Ok, it’s out there. The single biggest possible difference-maker in terms of acquiring in a trade is now out there and in play. Let the Roy Halladay sweepstakes begin.Blue Jays GM J.P. Ricciardi - "We have to see what's out there. I'm not saying we're going to shop him. But if something makes sense, we at least have to listen. We're (leaning) more toward listening than we've ever been."Ricciardi says the Jays will not trade Halladay if they do not receive the right offer, knowing that the team's best chance of competing next season is with the pitcher at the top of the rotation.
I agree with Ken Rosenthal of FOX sports, once this process starts, it's almost impossible to stop. The Jays are assembling prospect lists and preparing to assign their scouts to investigate rival farm systems. Halladay will not be a Blue Jay down the stretch. It's now just a matter of when and where.
I don’t know exactly how they do this because of the financial troubles of owner Tom Hicks, but the Texas Rangers clearly have the best farm system in baseball and the pieces to get this done. They have the offense and the legitimate potential to really make a run at this thing if they had Doc Halladay throwing every 5 days. Despite the Rangers financial woes, I think they find a way to get this done. They have the young talent that Toronto is going to want. - Paul Leume
Paul Leume is a MLB columnist from Montreal, Canada. Paul, a one-time beat writer covering the Montreal Expos for the Montreal Gazette is a proud grandfather of 3 girls and now spends his time offering his thoughts and prospective on Major League Baseball on a variety of blogs and websites throughout Al Gore’s internet.
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