San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
After the A's traded two experienced starters, Rich Harden and Joe Blanton, along with 2007 starter Chad Gaudin, their pitching remained solid. Their hitting, however, somehow went from bad to worse. In four games since the All-Star break, Oakland has scored...
Foul Balls (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Now that the Oakland Athletics have traded Rich Harden, Chad Gaudin, and Joe Blanton I don't think there's much doubt left that Billy Beane is probably going to try to ship his closer, Huston Street, to a contending team as well. At this point, it seems as though anything not nailed down and over the age of 23 in Oakland is a serious contender to be traded this July. The problem is, that while
MLB Rumors by MLBnewsonline.com (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
The recent trades of Joe Blanton , Rich Harden and Chad Gaudin have confused Athletics starter Justin Duchscherer , who himself has been the focus of trade speculation in recent weeks. "Sometimes you wonder as a player what the organization is doing, giving up on the season or what? But I'm just going to go out there and do my best to help us win," Duchscherer recently told The Oakland Tribune . Having...
Hot Foot (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
Over the past 10 months, Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane has traded away just six players and received 16 players in return. The talent that he has acquired is simply extraordinary. A’s trade: OF Nick Swisher P Dan Haren P Rich Harden P Joe Blanton P Connor Robertson P Chad Gaudin A’s receive: P Gio Gonzalez P Fautino De Los Santos P Brett Anderson P Greg [...]
Baseball Crank (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
You know, I've been more down the more I think about it on the Rich Harden deal from the Oakland standpoint - yeah, Harden's value is ephemeral given his injury history, but why'd they throw Chad Gaudin, who had value of his own, into the deal? I get that Billy Beane thought Matt Murton could help his offense ASAP, which makes sense when you look at some of the people they are running out there these...
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
In the days preceding the All-Star Break, the Oakland Athletics, despite still being within striking distance of the Angels in the AL West standings, opted to wave the white flag on the 2008 season by trading ace starter Rich Harden and swingman Chad Gaudin to the Chicago Cubs. That blockbuster move was seen as the first [...]
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
Rich Harden (The Lowe/Flickr) Just when you thought it was safe to commit to pee your pants for the Brewers, the Cubs countered the C.C. Sabathia move with a trade for Rich Harden and Chad Gaudin — and “The Pitch, presented by Liveboard” says, “Oh, snap!” Hosts Joe Aiello and Brandon Rosage react to the race in [...]
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Newest Cubs pitchers Rich Harden and Chad Gaudin were set to join their new teammates today, and for Gaudin, who will work out of the bullpen, it will be a reunion with manager Lou Piniella.
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
The Cubs raised the "W" flag for the 17th time in their last 19 games after Wednesday's 5-1 victory over Cincinnati, as Carlos Zambrano turned in another electric performance. Chad Gaudin knows Piniella's 'look' Cubs would recommend rehab for Soriano Rich Harden: Handle with extreme care
Baseball America (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
The dust had yet to settle on the C.C. Sabathia-to-the-Brewers trade when the Cubs made a trade of their own, securing the services of Athletics righthanders Rich Harden and Chad Gaudin for righthander Sean Gallagher, left fielder Matt Murton, second baseman Eric Patterson and catcher Josh Donaldson.
Beyond the Boxscore (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
The Cubs and Athletics engineered a fascinating deal yesterday, in which Rich Harden and Chad Gaudin were sent to the Cubs in exchange for Sean Gallagher, Matt Murton, Eric Patterson, and Josh Donaldson. My initial reaction, like many others’, was one of surprise. The benefits are obvious for the Cubs, but why would Billy Beane make such a deal? Less than 24 hours after the trade was announced, however,...
Foul Balls (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
As I already made clear over at FanHouse, I have no idea what the hell the Athletics were thinking yesterday when they sent Rich Harden and Chad Gaudin to the Cubs for Sean Gallagher, Matt Murton, Eric Patterson, and John Donaldson. Why a team that's in the playoff hunt would want to trade a #1 starter 23 days before the deadline just baffles me. I know that Rich Harden is a rather large
Mets Today (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
Fresh off the heels of two highly impactful trades pulled off in the NL Central ? the acquisition of C.C. Sabathia by the Brewers and Rich Harden and Chad Gaudin by the Cubs ? Mets fans no doubt are thinking, “what kind of deal will Omar Minaya pull off?” Unfortunately, there is almost no way the [...]
Bleed Cubbie Blue (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
The Cubs beat the Reds 7-3 last night, but I know all any Cubs fan wants to discuss this morning is the Cubs' acquisition of Rich Harden and Chad Gaudin from the A's, which was announced a couple of hours before game time. So. What do I think? I haven't changed my mind. There's no doubt that Rich Harden has a great arm and can be one of the most dominant pitchers in the game -- when he's healthy,...
A Hundred Next Years (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
Shortly after the announcement of the Cubs' acquisition of Rich Harden and Chad Gaudin from the Athletics on Tuesday afternoon, WSCR's Boers & Bernstein took a call from Dave in Bloomingdale, who decried the Cubs having to give up both Matt Murton—1 HR in 231 AB's this season, with Iowa and the Cubs combined—and Eric Patterson, who has hit the hell out of the ball in the minors, but simply fields like...
