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MLB Trade: Chicago Cubs acquire Dan Haren from Marlins

By Josh Hill

Apr 26, 2015; Miami, FL, USA; Miami Marlins starting pitcher Dan Haren (15) delivers a pitch during the first inning against the Washington Nationals at Marlins Park. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 26, 2015; Miami, FL, USA; Miami Marlins starting pitcher Dan Haren (15) delivers a pitch during the first inning against the Washington Nationals at Marlins Park. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Chicago Cubs pulled off a trade before the deadline passed, acquiring pitcher Dan Haren from the Miami Marlins.

The Chicago Cubs were paying the trade market to find pitching gold, but they weren’t able to land either of their top targets before the deadline passed. They tried to get Cole Hamels from the Phillies before he was dealt to the Texas Rangers and they missed out on Joe Maddon’s former ace David Price when he was traded from Detroit to Toronto in one of the more surprising deals of the deadline.

That didn’t mean the Cubs laid low on the trade market, as they made a deal with the Miami Marlins to sneak in a starter pitcher before the deadline expired.

Before the deadline passed on Friday, the Cubs pulled the trigger on a deal to land a pitcher they had been looking for the whole summer. It didn’t end up being a huge rifle, but the Cubs still landed a great starting pitcher in Dan Haren to add to the rotation.

Chicago was very interested in Cole Hamels and David Price, but landed neither of them before they were dealt elsewhere in the league. It’s not a total loss on Price, as the Tigers were selling him as a rental, and Chicago didn’t need to pay a ransom to trade for him when he might just be signed this summer in free agency.

Hamels wa sa loss that stung a little bit more just because there’s those three years of club control on his contract after this season. It would have been nice, but never say never when it comes to the Cubs acquiring Hamels this winter — even if it’d take miracle.

Dan Haren didn’t want to pitch in Miami and he wants to contend. That’s what he’s going to do with the Cubs — as surprising as that still sounds.

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