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We know that the Dan Haren trade means that the Diamondbacks are going to have an impressive top of the rotation next year. And we know that it means the A's are pretty set on rebuilding. The remaining question is a big one: what does this trade mean for the Johan Santana derby? During all of the Santana trade talks this winter, it kind of felt like both the Yankees and Red Sox felt like they could hold out on Santana because the A's were waiting in the wings to deal Haren to whoever lost out on the Santana sweepstakes. Now Haren is off the market (unless the D'Backs are planning something really crazy) and best second option is Erik Bedard, who'd older than Haren with more questions about durability and consistency (though he does have more of a track record against the AL East).
All this adds up to is little cash register noises going off in Twins' GM Bill Smith's head yesterday when the Haren trade went down. Without Haren around, he now may well be able to extract Jon Lester and Jacoby Ellsbury from the Sox or Phillip Hughes and Ian Kennedy from the Yankees. Without Haren out there, whichever of the two picks up Santana won't just be upgrading their pitching staff, they'll be keeping the other team from doing the same.
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