Angels Decline 2013 Option On Haren After Crazy Friday

After what started as him being the newest member of the Chicago Cubs, ended with veteran pitcher Dan Haren becoming a free agent. Friday started with the LA Angels trying to decide what to do with veteran pitcher Dan Haren. They had until midnight to either trade him or to decline his 15.5 mil option for 2013 and buy him out for 3.5 mil. And then at 5:15 p.m. p.t.reports surfaced that Haren had been traded to the Chicago Cubs for hard-throwing righty Carlos Marmol. Marmol announced to a Dominican Republic newspaper that he had waived his no- trade clause to go to the Angels.  But three hours later at about 8p.m. p.t. Angels GM announced that the deal was off, and that the Angels had decided to decline Haren's 15.5 mil option for 2013 and buy him out for 3.5 mil. While Haren's 12-13 record wasnt bad, Haren battled through a lingering back pain that saw him post a career high 4.33 ERA and a career low in innings pitched at 176.2.          Jared Pate