Via Jim Bowden on Twitter. One wonders what they have been doing.

I'm really trying to have some faith and a positive outlook but they really don't do anything the right way. It's looking like no teams are willing to part with anything substantial so just re-sign him. What he's asking for is a relative bargain even if you factor in some regression. Haren and his bad back just got thirteen million.

yanking dickey is what they are doing. give him a $25m 2yr ext w/o a no trade, probably increases his trade value and puts his mind at ease for his family. he has earned that.