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They traded Vazquez to the White Sox for Orlando Hernandez, Luis Vizcaino and Chris Young Young now looks like a potential star. Vazquez has pitched well for the White Sox, going 30-23, but at $12M+ per year, he?s not the type of value the Diamondbacks need to succeed on a small payroll. As a side note, the Diamondbacks spun Hernandez into Jorge Julio, who then was used to acquire Yusmeiro Petit. Each move saved the Diamondbacks money and got them a younger player. After the 2006 offseason, the team recognized it needed more pitching depth and managed to steal Doug Davis from Milwaukee.
Not only did they part with spare parts to get Davis (Dave Krynzel, Johnny Estrada, Greg Aquino and Claudio Vargas), they also got pitcher Dana Eveland from the Brewers Eveland was packaged to Oakland for Haren. Currently the Diamondbacks are working on an offer for star pitcher Brandon Webb. Webb is 8-0 this season and 42-18 since the start of the 2006 season He is baseball?s most underpaid pitcher. After locking up Webb, the Diamondbacks hope to lock up Haren long-term ? for whom they gave up six prospects. That?s a lot of prospects to give up for one player, but the Diamondbacks have built up an excellent minor league system they can leverage in this manner. Their farm system and ability to smartly evaluate players, both on their own team and others? teams, will enable them to stay competitive for seasons to come.Edited in part by DugoutCental This article is also featured on . SAN FRANCISCO--(Business Wire)--The U.S.
Small Business Administration (SBA) celebrates the contribution ofentrepreneurs to America`s economy each year with National Small Business Week.From May 16 through 23, SBA`s San Francisco District Office will partner withthe San Francisco Mayor`s Office, the San Francisco Small Business Commission,Wells Fargo, PG&E, Comcast, FirstStep Marketing, the San Francisco Chamber ofCommerce, and the San Francisco Small Business Development Center to presentevents around the Bay Area to celebrate the week. "San Francisco takes great pride in being home to over 95,000 small and newstartup businesses - the dreamers and doers who really add such richness to ourcity," said San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom. "Despite facing economicchallenges, San Francisco with its metropolitan setting and world-class culturecontinues to be an ideal location for startup business ventures because werecognize the small business sector as being the backbone of San Francisco`seconomic landscape." Small businesses can start the week with the annual Flavors of San Franciscoevent inside City Hall on May 18, 6:00 p.m., for networking with otherentrepreneurs, corporations and organizations "You can come meet new customersand find plenty of leads. We'll also be featuring tastings from outstandinglocal restaurants.
If you're in business, this is an evening you shouldn`tmiss," said Gary Marshall, Public Information Officer for SBA in San Francisco. Wells Fargo will host or co-sponsor a number of events focusing on financing forsmall businesses. Topics include How to Start a Small Business at the BayanihanCommunity Center; 1010 Mission Street, Suite B, on May 19, 5:30 p.m. - 7:00p.m.; How to Start and Finance a Small Business, along with SBA and the SanFrancisco Chamber of Commerce, at 235 Montgomery Street, 12th floor, on May 20,6:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.; How to Navigate the Foreign Exchange Markets in aTurbulent Global Economy at the SBA Entrepreneur Center, May 21, 9:00 a.m. -10:00 a.m.; and, in partnership with VISA, Small Business Cash Flow Managementat the SBA Entrepreneur Center Training Room, 455 Market St., 6th Floor, May 20,8:30 a.m - 9:30 a.m. The corporation has also slated a full day event titledWhere`s the Money?Access to Capital Business Expo at the Hyatt Regency, FiveEmbarcadero Center, San Francisco, on May 23, 8:00 a.m - 2:30 p.m.
A high point of the week will be the class, Lean and Green: How SustainableBusiness Practices Can Help in the Downturn, May 19, 8 a.m - 2:30 p.m., at theSBA Entrepreneur Center. The seminar will focus on sustainable businesspractices and provide an opportunity for entrepreneurs to speak with leaders in"greening" businesses. Business owners will share their experiences about"green" initiatives. In addition, information will be available about grants tohelp businesses go "green." Wells Fargo and the LGBT Community Center will present Low Cost, Big ReturnMarketing for Your Small Business, a series of six short workshops May 19, 2:00p.m - 5:00 p.m at the Center, 1800 Market Street. FirstStep Marketing hostsBrand Building 101 May 20, 10:00 a.m - 12:30 p.m.