A big fat fuck you to everybody:

Cardinals · Post by **Cardinals** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 2:09 pm

Rich Harden is the best SP in DMB for this season.
baa: .194/ .204
2.47 ERA
Fair SP durability and average RP, so he can be used ala 99 Pedro in the playoffs.

Astros · Post by **Astros** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 2:39 pm

He better strain his vagina ASAP

Cardinals · Post by **Cardinals** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 2:42 pm

Pay day is coming, he's looked great in ST, sorry league.

Marlins · Post by **Marlins** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 2:47 pm

Have fun with those two starts he's healthy for.

Cardinals · Post by **Cardinals** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 2:47 pm

Is that why you ask for him every other day? Interesting.

Tigers · Post by **Tigers** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 2:48 pm

Harden has always been a stud, when he's not on the DL.

He needs to try and stay healthy this season and put in more than 50 innings. That's always been the issue with him, but outside of that, yeah, he's a stud.

Cardinals · Post by **Cardinals** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 2:48 pm

Sounds like a lot of bitter betty's in this thread.

Cardinals · Post by **Cardinals** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 2:49 pm

Mariners wrote:Harden has always been a stud, when he's not on the DL.

He needs to try and stay healthy this season and put in more than 50 innings. That's always been the issue with him, but outside of that, yeah, he's a stud.

Yep. and I think that year is this year. Not this year but next he's a FA and just one healthy season will give him a gigantic paycheck.

Plus, there's no pressure on Oakland to succeed. Perfect opportunity.

Tigers · Post by **Tigers** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 2:50 pm

Pirates wrote:
Mariners wrote:Harden has always been a stud, when he's not on the DL.

He needs to try and stay healthy this season and put in more than 50 innings. That's always been the issue with him, but outside of that, yeah, he's a stud.
Yep. and I think that year is this year. Not this year but next he's a FA and just one healthy season will give him a gigantic paycheck.

Plus, there's no pressure on Oakland to succeed. Perfect opportunity.

It very well could be this season, but its still just a tad bit early to get too crazy over it. Don't forget, that Karma lady can be real mean.

Cardinals · Post by **Cardinals** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 2:51 pm

Mariners wrote:
Pirates wrote:
Mariners wrote:Harden has always been a stud, when he's not on the DL.

He needs to try and stay healthy this season and put in more than 50 innings. That's always been the issue with him, but outside of that, yeah, he's a stud.
Yep. and I think that year is this year. Not this year but next he's a FA and just one healthy season will give him a gigantic paycheck.

Plus, there's no pressure on Oakland to succeed. Perfect opportunity.

It very well could be this season, but its still just a tad bit early to get too crazy over it. Don't forget, that Karma lady can be real mean.

Yeah but I feel like this is karma in my favor. I couldn't give the guy away over the winter.

Tigers · Post by **Tigers** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 2:55 pm

Pirates wrote:
Mariners wrote:
Pirates wrote: Yep. and I think that year is this year. Not this year but next he's a FA and just one healthy season will give him a gigantic paycheck.

Plus, there's no pressure on Oakland to succeed. Perfect opportunity.

It very well could be this season, but its still just a tad bit early to get too crazy over it. Don't forget, that Karma lady can be real mean.
Yeah but I feel like this is karma in my favor. I couldn't give the guy away over the winter.

Shhhhhhhhh, not so loud, that Karma lady can be very fickle.

Whether people made the right decision on not wanting to trade for him is still to be determined. Everyone knows Harden is a stud "when healthy". Don't jump the gun on rubbing it in everyones faces yet.......the regular season hasn't started yet. You'll have plenty of time for gloating later.....or maybe not.

Cardinals · Post by **Cardinals** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 2:57 pm

I reserve the right to be excited over having the best SP (projection wise) in the game by half a run.

Your point is fair, but after plenty of lowball offers after lowball offers I feel vindicated and excited.

BlueJays · Post by **BlueJays** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 4:09 pm

Congrats JP. As you know I like Harden..

I just can't take his risk, something I can't get past. I love him, but as others have stated, its when he's healthy. Who knows on him. I hope he's healthy for ya, I really do. I just can't take that risk in my own rotation, given my past injury histories etc. Trying to stay away from that, as its been my detriment in past seasons.

Orioles · Post by **Orioles** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 5:09 pm

For real, it won't be an "I told you so" scenario until he cracks the 100 inning mark. Then everyone will be pissed they didn't trade for him, and you can sell high before he gets hurt again.

Royals · Post by **Royals** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 3:16 pm

Pirates wrote:
Mariners wrote:
Pirates wrote: Yep. and I think that year is this year. Not this year but next he's a FA and just one healthy season will give him a gigantic paycheck.

Plus, there's no pressure on Oakland to succeed. Perfect opportunity.

It very well could be this season, but its still just a tad bit early to get too crazy over it. Don't forget, that Karma lady can be real mean.
Yeah but I feel like this is karma in my favor. I couldn't give the guy away over the winter.

Pfff I've gotta call bullshit on that. Harden is an extremely talented pitcher with a massive problem staying healthy. The price you had in mind wasn't bearing in mind the 'massive problem staying healthy' part.