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Halladay and Wells a package deal?

According to a report in the NY Post, the buzz around MLB is that if you want to acquire Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay you might also have to be willing to accept Blue Jays centerfielder Vernon Wells.

Wells, who still has $107 million remaining on his contract, is certainly not your typical throw in. Should this be the case expect this to greatly narrow down the teams that could possibly acquire Halladay. It probably would make only the Yankees, Red Sox, Mets, Dodgers and Angels the only contenders.

If you were thinking no way the Jays would trade Halladay within the AL East, think again. Blue Jays GM J.P. Ricciardi made it clear that he has no problem moving Halladay to either the Yankees or Red Sox.

Halladay, who does have a full no-trade clause, likely would want to agree to an long-term extension before accepting any trade, which would make any package with Wells astronomically expensive.

I think the price for Halladay alone is probably going to be off the charts, so if Ricciardi demands Well's in the deal it's very unlikely that anything will actually happen. Unless of course a team can convince the Jays to take less in return in exchange for Well's contract, but that scenario is doubtful. For now we'll just have to wait and see.

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the blue jays are going to be a real good team in a couple years

by Heyward is the next crime dog on Jul 9, 2009 11:20 AM EDT reply actions  

but in the al east

Even a very good team will have to dogfhgt with 2 or 3 other teams for playoff spots

No one goes there anymore, it's too crowded. - Yogi Berra

by trademan56 on Jul 10, 2009 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yep.

Really hope the playoff setup changes soon to allow for that.

OverTheMonster - ALLERGEN WARNING: May contain peanut butter.

by bdalebs on Jul 10, 2009 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

Turns out the Blue Jays are looking for a whole minor league team.

Here you go, you now own everyone on the Toledo Mudhens, good doing business with you.

by Bigreg1544 on Jul 9, 2009 11:40 AM EDT reply actions  

We’ll take the city too.

'But I don't want to go among mad people' Alice remarked.
'Oh, you can't help that' said the Cat 'we're all mad here'.

by JohnnyG on Jul 9, 2009 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

They would likely get less for Halladay/Wells than just Halladay.

by Gorkys n' Beans on Jul 9, 2009 7:11 PM EDT reply actions  

Probably, but getting out of Wells contract could have just as much value as getting additional prospects. That would free up some space to allow them to look at other players in the offseason. It sort of depends on how you look at it, but I agree that the wells/halladay will have less immediate return.

by Matt Buggenhagen on Jul 9, 2009 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

lots less

But that 107 million remaining would make the difference between some big free agent or a draft pick signing you really need

No one goes there anymore, it's too crowded. - Yogi Berra

by trademan56 on Jul 10, 2009 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

I think Halladay is the only shot they have of getting out of the Wells contract…if I were the Toronto GM I would be willing to take slightly less on Doc just to get out of the Wells contract…which is awful.

by Ohpityme on Jul 10, 2009 10:20 AM EDT reply actions  

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