Los Angeles Angels Plan for 2011 in Acquiring Dan Haren

With a week to go before the trading deadline, the Angels have acquired Dan Haren of the Arizona Diamondbacks, who has been a big name on the trading circuit. The Angels gave up three players to get Haren: pitchers Joe Saunders, Patrick Corbin, Rafael Rodriguez, and a player to be named later.

On the surface, it looks like the Angels gave up too much for too little, given that they're several games behind the now Cliff Lee-led Texas Rangers. Bringing in Haren and his struggling stats this season is not going to push them over that hump. As a result, many are going to bash this trade when the Angels don't make the playoffs, saying that it was a waste.

This move is not for this year, however.

Haren is 7-8 with a 4.60 ERA this year. He has not had stats that bad since ...

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