Cubs Trade for Dan Haren Again, Two Prospects Involved

Remember the last time the Cubs traded for Dan Haren? That was after the 2012 season, when a deal to ship Carlos Marmol to Anaheim was agreed upon but eventually fell through. Haren was subsequently bought out of his remaining contract and signed with the Washington Nationals for one year and $13 million. He then jumped back to the West Coast, joining the Dodgers for another one-year deal, this one with a player option for a second.

The Dodgers love to spend money, but ponying up $10,154,000 for an aging pitcher with diminishing skills isn’t really on their checklist. Instead, they chose to pay him to not pitch, or, more appropriately, to pitch for someone else. The Dodgers traded Haren to…