Buzz: Jays will give Window to Negotiate with Halladay
Toronto reporter Jordan Bastian of MLB.com believes the Blue Jays will grant an exclusive window for a team negotiate a contract extension with RHP Roy Halladay, “if it means the return is significantly greater.”
…if you recall, in a similar situation two years ago, the Twins allowed the Mets a 72–hour window to work out a contract with 
Johan Santana, which came down to the absolute final minutes…
This past weekend, on WFAN, Jon Heyman of SI.com definitively said, ‘Yes,’ when asked if the Blue Jays will trade Halladay this winter.
According to Heyman, as of now, Halladay would like to sign a contract extension with the team he is traded to, as opposed to exploring free agency the following off season.
…like i said the other day, in reading the tea leaves here, just guessing based on what heyman has reported, if halladay wants an extension from the team he goes to, and the Red Sox are more focused on Adrian Gonzalez and San Diego, the Jays may have no choice but to trade halladay to New York… from what i can gather, the Yankees are willing to trade Phil Hughes to get halladay, and, frankly, i’m not sure how the Mets compete with that…
…at the very least, these two teams could use a chase for halladay as a way to lower the asking price of free-agent John Lackey…
