Height/Weight: 6-7/260
| Birthdate: 05/09/1978
| Birthplace: San Diego, CA
| Bats/Throws: R/R
| Team: Los Angeles
| College: San Diego State
| MLB Experience: 10
| Salary: $3,500,000
| Owned/Started%: 68/39 | Average Draft Position: 254.21
Harang agrees to sign with Dodgers: SI.com reports that the Dodgers have an agreement to sign SP Aaron Harang. The parties agreed on a two-year deal worth $12 million on Tuesday morning. Harang will join the Dodgers' rotation after enjoying a comeback year with the Padres in 2011, going 14-7 with a 3.64 ERA. (Updated 12/06/2011)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 2/12/12).
Fantasy Analysis
Harang benefited from moving from Cincinnati's hitter's park to San Diego's pitcher-friendly stadium this past season, but Dodger Stadium does not represent a big downgrade for a flyball pitcher. Still, Harang isn't the strikeout pitcher that he once was, so he is still just an option for owners in deeper mixed leagues and NL-only formats. (Updated 12/06/2011).
10/31/2011 21:22 Padres decline options for Harang, Hawpe, Qualls
The San Diego Padres have declined their $5 million mutual option for 2012 for right-hander Aaron Harang, as well as a mutual option for infielder-outfielder Brad Hawpe and a club option for right-handed reliever Chad Qualls.
10/30/2011 15:59 K-Rod becomes free agent after Brewers decline option
Francisco Rodriguez's $17.5 million mutual option has been declined, and the Milwaukee Brewers reliever was among 148 players who become free agents Sunday.
When Aaron Harang signed a one-year deal with the Padres a year ago, it appeared to be a good move for the homer-prone righty to ply his wares in pitcher-friendly PETCO Park. Sure enough, Harang enjoyed a solid comeback season, posting a 14-7 record with a 3.64 ERA. However, both of those stats are deceiving, as Harang enjoyed the benefit of more than seven runs of support per nine innings, and he stranded an improbably high 77 percent of his baserunners. With similar strikeout, walk and flyball rates to those he compiled in his last season as a Red, Harang is likely due for a downturn. This time around, he will be pitching for the Dodgers, who may not offer as much run support as the Padres did in 2011. Despite his apparent comeback, owners should only be looking to draft Harang in deeper mixed leagues and NL-only formats. (Updated 1/4/12)