Harang gets four-year, $36.5M deal from Reds

by Vegas A's Fan on Feb 6, 2007 12:16 PM PST

The Reds locked up another former Athletic today..

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2756164

Harang made out pretty well.

I always liked Harang as was a bit surprised when we traded him a few years back for Jose Guillen, who we rented for a few months.

The Reds now have Hatteberg, Saarloos, Harang and the 1990 World Series.

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WOW.

by gotgreen on Feb 6, 2007 12:55 PM PST reply actions

WOW is right

That is a LOT of money..when did he get that good?

by LongTimeFan on Feb 6, 2007 2:49 PM PST up reply actions

Happy for Eeyore

But now Winnie the Pooh wants to know when Winnie gets paid. Winnie needs to get his pay on.

Signatures? We don't need no stinking signatures.

by jubjub on Feb 6, 2007 1:54 PM PST reply actions

Harang's first game at the Coli. Roy Steele introduced him before the game like an announcer would introduce a boxer. He gave his height and weight. I was near the bullpen and he had quite an expression on his face in reaction... Good times.

"...His energy, preparation, his thoroughness, his word choice---he is without peer." Greg Papa on Bill King

by westsideclubbin on Feb 6, 2007 2:25 PM PST reply actions

I was there

I remember the call as well. He referred to Harang as "The Keeper of the Budding Staff". I always thought that was great.

A man amongst boys, Towering and imposing, One very Big Hurt

by Tim J on Feb 6, 2007 2:37 PM PST up reply actions

10 K's, right?

Anybody who can be nicknamed "The Harangatang" is OK in my book.

by the stare on Feb 6, 2007 4:16 PM PST up reply actions

iIremember that game

he was pretty awesome. it was kind of a shame it was a bit short-lived due to the league figuring him out. I would think that is why he was traded...he's an allright pitched in the NL, but would be pretty average to below average over here. But good luck to him.

tdwclark

by tdwclark on Feb 6, 2007 4:27 PM PST up reply actions

Abre sus ojos

"That is a LOT of money..when did he get that good?"

"he's an allright pitched in the NL, but would be pretty average to below average over here."

You gotta be kidding me. Harang was one of the better pitchers in the NL last year and that is not because of the league he pitches in. Or are Brandon Webb, Roy Oswalt and Co. only good because they pitch in the NL?

Harang's game is on a whole new level. His rookie year in Oakland, he walked 45 guys in 78 innings. This past year, he walked 56 guys in 234 innings.

He led the entire NL in strikeouts last year.

The guy has been a good pitcher for a couple of years. He wouldn't be below average and he is definitely worth what he's getting paid.

This was just one of those bad moves by Billy Beane, and yes, he does make them from time to time.

by fadedash on Feb 6, 2007 6:14 PM PST reply actions

It might sound like a lot of money, but

it's not even "Ted Lilly" or "Gil Meche" money in the current marketplace.
And looking at the past couple seasons, he's done better than either of those two. Especially this past year.
I say good for him, and probably good for the Reds too, who've had such a hard time getting and retaining decent pitching these past few years.
Not great for the marketplace overall, or at least for our Oakland Athletics, though, I'll grant you...

by still bills kingdom on Feb 6, 2007 8:18 PM PST reply actions

This diary title, more than any other I have...

ever seen on AN made me say, "WHAT?"

by easyraider on Feb 6, 2007 9:17 PM PST reply actions

another Beane mistake...

getting rid of Harang. Book it.

"When I got injured, I felt disrespected. Waaannnh!" - Mark Kotsay

by FoolshGame22 on Feb 7, 2007 2:58 AM PST reply actions

you called this one too, right?

"We don't want haddock and chips, we want cod. In cod we trust." --Ghostigital, the pride of Iceland

by Cutthemullet on Feb 7, 2007 5:24 AM PST up reply actions

Harang

I went to 8 Reds games last year and saw Harang in 6 of them. He's gotten to be a very reliable pitcher and beat Oswalt and Carpenter last year. I'd say as of today, Harang on the A's would be the #2 starter behind Harden.

"To me, boxing is like a ballet, except there's no music, no choreography, and the dancers hit each other." - Jack Handey

by JJ on Feb 7, 2007 8:24 AM PST reply actions