Red Sox Reportedly Offer Clay Buchholz in Deal for Roy Halladay

According to a Yahoo! Sports report, the Red Sox have upped their personal ante in the Roy Halladay sweepstakes this afternoon, offering Clay Buchholz and Michael Bowden—the top two starting pitching prospects in the system as recently as last fall—and outfielder Ryan Westmoreland for the Blue Jay ace, potentially usurping what had been considered the best offer on the table thus far from the Phillies.I’ve gone on record against the idea of obtaining Halladay, though I must admit, given the recent struggles of John Smoltz, the sudden injury to Tim Wakefield’s shoulder and the moaning from the Dice-K camp, pitching depth has never looked so appealing.I’ve also gone on record in defense of Buchholz, whom I wouldn’t trade for Halladay, who is now 32 years old.  How many bullets Halladay has left is something of an unknown, even with his relatively healthy history and solid build.But that still isn’t the deal I’d make.Admittedly, my s...