July 21, 2009, at 3:59 pm
We’ve completely avoided this topic for quite a while now. It’s not that we don’t like the trade deadline, It’s just that there is no way I can see Halladay being traded.
A ton of Yankees and Met fans are screaming that their team should go out and get Halladay. I can’t believe that people haven’t learned yet. The way that you win in modern baseball is by building a farm system and keeping cheap, young players under control. Instead, older, reactionary fans insisting that if you don’t get the biggest name out there every time one is out there, you are a failure as a general manager.
Let’s take a look at what these teams would have to give up in order to get one of baseball’s top pitcher:
New York Yankees – Any package that the Yanks would have to send to the Blue Jays would have to center around ethier Phil Hughes or Joba Chamberlain. Then, add one of the Yanks premier position prospects in Austin Jackson or Jesus Montero. Yanks GM Brian Cashman would also likely have to add a couple more pitching prospects like Zach McAllister to the trade. Hell, the Jays might even ask for young power arm Dellin Betances.
Another thing that not enough people around New York are talking about is the fact that the Blue Jays and the Yanks are in the same division. It’s not like Halladay’s contract is only for six months. He’s signed through 2010. Do you think the Blue Jays want to see him five or six times a season? I wouldn’t.
New York Mets – Well, we know that Blue Jays made an offer to the Mets that consisted of the pu-pu platter of crap. The package was reportedly Fernando Martinez, Bobby Parnell, Jon Niese and Ruben Tejada. The Mets must think a lot more of these prospects than the rest of the world does. They should have made that trade 100 times out of 100.
The other possibility is this: The Mets are financially hurting. They just lost approximately $700 million in the Bernie Madoff scandal. There is a chance that they simply can’t afford to add salary at this point.
So, there you are. No matter how many times people call WFAN or 1050 ESPN Radio, these facts are not going to change. I see exactly zero way that Roy Halladay ends up in New York. Moreover, the really steep price that the Blue Jays are asking for makes me believe that there is no way he goes anywhere.
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