Hendry makes his move

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Rich Harden traded to the Chicago Cubs: Reaction
Published 7/9/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (jumbo) at Towel Drills: A Chicago Cubs Blog
... and Cubs completed this deal is being read by some rival executives as Beane's moving Harden while he has the chance. "He didn't look as good in his last two starts," one official said, "and the Cubs' offer was a good offer. There were probably months when Billy didn't know if he was going to get anything out of Harden at all, and now he's in a situation when he can get Sean Gallagher for him -- and he jumped at it." Here's the Daily Herald's Bruce Miles's take on the deal, including an interesting point about Jason Marquis: ...

Reactions to the Harden deal from around the web
Published 7/9/2008 by Colin Wyers at GoatRiders of the Apocalypse -
... – read less Jay Mariotti and more Bruce Miles: The Cubs have been looking to bolster their rotation, even before the Sabathia trade was done. The bet here is they'll make a big push for Oakland's Rich Harden (as I wrote in Sunday's paper), when and if A's GM Billy Beane decides his team is out of the race. Beane and Cubs GM Jim Hendry get along fine personally and professionally, so a deal is well within the realm of possibility. Bruce’s reaction to the deal: When Jim Hendry called me over to talk last Friday ...

Pregame Thread: Cubs vs. Reds, Wednesday 7/9, 7:05 CT
Published 7/9/2008 by Al at Bleed Cubbie Blue: Front Page Posts
... If for some reason you haven't had enough Harden, Bruce Miles gives some insight on the Hendry/Beane relationship and how this deal got done. ...

More On Harden, Sabathia Trades
Published 7/10/2008 by Tim Dierkes at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... to the Rich Harden and CC Sabathia trades. The Cub Reporter had an interesting post yesterday, stating that Harden can demand a trade after this season under the old CBA.  The Cubs could always sidestep that by declining Harden's $7MM option and going through the arbitration process with him.  I ran this by a source close to the situation, and he said the Cubs are not worried about Harden demanding a trade. Bruce Miles talks about the "great personal and working relationship" between GMs Jim ...