Halladay would approve trade to Yankees

by Travis G on Nov 27, 2009 10:00 PM EST in New York Yankees News

According to Bob Elliott of Canada's Slam Sports -

"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."

Who knows who the 'major league executive' is. It could be the Jays' own GM, trying to get the Red Sox involved. (via MLBTR)

Kevin Towers may join the Yanks in an advisory role -

Towers, fired last month as the Padres' general manager, told ESPN that he will meet with the Yankees, Mets, Red Sox and Mariners at the winter meetings in Indianapolis and decide which team to join - in an advisory role - shortly after.

The odds favor the Yankees to land Towers, 48, who is widely respected throughout the industry for the job he did in San Diego. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman has a very close friendship with Towers...

I liked what Towers did with limited flexibility in San Diego. He could be a valuable asset to the Yankees.

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Halladay would approve a trade

Great. I still don’t think they should get him. Hang on to the prospects. Unless they can pull it off while giving up prospects not named Jackson and Montero.

So about Keith Towers, what exactly would he do for the Yankees? Just another guy in the front office? How exactly would he help? Because I’m not sure.

by nyyrocks29 on Nov 27, 2009 10:06 PM EST reply actions

You mean Kevin Towers, right?

by pinstriper on Nov 28, 2009 6:57 PM EST up reply actions

yea

my bad

by nyyrocks29 on Nov 28, 2009 9:23 PM EST up reply actions

fodder..

We already knew the Yankees were on that list..

by RuBiCaNT on Nov 27, 2009 10:47 PM EST reply actions

arghhh stop teasing me

everytime i go to a yankees blog or site, my heart stops for a second after seeing all these headlines.

couldn’t all these gms just keep quiet so i can have a relaxing winter and then wake up one morning to find that they acquired doc? ahhh wishful thinking.

anyway, i’m all for the deal as long as it’s not too much for him.

by Peppered on Nov 27, 2009 11:20 PM EST reply actions

According to Jim Bowden...

The Yanks should trade Joba, IPK and Gardner for Halladay… Then sign Matsui and Damon to 2 year deals and sign Mike Gonzalez… Stupid…

by RuBiCaNT on Nov 27, 2009 11:59 PM EST reply actions

Joba, IPK, and Gardner for Halladay isn't a bad trade...

by Wraithpk on Nov 29, 2009 10:59 AM EST up reply actions

I think he means

it’s stupid for Jim Bowden to think that Toronto is even going to look at that trade, which it is. I’d be doing cartwheels if Toronto was stupid enough to take that.

by nyyrocks29 on Nov 29, 2009 11:36 AM EST up reply actions

Teams know that the Jays are desperate to move him, so I don’t think the Jays will get any great offers. Joba, IPK, and Gardner would give them two pitchers who could be major league starters, and a guy who could start in CF, if you move Wells to a corner OF spot. Not a horrible trade for the Jays considering people aren’t going to give them a whole lot since Halladay will be available next year anyway.

by Wraithpk on Nov 30, 2009 10:30 AM EST up reply actions

link

http://msn.foxsports.com/video/MLB

by RuBiCaNT on Nov 28, 2009 12:00 AM EST reply actions

I'm sure this "rumor" has come out to begin the bidding war among

we “the champs” and the Beantown bums. But at the same time it is encouraging to hear that Doc welcomes the idea…..allegedly of course.

But of course he would:
1. You have a chance to win every year.
2. You become the 3rd piece to one BIG three headed monster
3. Its the New York Yankees for goodness sake
4. You’re guranteed a truckload of pesos.

No brainer IMO.

Anybody in the mood for a repeat?

by ReggieARodJeter on Nov 28, 2009 1:39 AM EST reply actions

Guaranteed win every time he hits the mound

Same can’t be said for Phil Hughes, IPK or Joba.
Let’s be honest here… Look at next year’s stating rotation if it started tomorrow: CC, AJ…then what? Gaudin, Joba? Certainly not starters I want to go to war with every third start.
I say Halliday isn’t Santana (where Cashman was hesitant to pull the trigger on a deal), this is a deal worth making for two reasons…one you get a mentor to AJ which will increase his win total by 5+ and two you get a 2 or 3 time Cy Young award winning pitcher who was like 170- 68 with a team which thought .500 baseball was a successful year. On the Yankees Doc will win 25 games and mentally assist AJ to win 18/19

by ilBrutto on Nov 28, 2009 11:21 AM EST reply actions

Towers?

What have the Padres ever won?

by BronxBorn LifeLong on Nov 28, 2009 2:09 PM EST reply actions

Towers was responsible for the Padres always having great young talent in their farm system.
The ownership never wanted to spend to keep anyone or trade for anyone but Towers is a great talent evaluator in particular in the area of pitching. IMO

by ae2cdk on Nov 28, 2009 6:24 PM EST up reply actions