According to MLB.com, “The Blue Jays are not shopping Roy Halladay. That is one thing general manager J.P. Ricciardi wanted to make clear on Tuesday afternoon. What Ricciardi is willing to do is answer his phone and entertain any trade proposals for Toronto’s ace.” If this is the case, I see no reason why the Phillies should not, at the very least, be in the conversation for the Cy Young Award Winner. The question is, if you were the Philadelphia Phillies General Manager, Ruben Amaro, Jr., would you sell the farm, and maybe a player, (or two), currently on the Phillies roster to get the staff ace of the Blue Jays? I don’t think that is an easy answer.
I can play devils advocate on both sides of this issue, but I would like YOU, the readers, to give me your opinion on what you think, and I will be happy to respond to your thoughts afterward. I will give you a few of the possible players that could be involved in a trade for Halladay, and I want you to come up with what you think is not only the best trade for the Phils, but one that the Blue Jays will bite on. Just in case you didn’t know, Halladay has been one of the best pitchers in all of baseball throughout his career.
Here are some of the names that are floating around as trade bait for Halladay: Kyle Drabek, Joe Savery, Michael Taylor, Dominic Brown, Carlos Carrasco, J.A. Haap, Antonio Bastardo, and Jayson Werth, among others.
Roy Halladay’s Career Numbers:
In 12 seasons, Halladay is 141-68 with a 3.47 ERA in 1923.2 IP. He won his only Cy Young Award in 2003, but he also finished in 3rd place in the AL in 2006, 5th in 2007, and 2nd in 2008. He is a proven veteran, who is still somewhat young, (32), and I bet he has 4-5 more good years left in the tank. Halladay is also at the ideal height and weight that you would like for a pitcher to be, as he stands at 6’6 and 225 lb. Halladay definitely ranks among baseball’s elite pitchers, competing with the likes of Johan Santana, C.C. Sabathia, and others. He also just was elected to his 6th All-Star team, and even with an injury, Halladay is still having a fantastic year, as he has a 10-2 record in 16 starts with a 2.79 ERA.
Therefore, it’s your call, what do you think? Do you want to see Cole Hamels and Roy Halladay at the top of your rotation for the next 4-5 years, or would you rather stand pat and hope your team is good enough as it currently stands?
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I am torn with my decision. I would love to add Roy Halladay to our pitching staff. We definitely could use the help. However, I don’t want to give up Jayson Werth or J.A. Happ. If we could “steal” Halladay away from the Toronto Blue Jays without doing too much damage to our existing Phils, then I would say, “Go for it!”