Roy Halladay's Future
July 8th 2009 19:47
What should teams expect to give up for a chance at Roy Halladay? Dave Cameron suggests it will be a lot:
Read the whole thing to determine how he reached this conclusion.
Halladay is arguably the best pitcher in baseball and is signed to a contract well below market value, so there is no doubt that Blue Jays GM J.P. Ricciardi will be looking for a big return if he plans on parting with Halladay.
To acquire the Jays ace, teams should be expected to surrender something like $40 million in value.
What does $40 million in value look like? Something like three terrific prospects who are not that far from the majors. No one’s giving up players from the Matt Wieters/David Price mold, but it’s going to take several players from that second prospect tier, the top 25-50 type guys.
Phillies fans - that’s Dominic Brown, Kyle Drabek, and Carlos Carrasco. Mets fans? Fernando Martinez, Wilmer Flores, and Jenrry Mejia.
You get the idea. If the Blue Jays trade Roy Halladay, they’re going to ask for the moon. And they should. He’s worth it.
What does $40 million in value look like? Something like three terrific prospects who are not that far from the majors. No one’s giving up players from the Matt Wieters/David Price mold, but it’s going to take several players from that second prospect tier, the top 25-50 type guys.
Phillies fans - that’s Dominic Brown, Kyle Drabek, and Carlos Carrasco. Mets fans? Fernando Martinez, Wilmer Flores, and Jenrry Mejia.
You get the idea. If the Blue Jays trade Roy Halladay, they’re going to ask for the moon. And they should. He’s worth it.
Read the whole thing to determine how he reached this conclusion.
Halladay is arguably the best pitcher in baseball and is signed to a contract well below market value, so there is no doubt that Blue Jays GM J.P. Ricciardi will be looking for a big return if he plans on parting with Halladay.
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