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Originally Posted by MrHat  Umm wow that seems like a complete steal for the Cubs. Even if Harden is an injury mess, the guy is one of the best pitchers in baseball when he's on the mound.
I think the deal was done by Oakland because Harden has been struggling to go 5 of late and will probably be back on the DL about 2 starts after the all-star break but the Cubs still gave up virtually nothing impact wise for him.
I'll say this sounds really similar to the Hudson deal, in the Oak took a stab at quantity for a guy they feel is damaged goods. |
There's also been talk that Harden's lost 3-4 MPH on his FB the last few starts and has been throwing in the 88-91 range rather then the 91-94 which could indicate he's breaking down again.