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GM Beane says a deal involving Haren or Blanton is possible

One man established himself as a bona fide ace by starting in the All-Star Game last season. The other, by averaging 14 wins and 215-1/3 innings over his first three seasons, has proven himself as not too shabby, either.

So it is that Dan Haren and Joe Blanton form a 1-2 punch that would be the envy of any team dreaming of contending. Add to it their price tag -- Haren is guaranteed only $9.5 million over the next two years, and Blanton is entering arbitration for the first time -- and they would seem to be a dream combo for any low-budget club.

So why in the world would Billy Beane -- the general manager of the A's, a franchise synonymous with tight purse strings -- even dream of letting them go?

"What I think is a terrible idea if you're in our market is to be in between," he said. "You're either rebuilding for something special, or you're on the verge of something special. To be in between is foolish."

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SF Chronicle reported that the A's want 3 top tier propsects for Dan Haren.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/12/04/SPRMTNE39.DTL

Dam I hope this rumor is true,even thou it's very unlikely.


Santana/Reyes/Haren Blockbuster In The Works?
Just got an incredible rumor from a trusted New York sportswriter. Stay with me, because this one's crazy. But rest assured that if the source wasn't good, I wouldn't post it.

Minnesota has initiated talks for a three-way blockbuster with the Twins and A's. Here's how it would go down:

Mets send Jose Reyes, Kevin Mulvey, and Hector Pellot to A's
A's send Bobby Crosby and Dan Johnson to Mets
A's send Dan Haren to Twins
Twins send Johan Santana to Mets

Mets get Johan Santana, Bobby Crosby and Dan Johnson
A's get Jose Reyes and Kevin Mulvey
Twins get Dan Haren and Hector Pellot

The source says Haren is exactly the type of player the Twins want for Santana, a cheap frontline starter. It's known the Mets would hate to deal Reyes but they would get some value beyond Santana. Billy Beane is happy because he gets Reyes for one more year than he had Haren plus longtime favorite Mulvey. And, he's out of Crosby's contract.

Thoughts?

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/

I can't find the link right now but Billy Beane seemed to take it lightly and laughed it off. It appears that Arizona and Oakland failed to agree to something for Haren.

Zona deals are dead from what I hear, and Beane laughed at the MIN/NYM deal, saying he never comments on those things, but there is no truth to it at all.