Dan Haren

ssible 32), but only two other pitchers got a vote of any kind – Javier Vazquez (one 2nd) and Dan Haren (one 3rd).  The third-place finisher, Wainwright, actually received more first-place votes (12) than the guys ahead of him, but his low total of second-place votes (5) kept him from claiming his first Cy Young Award.

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Even though Dan Haren is affordable now, they didn’t hesitate to trade him because he will demand too much money by the time the team is ready to compete. Since not much is expected the team this season, Joe Blanton will surely be traded before the deadline, and if Harden and Crosby can stay healthy and produce this season, they would also make very tempting trade bait (especially Harden for a contender in need of pitching) and could potentially bring a decent haul of prospects. Given their track records, that remains a pretty big if.

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