Dan Haren delt to Diamondbacks

According to MLB.com, the Diamondbacks have acquired SP Dan Haren and RP Connor Robertson from the Athletics for for pitchers Brett Anderson, Greg Smith and Dana Eveland, OF Carlos Gonzalez, OF Aaron Cunningham and 1B Chris Carter. This deal gives the Athletics the prospects to re-stock their farm system and the Diamondbacks a formidable 1-2 punch in Brandon Webb and Dan Haren. The Diamondbacks love this acquisition because they now have a "cheap" starter untill at least the '09 season. Haren will replace the innings that Livan Hernandez pitched last season.
The Diamondbacks Rotation now shapes out like this:

1. Brandon Webb
   
2. Dan Haren
   
3. Randy Johnson
4. Doug Davis
   
5. Micha Owings
   

That will definately give the Diamondbacks the edge in the NL West. In other news, the Diamondbacks dealt closer Jose Valverde to the Astros for pitcher Chad Qualls, infielder/outfielder Chris Burke and pitcher Juan Gutierrez. I really don't know why the Diamondbacks did this deal. In my opinion, the Astros got the longer end of the stick on this deal. Who will close for them now? No one knows.