Buzz: Phillies agree to get Halladay, Lee to Mariners
Update, 9:51 am
by Michael Baron:
According to Jayson Stark of ESPN, in addition to receiving Roy Halladay, the Phillies will receive $6 million from the Blue Jays, and Phillippe Aumont, Tyson Gillies and Juan Ramirez from the Mariners.
The Phillies will send Kyle Drabek, outfielder Michael Taylor and catcher Travis D’Arnaud to the Blue Jays, and Cliff Lee to the Mariners.
Update, 10:20 pm
by Michael Baron:
According Todd Zolecki of MLB.com, a source says only the Phillies will receive prospects from the Mariners and not the Blue Jays.
In addition, Zolecki says Phillies prospect Kyle Drabek is involved in the trade.
Update, 9:55 pm
by Michael Baron:
Jayson Stark of ESPN.com says as part of this deal, Roy Halladay would agree to a three year contract extension, taking him through the 2013 season, and it will guarantee him $60 million plus the $15.75 million he is owed in 2010.
…amazing…all along i believed it would take a five or six year extension and over $25 million per season and in the end, it’s a three year deal for less than what Johan Santana makes…if this is the case, the only reason why i wouldn’t question the Mets involvement is if he simply had no interest in signing any sort of extension with them…
As part of the trade, Stark says the Blue Jays will receive Mariners pitching prospect Phillippe Aumont, Phillies catching prospect Travis d’Arnaud, plus another Phillies prospect, and the Mariners will send two prospects to the Phillies in exchange for Cliff Lee.
In addition, while it’s not clear Joe Blanton, J.A. Happ and top prospect Domonic Brown are a part of the trade, they were both in Philadelphia taking physicals today.
…as Stark points out, it’s essentially a swap of two aces for the Phillies but on paper, at least for 2010, it looks as though the Mariners could be a big winner in this deal as well, as they can couple Lee and Felix Hernandez together at the top of the rotation…
Updated at 4:21 pm:
According to Jon Heyman, of SI.com, Roy Halladay will agree to a deal sending him from the Blue Jays to the Phillies, meaning the deal is done, but it is not likely to be finalized today.
Mike Francesa on WFAN continues to say Mets sources have told him the Blue Jays wanted SS Jose Reyes in a deal for Halladay.
…maybe… i don’t know… i heard the Blue Jays wanted at least Mike Pelfrey, but that it didn’t matter, because halladay was not going to sign an extension, and so the Mets were not interested… and i don’t blame them… the buzz during the Winter Meetings had been that halladay would only sign an extension with the Phillies, otherwise, he would test the open market… and so, here we are…
Updated at 3:39 pm:
Jon Heyman of SI.com says the Phillies, Mariners and Blue Jays have agreed to a deal that will send Halladay to Philadelphia, Cliff Lee to Seattle and prospects from both teams to Toronto.
According to CSN Philly, Halladay is currently in Philadelphia working on a contract extension.
Updated at 3:13 pm:
“A three-team blockbuster that would send Halladay to the Phillies, and Phillies LHP Cliff Lee to another club, is under discussion,” writes FOXSports.com.
According to the report, trade talks for Halladay are at a ‘critical juncture,’ and are ‘highly complex.’
Updated at 2:54 pm:
Halladay and his agent are in Philadelphia, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
…lovely… queue the dramatic music, please…
…yes, i am getting concerned… i mean, if halladay ends on the Phillies, and John Lackey is off the table… then what…
…i shudder to think, yet again, the Mets grand plan for pitching will be Johan Santana, some washed up fifth starter, and three guys named Hope, Someday and Potential… i mean, at some point, it’s going to help to bring in someone with an actual track record, for better or worse…
