Bob Elliot of the Canadian Slam Sports site is reporting that Roy Halladay has pre-approved a deal to the Bronx, while ruling out some other locales. He reports-
“I don’t know who Toronto will wind up with,” a major league executive said Friday. “I don’t know when he is going and I don’t know where he’s going.
“But I do know that Halladay has told the Jays he’ll approve a trade to the Yankees.”
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A Minnesota Twins official confirmed in July that Halladay would not approve a deal to the Twin-Cities and Texas Rangers president Nolan Ryan said in September he was told Halladay would block a deal to Arlington, Tex.
Halladay has never said yeah or nay to the Yanks and still hasn’t, but this third party news clears the decks for Halladay to follow the path of Cone and Clemens.
Not surprising, but this should answer any question about his willingness to play in New York.
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Was there ever a chance he would say no? The team that can offer him the most money and also happens to be coming off a world series win without him, seems like a no brainer to accept that. In fact it makes much more sense for him than it does us!
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Steve S. Reply:
November 27th, 2009 at 8:53 pm
Not really, but this is the first time it’s confirmed. Also, 2 other teams (TEX/MINN) are off the list of potential suitors, so that’s significant as well.
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The other Chris H Reply:
November 27th, 2009 at 9:00 pm
I guess but where the Twins ever considered real contenders? Texas has a lot of young talent but doesn’t seem to want to part with any of them and no pitchers ever do want to pitch in Texas because of that park and Minute Maid… If The Rangers were getting any pitcher this offseason it was going to be Lackey.
I really think the Jays are going to run into a road block with their demands because we are talking about a 32 year old starting pitcher and there are to many other good young starting pitchers to trade for without giving away all your prospects.
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