Posted: Sunday, November 22, 2009, 12:11 PM | 34 comments |
 

Blue Jays CEO says Halladay won't sign
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Toronto pitcher Roy Halladay will not sign a contract extension with the Blue Jays, according to the team's CEO. (AP Photo)

For those of you still harboring hope that the Phillies will go all in this offseason and trade for a certain Blue Jays pitcher, we bring you some news courtesy of the New York Post.

It seems Roy Halladay may be inching ever-closer to the door in Toronto.

Blue Jays CEO Paul Beeston told the Post on Friday that Halladay is determined to trade in his Toronto digs for a more promising locale, and indicated that the team will not be able to sign their ace to a contract extension.

"We would like to sign him, he is an original Blue Jay and we have never had a pitcher as good as him," Beeston told the Post. "But he is not inclined to sign with us."

The Blue Jays, until now, had not publicly ruled out the possibility of re-signing Halladay -- although they have made it abundantly clear that he is on the trading block.

With no hope of retaining Halladay when he becomes a free agent after the 2010 season, the Blue Jays have no alternative but to deal him -- either during the offseason or before the trade deadline. As the Post story points out, very few teams have both the prospects and the cash to pull off such a trade.

The Yankees are expected to ease into the trade talks as the offseason progresses, according to the Post.
Posted by Mike Potter @ 12:11 PM  Permalink | 34 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:20 PM, 11/22/2009
    Halladay is not coming to Philly, stop talking about it.
    — phillysmith
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:52 PM, 11/22/2009
    These Philly newspaper writers are horrible. Its so sad and pathetic they can't come up with anything worth reading to write about. They just can't let this Roy Halladay stuff go. GET OVER IT!!! HE'S NOT COMING HERE!!
    — philliekev04
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:52 PM, 11/22/2009
    These Philly newspaper writers are horrible. Its so sad and pathetic they can't come up with anything worth reading to write about. They just can't let this Roy Halladay stuff go. GET OVER IT!!! HE'S NOT COMING HERE!!
    — philliekev04
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:56 PM, 11/22/2009
    Everybody knows he wasn't going to resign with Toronto! Are you kidding me? This article is telling everyone what we've known since last year! Did you sleep through the summer and fall and just NOW found out about Hallady? WAKE UP! This is ridiculous
    — philliekev04
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:09 PM, 11/22/2009
    With record attendance, playoff gate, concessions and merchandise the Phillies have more than enough $ sign Figgens as a free agent, extend Lee and trade Hamels for Halladay. Phils would be unstoppable. Only thing stopping them is NOT WANTING to part with the $.
    — BroadStreet
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:57 PM, 11/22/2009
    Nobody's trading Hamels for Halladay. Get a clue. You're calling the Phillies cheap? Have you been asleep for the last few seasons? As for Halladay, not sure why CEO would announce this is and lower his bargaining power. Although, everyone was convinced in July when they put him on the block that he wouldn't re-sign with the Jays so it's really old news.
    — JimG
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:21 PM, 11/22/2009
    We are being overun with 12-18 yo morons.....why does the stupid, misinformed youth of today actually think they know anything? Most of you slept thru High School, then elected Obama when you woke up.You should try living for 30-40 years before opening your mouths or typing on a blog. You might just learn a thing or two about sports and life. That is, unless you think you know it all already.....
    — Mark1npt
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:53 PM, 11/22/2009
    So Mark, besides insulting the bloggers - how about stating an on-topic opinion?
    — Bobphxville
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:34 PM, 11/22/2009
    HAmels and Victorino for Halladay and move Werth to Center and call up Brown or Tucker to play right field
    — Dr. Michael
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:37 PM, 11/22/2009
    I meant call up Michael Taylor after the trade, not Tucker.
    — Dr. Michael
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:24 PM, 11/22/2009
    Cole Hamels isn't going anywhere. Get a grip. If the Phils do this, it will be Happ, Brown OR Taylor, and some prospects who are lower down on the chain. They could, theoretically, trade Drabek, but they don't sound too eager to get rid of him. If they did trade Drabek, though, it would take Brown and Taylor off of the table. If they could do it for Happ, Brown, and a few lesser prospects, I'd pull the trigger. The problem is what it would do to the payroll down the line.
    — Mike P
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:30 PM, 11/22/2009
    Dr. Mike, you clearly don't know anything about baseball. For starters, the Phillies wouldn't trade Hamels for Halladay straight up, let alone adding Victorino. Secondly, Toronto wouldn't want either of those players. They want young, cheap players they can control (salary wise) for years to come. To rest of the masses, the reason this story is recurring is because it makes sense. The Phillies are one of the few teams in baseball with the prospects and payroll flexibility to make this deal.
    — booman55
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:49 PM, 11/22/2009
    Booman-Hamels and Victorino are young, cheap and signed for multiple years. You are the one lacking baseball knowledge. You just contradicted yourself, moron.
    — Dr. Michael
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:49 AM, 11/23/2009
    Pay attention Philly fans.. Figgins is wanting too much, settle for DeRosa, who has great stats, stop bashing Halladay not coming here, or he'll believe your hate mail, and not come.. we're looking at 81 sellouts 2010.. at poss. 4 mil in attendance, a slight increase in ticket prices, the playoffs and poss. series in 2010, and all you got to do is complain ???.. Hamels is our future, Lee and Halladay are priceless, as everyone seen Lee was in 09'.. imagine having two.. with Hamels, Happ and Blanton, dreams and wishes do come true... get onboard folks. and enjoy the ride... Come on Amaro, show your true colors... become the Gillick twin, and go get this guy.. without losing the farm..
    — Pa Bryon


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