Roy Halladay Staying Put?
by Eli Greenspan on Jul 31, 2009 3:52 PM EDT
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PrintWith minutes to go before the deadline, it looks and sounds like Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay will remain in Toronto. Earlier in the week, it appeared that a few teams, like the Phillies, Rangers and Dodgers were in serious pursuit and willing to pay a big price but GM JP Ricciardi said, and apparently meant, that he would only part with him for a blockbuster return.
As we all know, the Phillies and Dodgers made other moves, acquiring respectively, Cleveland's Cliff Bell and O's George Sherrill. Texas and to a lesser extent, the Red Sox have tried to come up with a pleasing package, to no avail.
I guess what I'm getting at is that for these contending teams, having a guy like Halladay for the next two seasons and post seasons might have been a shot worth taking. Prospects like Kyle Drabek and Co. may be a star down the road but he's not going to win a World Series for anybody this year or next. Halladay could have.
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They wanted a lot more than just Kyle Drabek though
The fact that he is still a Blue Jay is all on J.P. Ricciardi.
by Brendan Scolari on Jul 31, 2009 3:53 PM EDT reply actions
Agreed
Ricciardi is going to hear about it when they get less than they were offered either this off-season or next summer.
"It was almost like if Harry didn't call it, it wasn't real." - Jayson Stark
by Chris Haines on Jul 31, 2009 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions
You’re absolutely right but prospects are just that and the Phillies and Dodgers are in a win-now mode.
But
The Phillies ended up with Lee, who is not as good as Halladay, but is still damn good and didn’t have to give the future away and the Dodgers picked up Sherrill and can easily still be considered one of the favorites to get to and win the WS, and have the nucleus to hang around for a bunch of years.
"It was almost like if Harry didn't call it, it wasn't real." - Jayson Stark
by Chris Haines on Jul 31, 2009 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Sure
But you can’t just give the Jays whatever they want. There has to be a limit and the Jays clearly wanted more than any team was willing to give them. Prospects matter too, it’s no loss for the Dodgers that thy didn’t cave to the Jays’ demands.
by Brendan Scolari on Jul 31, 2009 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions
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