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This makes a ton of sense… if you’re a GM and you want to get the most value for Cliff Lee, who is going to walk after this season, you need to trade him. It’s the same premise that non-contenders live by – prospects are better than draft picks. The problem with being a contender is that Rube can’t sacrifice today to benefit the future. We need a front line pitcher…. BUT if he can trade Lee for prospects that will allow us to get Roy Halladay AND an extension, it’s a no-brainer. Halladay for multiple years is certainly better than Lee for one year. I would be willing to sacrifice my dream rotation (Halladay, Lee, Hamels) for multiple years of Halladay.

Also, if Amaro trades Lee to another NL contender, especially the Dodgers, thats ground for immediate removal. You DONT do that…

Geoff, the point is to make the team better without compromising the future. The point of trading Lee away to get Halladay is that it might be the only way that you’re going to get Halladay without severely impacting the future. I would think that one year of Halladay and Lee is not worth major weaknesses down the road.

Looks like John Lackey might be signing with BOSTON, he either took, or is taking a physical for them today

which would mean that LA Angels need to acquire an ACE… which means they’ll likely up their bid for Roy Halladay.. and our dreams of getting him might be over

With two “ACES” on our roster already.. we clearly won’t try to match an offer that the Angels put out there.. they NEED Halladay, we only WANT Halladay

because LEE is said to be seeking AT LEAST 5 YEARS when he becomes a Free Agent

the Phillies don’t like to go past 3 years for pitchers.. and they aren’t going to have the budget to pay him $20-25 M for 5+ years

so he’s most likely going to get paid by someone else next season

Thanks Don,
But dont you think if he gets to play in another playoff/series,he may soften up to 3 years?
Who knows for sure?

Well, we all better PRAY that Cole Hamels gets his crap back together, and that Kyle Drabek lives up to everything he’s supposed to be, because once Lee walks, our teams pitching staff will depend on those 2.

CSN’s Jim Salisbury reports today that the Phillies are “actively talking” about a contract extension with Roy Halladay’s agent, according to two baseball sources. One of those sources told Salisbury Doc is likely to take a physical with the Phillies this week. The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Andy Martino adds that Halladay and his agent have checked into a Philadelphia-area hotel.

What’s more, Salisbury writes of “indications that pitcher Cliff Lee could be traded.” SI’s Jon Heyman wrote today that Lee would take no discount to sign an extension. Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports write that “a three-team blockbuster that would send Halladay to the Phillies and Lee to another club is under discussion.” They add that the Mariners have “contemplated dealing for Lee in recent days,” but a straight Phillies-Jays trade is also possible. The writers say these complex talks involve the Phils receiving money to put toward Halladay’s $15.75MM salary next year.

Questions: would Halladay command a C.C. Sabathia contract, even though he’ll be 33 in May? And which teams could match up for Lee aside from the Mariners? The Angels, Dodgers, Brewers, Rangers, Rays, and Red Sox were linked to Lee in July trade talks, but things have changed since then.

According to MLBtraderumors.com

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