Beane defends Harden trade
Published 7/9/2008 by Mychael Urban at Major League Baseball News
A's general manager Billy Beane isn't afraid to make an unpopular trade, and he made what figures to be another one on Tuesday, when he sent right-handers Rich Harden and Chad Gaudin to the Cubs for a four-player package.
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