Pitching to be had beyond Halladay

You knew it was only a matter of time before this rumor started up again: according to Jim Salisbury of the Inquirer, the Phillies are interested in acquiring Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay. Yep, that's the same Roy Halladay the Phils pursued at the trade deadline last year before they balked at Toronto's high asking price and instead went with Cliff Lee at a discounted rate, a move...

Remember this guy? He's back in the rumor mill. AP PhotoI don't expect anything to really come out of this, but with the baseball general managers meeting now in Chicago the rumors are once again stirring about the Phillies being a possible team in the front-running for Toronto Blue Jays ace pitcher Roy Halladay.If you recall the Blue Jays were shopping around their start pitcher...

CHICAGO -- The world champion Yankees will inquire about superstar pitcher Roy Halladay, setting up a potential bidding competition that didn't exist last summer when now-deposed Jays GM J.P. Ricciardi made it clear he wanted to avoid trading Halladay within the division.

You just know that Roy Halladay and the Yankees will be a storyline this offseason. Many, including me, have speculated that Toronto would be adverse to dealing Doc in the AL East. Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald debunks that theory by quoting Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos as saying that it “won’t be a stumbling [...]

There's a report in this morning's Philadelphia Inquirer that the Phillies are going to pursue Roy Halladay. Halladay, you'll recall, was the most sought after prize at last year's trade deadline. The Phillies,though, opted to spend less, trading a prospect of good but less-valued prospects to the Indians for Cliff Lee. That deal worked out pretty well for them.Now the report...

In a report for MLB.com, Jordan Bastian says the Blue Jays might consider trading ace Roy Halladay. According to Bastian, new Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos said that the Blue Jays still want to keep Halladay but said: “…I think I have to be open-minded to anything that can make this ballclub better going forward and better [...]

Richard Griffin of the Toronto Star believes the Mets are among 10 teams that come close to matching up with the Blue Jays, in a deal for Roy Halladay …i wrote the following in early October, and i still feel the same… …much like with the Johan Santana situation with the Twins a [...]

Every offseason, since I've started blogging I've made a long post on what I think the Yanks should do this offseason with all my suggested moves conveniently stuck in one place. I try and keep it pretty realistic, no 400 million dollar payroll, no Roy Halladay trade prosposals, etc. So, here's my two cents on what the Yankees need to do going forward.1) Bring back Matsui on a one...

You want to know how long the baseball season is? There are less than 100 days from the end of the regular season to the start of Spring Training. That's not a lot of time to cram in rest, relaxation and wheeling and dealing on the Hot Stove. With the GM meetings in Chicago this week leading up to the Baseball Winter Meetings in the tropical island location of Indianapolis (I believe...