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Posts: 3997 12/14/09 4:51 PM Veteran Member |
Yirmiyahu wrote: I think the bigger question is why doesn't Philly just keep Lee? That'd make them the unparalleled favorite in the NL and an even more legitimate contender for a WS.
Why would we ever PH for Varitek? I mean, what if we PH for him, and it goes to extras, and vic martinez gets eaten by
dinosaurs? We'd have to use the emergency catcher.
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Posts: 3525 12/14/09 4:54 PM Veteran Member |
templeUsox wrote:According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, it's a $$ thing:
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Roy Halladay and his agent have checked into a Philadelphia-area hotel, according to two Inquirer sources.
It is not known if a trade sending Halladay to the Phillies is imminent, but if Halladay and the Phils are negotiating--as is indicated by the pitcher's
presence in Philadelphia--that would suggest that the Phils and Blue Jays are far enough along in talks for Halladay to discuss a potential contract
extension with the Phils. Halladay has one year remaining on his contract before becoming a free agent.
The Phils have long been linked to Halladay, and were actively involved in trade talks last July, before the team acquired lefthander Cliff Lee from
Cleveland.
UPDATE, 3:04-- The plot thickens: Foxsports.com has added that the Phils are in talks regading a potential three-team deal that would send lefthander Cliff Lee to an unnamed club. This makes sense for a number of reasons: --Lee is owed $9 million next year, and the Phils need to clear payroll to sign Halladay. --Lee will be a free agent after this season, and if he tests the open market the Phils would find it difficult to re-sign him, given their already robust payroll. --Acquiring Lee may net the Phils some of the prospects requried to complete a deal, without having to give up players like pitcher J.A. Happ and Kyle Drabek, outfielders Domonic Brown, Michael Taylor and Anthony Gose. |
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Posts: 2767 12/14/09 4:55 PM Veteran Member |
templeUsox wrote:Why would the Mariners trade King Felix? I know this is speculation but King Felix is every bit as good as any of them and younger. I wouldn't say it is redundant I would say regretable from a Mariners P.O.V.
Here comes Pac-Man Floyd.
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Posts: 3526 12/14/09 4:55 PM Veteran Member |
If Beckett doesn't extend, might he become the next Cliff Lee ?
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Posts: 15149 12/14/09 4:59 PM
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The Phillies should be slaughtered if they give up Happ and Brown to upgrade from one Cy Young winner to another.
Edit: Responding to Amfox's post, which disappeared. |
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Rdsxmbnt1 |
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Posts: 275 12/14/09 5:01 PM Veteran Member |
norbit14 wrote:He's just saying IF Felix was involved (he's definitely not) then it'd just be a three way swap of aces, that'd make this current ace swap even more ridiculous |
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Posts: 2768 12/14/09 5:04 PM Veteran Member |
I said I knew it was speculation.
Here comes Pac-Man Floyd.
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MVPedroia15 |
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Posts: 47 12/14/09 5:23 PM |
ESPN.com says Halladay to Phils and Lee to M's http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4742072
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Posts: 6406 12/14/09 5:25 PM
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templeUsox wrote: The rumor is that they gave up both, but I couldn't figure out how that made sense for Philly, so I pulled it as being too speculative. The Saunders and Aumont pieces are generally assumed. Rumor is that the Mariners need to net one starting pitcher, so if Morrow is in the deal (as is rumored) they would need to get a second pitcher back from Philly (hence, Happ). |
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Posts: 9085 12/14/09 5:25 PM
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I'm happy the Sox decided to use cash to sign Lackey rather than give up premium young talent for 1 year of Halladay.
The Halladay trade is being covered in the general MLB thread.
aminahyaquin: Alou is a 37 year old 7 time MVP with a .347 lifetime batting average and a world of hustle. he
can golden glove field in his sleep.
tGG: Alou is actually 42, has never won an MVP, has a .303 lifetime batting average, and is mediocre at best in the field. joshv02: But, other than that, you're wrong.
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amfox1 |
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Posts: 6407 12/14/09 5:27 PM
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AMarshal2 wrote: Halladay is signing an extension as part of the deal. |
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Posts: 9086 12/14/09 5:28 PM
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amfox1 wrote: Seing as I posted that in the other thread, you would think I might have remembered that. Whoops. Well, the real thing to consider is how much (if any) of a discount he gave the Phillies. If the answer is little to none, then it doesn't change my evaluation of the deal.
aminahyaquin: Alou is a 37 year old 7 time MVP with a .347 lifetime batting average and a world of hustle. he
can golden glove field in his sleep.
tGG: Alou is actually 42, has never won an MVP, has a .303 lifetime batting average, and is mediocre at best in the field. joshv02: But, other than that, you're wrong. |
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Posts: 15152 12/14/09 5:31 PM
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I'll wait to all the pieces have landed. But I have a hard time seeing how the Phillies come out a winner in this deal. Basically, the only way is if they
give up Lee and nothing else.
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Posts: 6408 12/14/09 6:00 PM
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amfox1 wrote:Aumont is confirmed. Foxsports.com is speculating that it may be Taylor rather than Brown going to Toronto. EDIT: 710 KIRO out of Seattle is reporting that Tyson Gillies (OF, Canadian) and Juan Ramirez (P) may be the other two prospects and that Saunders is not in the deal. Still don't know if it is Brown or Taylor in the deal from Philly's side.
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templeUsox |
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Posts: 15154 12/14/09 6:52 PM
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Tyson Gilles is the half-deaf Mariner who was the sympathy story of the Futures Game, and who I feel bad for, and whose life is 1000X better than mine.
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Posts: 991 12/14/09 6:56 PM |
templeUsox wrote:He legitimately had a really good game |
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Posts: 6410 12/14/09 7:14 PM
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Stark is reporting that the Phillies are sending Travis D'Arnaud to the Blue Jays and that Halladay's extension would be three years $60 million, with
a possible option year.
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Posts: 15157 12/14/09 7:16 PM
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Wow. That's a mighty cheap extension. I guess Halladay wants to go down the Rafael Furcal, cash-in-twice, road.
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Posts: 15623 12/14/09 7:17 PM Jonathan |
I'm surprised he would only do an extension for 3 years. Good deal for the Phillies.
I'll be there, watching the Sox representation of mid-rotation starters. -TheGoldenGreek33 on Casey Kelly
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Posts: 1734 12/14/09 7:19 PM Veteran Member |
amfox1 wrote: Unbelievable.
"Jonathan Papelbon, not wasting any time, going to his bread and butter there, and that's the
cheese."- Buck Martinez
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