Marmol for Haren

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

First semi-big offseason move as Cubs swap closer Marmol to the Angels for starter Dan Haren.

Looks like the Angels save $5 million on the deal and surrender steady if unspectacular starter for a mercurial reliever. I'd guess the Cubs are getting the deal here.

[metirish]

Yep, giving up a closer to get a decent starter is good business.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Hell, giving up a great closer to get a decent starter is good business. And Marmol ain't a great closer.

[seawolf17]

Or not. Deal fell through, sez the internets.

[Frayed Knot]

Not only did the deal fall through but the day ended with the Angels simply declining the option they held on Haren making him a free agent.
The team took the $3.5mil buyout rather than go with the $15.5mil option or with what may have been available on the trade market.

With Ervin Santana gone and FAs Haren & Greinke on the open market, the Angels have shaved a ton of money off their 2013 payroll (probably $40 million worth + they're declining the option on Toriiiii Hunter) but also now need to restock most of their rotation.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Geez, I saw it in the Chicago Tribune. Gene Siskel is rolling around in his grave.

[Benjamin Grimm]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Geez, I saw it in the Chicago Tribune. Gene Siskel is rolling around in his grave.

[seawolf17]

Frayed Knot wrote: the Angels have shaved a ton of money off their 2013 payroll (probably $40 million worth + they're declining the option on Toriiiii Hunter) but also now need to restock most of their rotation.

Dickey, but only if they take Bay with him.

[Edgy MD]

Flashing back on this thread last night. Haren ended up on Washington and is sporting a 5.70 ERA after 13 starts, so it's hard to say who would have won this one. But we won last night and jerked Marmie's ERA up to 6.08 in the executing.