With Cliff Lee gone to Texas, the search for starting pitching moved to Arizona, where potential trade targets Dan Haren and Ricky Nolasco paired up on Friday night.
The Phillies, Dodgers, Reds, White Sox, Angels and Yankees all had scouts in attendance, sources say.
It wasn’t clear how many of the talent evaluators – if any – were there on specific scouting missions for Haren and/or Nolasco.
The Diamondbacks have maintained a very high price on Haren, sources say. Haren will earn $12.75 million in each of the next two seasons, followed by a $15.5 million club option for 2013.
Haren is Arizona’s ace, making him difficult for the organization to trade – particularly when the general manager, Jerry Dipoto, has the job only on an interim basis.
Nolasco is earning $3.8 million this year. He has gone year-to-year with the Marlins and is on track for free agency after the 2012 season. — Jon Paul Morosi and Ken Rosenthal
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