Halladay!!

Are the Phils on the verge of landing Roy Halladay? all signs point to it.

 

but for Cliff Lee? 

 

Apparently, extension talks were not going well, which figures.  Lee would be arguing he's a Cy Young 20 game winner who was the ace of the NL champs and WS staff. The Phils would counter that he's a journeyman pitcher whose had a good 2 ½ years. I'm guessing what, Lee wanted $14-164mil/year (in other words, Roy Halladay money) and the Phils would only go as high as $11, maybe even 10? And figured, if you're going to spend Roy Halladay money, why not go out and get the real thing.

 

Lee's departure adds a hugely interesting twist to the trade while we wait for the details. Everyone presumed the trade would include Happ, Taylor or Brown, and some other player. With Lee in the trade, what are the other parts? Is Happ still included? If so, is Taylor/Brown off the table?

 

Is it Lee and Taylor or Brown?  Is it Lee and Blanton?

 

Fox Sprots reports:

"Halladay likely would agree to a contract extension with the Phillies to waive his no-trade clause. The Phillies would acquire prospects for Lee to help satisfy the Blue Jays' demands for Halladay, and also send prospects of their own to the Jays."

 

  

From Geoff Baker, Seattle Times baseball writer. If true, how many more prospects would the Phils need to add to this for halladay?!?!

"I'm told the Blue Jays need some relief help, especially after B.J. Ryan flamed out on them this past season and was subsequently released. Look for Phillippe Aumont to be included in any deal. Also, look for Tyson Gillies to possibly be included, given the fact he's Canadian and the type ofup-and-coming prospect the Jays would be thrilled to have in their system. Michael Saunders is also Canadian, and you'd have to consider him. That farm in Toronto was left rather bare by the J.P. Ricciardi years.

 

If this deal goes down, the Mariners would instantly have one of the best one-two starting punches in baseball. In a lot of ways, this trumps any effort to get John Lackey. Provided, that is, the M's can lock him up long-term."