JP Ricciardi's Swan Song: NOT Dealing Roy Halladay

We've all seen GM's make deals that have gotten them the pink slip from their respective teams. For Omar Minaya, it was Bartolo Colon for Cliff Lee, Brandon Phillips and Grady Sizemore. For Jim Duquette, it was Victor Zambrano for Scott Kazmir. This season, it may be a non-trade that shows another GM the door. Anyone who has a remote clue about Major League Baseball knows that the American League East could be the most competitive division going.  The Yankees and Red Sox are always in playoff contention.  The past two years have been the Tampa Bay Rays' coming out party to make the division essentially a three-headed monster.  Even the Orioles have some up-and-coming talent with Adam Jones, Nolan Reimold, Matt Wieters and two of the most highly-touted pitching prospects in the game (Jake Arietta and Chris Tillman). This leaves the Toronto Blue Jays. With a bloated payroll of underachievers (namely Vernon Wells and Alex Rios) and a mediocre farm system, co...