In a shocking piece of news as the Yankees Organizational meetings come to an end, the Yankees will bid on Roy Halladay. Jon Heyman surmises that it will take some combination of Phil Hughes, Joba Chamberlain, Jesus Montero, and Austin Jackson, which is another bit of shocking news, right?
Personally, I would start off with an offering of Phil Hughes (Sorry Zell!), Austin Jackson and maybe someone like Ian Kennedy. Personally, I believe Joba has a higher upside and I’d rather not potentially give up a bat like Montero’s. Ian Kennedy? That was more of a throw in, I still believe he has something to contribute to a major league team.
In reality, I know that won’t be the package that would win Roy Halladay’s services. I can see either Joba or Montero leaving, but both of them? Unlikely. The winter meetings in Indy begin on Monday and Halladay is likely to dominate meetings there, so let the fun begin!
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I disagree with you, Rob. Phil is the one young guy that we have to keep. Personally, with Halladay wanting to come to NY, only one year left on his contract, maybe two other teams that can afford him, and with his age, I think anything more than one #1 prospect..plus a scrub or two.. for Halladay is a rip off. I would offer AJax and maybe Brackman…if that is not enough..walk. Let Boston empty their farm..even with Halladay and Scutaro, we will still be very competitive with them for the present, and have a major advantage in 5 years.
IMO, to give up two A list prospects or ML ready players (or a combination) is insane…especially considering that we are in the driver’s seat here.