Roy Halladay News

The Angels have resumed their pursuit of pitcher Roy Halladay, the Toronto Blue Jays ace who would be an extremely attractive alternative to free-agent right-hander John Lackey, with whom the team continues to negotiate.

It's never easy when a franchise player for a sports team announces he will test the market when his contract expires.

"...he wasna t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire Uh... We would like to sign him, he is an original Blue Jay and we have never had a pitcher as good as him Roger Clemens would beg to differ.

Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports says that the Dodgers and Blue Jays are discussing a deal for Roy Halladay.

J.A. Happ, the lefthander who began this year as a reliever and became one of the Phillies ' most consistent starters, finished second in the voting for National League rookie of the year yesterday.

I was wandering around various baseball sites today, and came across a thought that honestly made me laugh when I first read it.

I hate to say it...but for the fourth year in a row, Roy Halladay crafted another Cy Young calibre season and had nothing to show for it.

If teams approached Toronto general manager Alex Anthopoulos concerning the availability of Roy Halladay during the past two days of the General Managers' Meetings at the O'Hare Hilton, well, Anthopoulos isn't saying.

It's a bitter pill to swallow, but I'm come to grips with the fact that Roy Halladay is likely not going to be a Blue Jay for much longer.

Toronto Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi was keeping an eye on his kids and an ear to his cellphone as he arrived in Baltimore for the final weekend before baseball's all-star break.

Maybe this brash, new plan will work in Toronto. If it does, I guarantee you there will be 12 other American League clubs cribbing notes, and new Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos will make far more dough as a consultant than he ever will running a ballclub.

New Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos is hiring development people and scouts. Same old, same old.

This could very well be a possibility, but the question is, why? Why do the reigning World Series Champions need to add another ace toA their already proven and capable starting rotation? Sports Illustrated'sA Jon Heyman tweeted A that the Yankees planA on inquiring about Halladay.

After a season of lingering gloom, the Toronto Blue Jays can take a timeout for a rare boast: Adam Lind and Aaron Hill have been voted the best offensive players at their positions in the American League.

With Major League Baseball's general managers meeting for a second straight day in Chicago, there are bound to be rumours surrounding every team.

The Twins need an ace. They unequivocally need a pitcher who can go out every fifth day and shut a team down.

Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay is again available through trade -- at a price, of course.

As the members of baseball's front offices convene in Chicago for the general managers' meetings, Jim Salisbury of the Inquirer reports that the Phillies are "in the running" for Roy Halladay [ link ]. Despite the fact that J.P. Riccardi is no longer running things in Toronto, there's no doubt the Blue Jays will still want quite a few high-level ...

Ruben Amaro Jr. arrived at the annual general managers' meetings late yesterday afternoon and listed his priorities for upgrading his team this off-season. "Third base, bullpen, bench," the Phillies' GM said in the lobby of the O'Hare Hilton, where the meetings run through tomorrow.

It's his first session as head man at the annual GM meetings. There will be young major-league GMs that welcome him to the fraternity with open arms.