Buzz: Halladay Would Approve Trade to Yankees
Bob Elliott of the Toronto Sun says Roy Halladay would waive his no-trade clause to pitch for the Yankees.
Although Halladay and his agent, Greg Landry have not publicized the list of teams he would go to, Elliott says that according to a Major League source, “…Halladay has told the Jays he’ll approve a trade to the Yankees.”
…the road block in such a deal, as with any team, is the players that the Blue Jays would get, and i wonder how enticed the Jays are by the players the Yankees have to offer…
Elliott says the Red Sox and the Angels are also in the mix, and on Wednesday the Daily News reported the Red Sox are putting on a full-court press for Halladay, which you can read here.
…i still believe the Mets have enough prospects to land Doc, but i think the stumbling block in the deal will be Doc himself as i have to wonder, given the team’s instability, whether or not he would want to join the Mets and whether or not he believes the team can win in the near future…he certainly would help to restore credibility to the organization and he would undoubtedly make them better in the short term, but is that enough for Doc…
…from an investment standpoint, the Mets would have the two best pitchers in baseball, while paying them close to $60 million per year, and at the same time, it would cost the team the mother load in prospects, and my biggest fear is that it won’t be enough, making me gun shy of such a trade…
For more on Halladay and the Yankees, check out the Toronto Sun here.
