Trade winds: Roy Halladay unhappy with Blue Jays

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Blue Jays Gauging Interest in Roy Halladay
Published 7/24/2008 at FanHouse
Filed under: Blue Jays, AL East, MLB RumorsWith the trade deadline coming up on us quickly, there's been plenty of talk surrounding a certain Blue Jays starting pitcher that may be available via trade this season. That pitcher is A.J. Burnett, who has the ability to opt out of his contract at season's end, and even if he doesn't the Jays aren't sure they really want to pay him the money still owed him on his current contract. So they wouldn't mind trading him at all, and given the way he's talked in recent months, A.J. wouldn't mind it that much either. Of course, the Blue Jays have another pitcher on their staff who ...

Rumor Mill Roundup: July 24
Published 7/25/2008 at FanHouse
Filed under: Blue Jays, Braves, Brewers, Marlins, Orioles, Rockies, Yankees, MLB RumorsWith the trade deadline right around the corner, our MLB editor brings you the top five rumors every day until July 31. - The Braves continue to indicate that they won't move Mark Teixeira in hopes of contending for the NL East title, but if the team struggles over the next week, that could all change. Atlanta is already a bit of a longshot to make the playoffs, but two injuries to key players should push them over the cliff and turn them into sellers. Chipper Jones hurt his hamstring ...

Baseball Today: Friday, July 25
Published 7/25/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... THE BLOCKBUSTER WE'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR: The Newark Star-Ledger, saying the whispers about Roy Halladay's unhappiness in Toronto "just won't go away," reports the Blue Jays have approached some National League teams -- the Cardinals and Dodgers were mentioned specifically -- about their interest in the ace right-hander. ...

Oh Lord, hear my prayers: Deliver Roy Halladay
Published 7/25/2008 by John Amato at Pinstripe Alley: Front Page Posts
As I was thinking about the surprise names that could be traded before the deadline, Halladay's name did come up and like magic: Halladay is apparently unhappy in Toronto and has let management know it, and management has apparently responded by doing some quiet surveying of teams (such as St. Louis and the Dodgers) that are far, far away from the AL East in an effort to see what it could get for the 2003 Cy Young Award winner. Apparently, the returns other teams are getting for top-talent pitchers such as C.C. Sabathia, Rich Harden and Erik Bedard has ...