A's Harden is strong again in audition for other teams

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The Harden Situation
Published 4/3/2008 by Tim Dierkes at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... Rich Harden is popular this morning - both Bruce Jenkins and Buster Olney discussed his trade value in the wake of his second excellent start of '08.  Jenkins suggests it'll take at least six starts for suitors to begin believing in Harden.  Olney believes he could be the top difference-maker to acquire via trade this summer.  It's pointless to speculate on teams yet - any contender would benefit greatly from adding a healthy Harden (though I will mention that he was recently linked to the Yankees). Harden is still just ...

Pedro Out, Harden In?
Published 4/3/2008 by Eli at MLB Rumors
... According to the SF Chronicle, the Mets have contracted the Athletics about the availability of Rich Harden. Harden has pitched well this year (including Spring Training), and would likely benefit even more with an NL team. I think this is a case of Omar Minaya being desperate and trying to get his team into the World Series. It is obvious that the Johan addition will not put them over the top, or even into the playoffs. I think Harden would definitely help, but at what price. They already dumped several highly rated prospects to the Twins, and I doubt they would part with any ...

Baseball Today: Friday, April 4
Published 4/4/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) . . . The San Francisco Chronicle thinks that if the A's are showcasing Rich Harden, his trade value rose with his five shutout innings against the Red Sox Wednesday. ...

Buzz: Mets interested in Harden, Others
Published 4/4/2008 by Matthew Cerrone at MetsBlog.com
... According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the Mets are interested in A’s RHP Rich Harden, who is 1–0 with a 0.82 ERA in his first two starts of the season. ...

Pitching Front
Published 4/4/2008 by Ed Ryan at Mets Fever
... If this was an audition, you figured the Mets, Yankees, Cardinals and Tigers(among many others) were somewhere in the audience. It might take another half-dozen good starts before anyone is convinced that Harden is for real. In their current state, the A's will take whatever comes their way. source SF Gate ...

Billy Beane Would Be Most Grateful If...
Published 4/5/2008 by Memphis Bengal at Sports Frog
... ...GMs of real life baseball teams would notice that Rich Harden has been nails to start the year. If Harden keeps this up and avoids his annual May pilgramage to the disabled list, he might become the object of some pointed affection as the season deepens. ...