Dan Haren

Quietly, the A's have developed ANOTHER Ace. I don't get it. I really don't see how the A's are able, year in, year out, to develop talent the way they do - particularly pitchers. You could win a World Series with the team that A's have given away in the past 8 years. Imagine the line up with these guys -

1. Johnny Damon
2. Jason Giambi
3. Miguel Tejada
4. Frank Thomas
5. Eric Byrnes
6. Ray Durham

And a pitching staff with:

Zito, Mulder, Hudson...

Meanwhile, Haren is the best pitcher of all of them 8-2, 1.64 era...the guy is going to start the All Star game and he's the guy they got in the Mulder trade. Jeezus!

Not to mention Harden, the supposed Ace, whose injured. I don't get it. But I'll take it.