Just finished reading Ken Rosenthal's piece this morning on the Yankees talking to the Jays about Roy Halladay. He seems to think the Yankees can get it done without including Jesus Montero and including only one of Phil Hughes and Joba Chamberlain. I think you may have to do this deal. With Chien-Ming Wang gone for this season and probably a non-tender candidate for next season and Andy Pettitte probably at the end of the line, you would not only be getting a starter for this season, but one to fill in a gap next season as well. And if the Yankees are really operating on a budget (I doubt that), Halladay would fit into their plans with the salaries of Wang and Pettitte coming off the books.
So Yankees fans...do you trade Joba/Hughes, Austin Jackson, Austin Romine and Jeremy Bleich for Roy Halladay (and maybe a little extra to get Scott Downs as well)? Personally, I give them Hughes, Jackson, Romine and Bleich to get Halladay for 1 1/2 seasons.
If the Red Sox are sniffing, you know the Yankees will be there. And I agree with Rosenthal, the most important point may be "if the Yankees get Halladay, the Red Sox will not."
It'll be an exciting sprint to the trade deadline finish.
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