33MM left on Haren's contract, which the D-Backs wanted the Yanks to assume in full. New York, like other interested clubs, wanted the quality of the players in the deal to be dependent on how much of Haren's contract Arizona is willing to eat.
* Sean Brennan, Mark Feinsand, and Roger Rubin of The New York Daily News spoke to a source who indicated that while the Yankees would like to swing a deal for Haren, they won't do so "at all costs."
