Peoria Acquires SP Dan Haren

Haren Introduced To Peoria

Peoria, Ill. – Today the Peoria Cardinals introduced its newest acquisition, SP Dan Haren, to the media. After winning its first ever Division Championship and making their first postseason appearance last season, many experts believe that the Cardinals are once again poised to make a run at the Division crown. On Wednesday evening, after weeks of back and forth negotiating with Weymouth GM Yukon Cornelius, the Cardinals pulled the trigger on a deal sending away youngsters Pablo Sandoval, Max Scherzer, and a 2nd Round Draft Pick for pitching ace, Dan Haren.

“It’s not good enough just to win a Division title. After several losing seasons of course it’s nice to finally make the playoffs last year, but this year we plan on being one of the last two teams standing come Fall. We felt like last year our offense was a powerhouse, but our pitching was lacking something. It sucks that we had to deal the Kung-Fu Panda, but gaining a pitcher the caliber of Dan Haren we feel really puts us over the top. Between Wainwright, Lee and Haren we really feel like we have a three headed monster at the front of our rotation that will be tough to match. This is the most confident I have been in our team since it’s inception”, said GM Dave Grubb regarding the latest trade.

While some critics say this trade could easily turn into a regrettable one if Sandoval and Scherzer go on to become elite players in a few years, the Cardinals have made it clear that they are looking to win, and win now. Peoria fans should be excited headed into the season. There is little doubt that the Cardinals will be making more noise in 2010!