Should the Mets Go All in for Halladay?
ByTRS86 of The Real Dirty Mets Blog says that the Mets should go ALL in for Roy Halladay because no matter what happens the Mets are going to come out as winners. His argument says that if the Mets get him they add another ace to their rotation and become a force to be reckon with and if they do not get him then at least they raise the price for a team like say the Phillies.
Now that it seems the Phillies have signed Pedro Martinez (sad sad day as Pedro is my favorite pitcher to take to a major league game) would they still pursue Halladay? My gut tells me no as the Phillies are generally a cheap team and would not want to take Halladay’s 10 million and or take Vernon Wells/Alex Rios‘s contract when they have a complete outfield already. Plus they would have to risk the future trading some crop including Dominic Brown, Michael Taylor, Jason Knapp, Kyle Drabek, Carlos Carrasco, or Antonio Bastardo.
Now if the Phillies wanted to they could easily put together a much better package for Halladay then the Mets, but would it be a win for the Mets if they did? The answer is yes it would. As a stated earlier the Phillies are rather cheap and will likely have to let Doc walk after 2010 and enter free agency leaving their farm system weaker for a season and a half of Doc so that they can retain Ryan Howard, Chase Utley, and Cole Hamels. It woulf suck for the Mets to have to face Doc over that time, but they won’t have to face Drabek, Brown, and Taylor for many more than just a season and a half.
And if they get Doc well than that puts them into the favorite for the NL East as I don’t feel the Phillies gain as much from getting him as their ballpark is built that they have to put together an amazing offensive team with their pitching not as important as it will be to the Mets who have a weak offense and with their canyon of a ballpark would benefit from adding another pitcher who can keep their offense in the game and give them a chance to win. The Mets prospects are also not as good as the Phillies or they are father away and far more risky. With the Mets financial ability of definitely being able to take on say Alex Rios and $60 mill if they can obtain the combo of the two for a package in the area of Fernando Martinez, Jon Niese/Brad Holt, Reese Havens, and Robert Carson (or any lower level player you choose or 2 depending on who they are) it is a package that I would pull the trigger on and get the Ace and young outfielder. So I tend to agree with the Real Dirty Mets Blog that we should go all in and that either way it is a pretty much win-win. I am a prospect lover and still agree getting rid of some of our best talent for him would be the smartest move, or at least attempting to get rid of our best talent for him would be a smart move.
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