DAN HAREN: Haren was traded to the Diamondbacks as part of an 8 player trade. The players sent to Oakland for Haren are all prospects with the most notable player being OF Carlos Gonzalez. Haren moves to more of a hitters park than he is used to in Oakland. However, he is a top tier talent, coming into his prime so expect another solid year. Haren is a groundball pitcher so he won't be as affected and now he gets to face the pitcher a couple of times a game, so a slight increase in K's is a strong possibility.
JOSE VALVERDE: Valverde was traded to the Astros in exchange for RP Chad Qualls, 2B/OF Chris Burke and RHP Juan Gutierrez. Valverde will slide right into the closer role for the Astros. Valverde is still somewhat a risky choice due to his injury history. With his 47 saves last year he was a solid closer. Let him put together another solid year before putting him into the top tiers of closers.
CHAD QUALLS: Qualls was traded to the Diamondbacks as part of the Jose Valverde trade. Qualls will join Brandon Lyon in setting up Tony Pena. If Pena struggles Qualls could possibly slide into the closer role. He could be someone to watch so think about him in late rounds of your draft, and take him if you draft Pena just in case.
CHRIS BURKE: Burke was traded to the Diamondbacks as part of the Jose Valverde trade. Burke will be a utility player with the Diamondbacks backing up Orlando Hudson at 2B as well as the outfield positions. Burke could also take over for Hudson if he leaves after this year when he is a free agent.
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