The Trade Deadline Domino Effect

If and when the domino falls on the Roy Halladay trade, it could create a domino effect which would see more than just one Blue Jay leaving the nest in Toronto.As the trade deadline inches closer and closer, I’m starting to think that any secondary trades involving Scott Rolen, Marco Scutaro or others might be contingent on whether or not the Blue Jays deal Halladay by the trade deadline.If the Jays do in fact make the Halladay trade, then management has more or less raised the white flag on the 2009 season and declared they are in rebuilding mode. Still, I can’t see Rolen or Scutaro being traded if Doc is still with Toronto come  4:01 pm tomorrow afternoon. Halladay is an integral part in the success of this team, so by trading him it sends the message to players and fans that an impending fire sale could be in the works.If Roy Halladay is shipped off then that basically opens the floodgates for teams to make offers on whichever players they want. There are reports...