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Chicago Cubs get Dan Haren from Miami Marlins in exchange for prospects
MILWAUKEE -- The Chicago Cubs acquired pitcher Dan Haren from the Miami Marlins on Friday before the non-waiver trade deadline.
Haren, 34, is 7-7 with a 3.42 ERA in a Marlins-best 21 starts this season. He has given up 116 hits in 129 innings, ranking 10th in the National League with a 1.09 WHIP, and his strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.52) is his lowest in six years. He will be the fifth Cubs starter with at least 100 innings pitched and an ERA under 4.00.
The Cubs will become his eighth team after previous stints with St. Louis, Oakland, Arizona, the Los Angeles Angels, Washington, the Los Angeles Dodgers and then Miami.
Haren pitched for Miami on Thursday in a 1-0 loss to Washington. He suggested after that game that being linked to plenty of trade rumors was gnawing at him, though he insisted it wasn't affecting him on the mound.
"It's always hard,'' Haren said. "I've dealt with it before. It's tough for a lot of the guys going through it. ... It's been a crazy few days.''
If nothing else, moving to Chicago gets Haren a bit closer to his native Southern California. Even after the Marlins swung a deal with the Dodgers for Haren this past offseason, it seemed less than certain that he would leave the Los Angeles area to play in Miami. He eventually decided to join Miami, but wound up being with the Marlins for basically four months.
The Cubs will also receive cash and are sending minor leaguers Ivan Pineyro and Elliot Soto to the Marlins. Chicago designated pitcher Ben Rowen for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster.
Haren, 34, is 7-7 with a 3.42 ERA in a Marlins-best 21 starts this season. He has given up 116 hits in 129 innings, ranking 10th in the National League with a 1.09 WHIP, and his strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.52) is his lowest in six years. He will be the fifth Cubs starter with at least 100 innings pitched and an ERA under 4.00.
The Cubs will become his eighth team after previous stints with St. Louis, Oakland, Arizona, the Los Angeles Angels, Washington, the Los Angeles Dodgers and then Miami.
Haren pitched for Miami on Thursday in a 1-0 loss to Washington. He suggested after that game that being linked to plenty of trade rumors was gnawing at him, though he insisted it wasn't affecting him on the mound.
"It's always hard,'' Haren said. "I've dealt with it before. It's tough for a lot of the guys going through it. ... It's been a crazy few days.''
If nothing else, moving to Chicago gets Haren a bit closer to his native Southern California. Even after the Marlins swung a deal with the Dodgers for Haren this past offseason, it seemed less than certain that he would leave the Los Angeles area to play in Miami. He eventually decided to join Miami, but wound up being with the Marlins for basically four months.
The Cubs will also receive cash and are sending minor leaguers Ivan Pineyro and Elliot Soto to the Marlins. Chicago designated pitcher Ben Rowen for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster.