Showing posts with label Roy Halladay. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Roy Halladay. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Baseball America Breakdown of Halladay Deal
Somehow managed to find this gem in their free content section..
M's The Clear-Cut Winners of Halladay Deal!
Not only did they pull a Cy-Young Winner of their own (Cliff Lee) from the mess, but they also participated in seeing Halladay move away from the American League and potential from their division rival LA Angels of Wherever.
M's lose: Phillipe Aumont and secondary prospects to get one year of Cliff Lee, who will presumably walk after 2010 to the highest bidder. The Mariners lay claim to the best 1-2 punch in baseball for a season and take the 2-high draft picks as compensation when Lee leaves, and use them to restock the system for the players they traded.
M's lose: Phillipe Aumont and secondary prospects to get one year of Cliff Lee, who will presumably walk after 2010 to the highest bidder. The Mariners lay claim to the best 1-2 punch in baseball for a season and take the 2-high draft picks as compensation when Lee leaves, and use them to restock the system for the players they traded.
Monday, November 30, 2009
Bleacher Report shares our faith!
Read an interesting article over at Bleacher Report and it sounds like the writer (Mark Dewdney) shares some of my optimism for the future of our team.
The general concept of the article is that with Bud Selig's pending retirement (before the 2012 season), Baseball will appoint a new commissioner to "fix" the little things wrong with our sport, such as the absence of a meaningful salary cap. Couple that with the idea that the Jays package of prospects received in an inevitable Roy Halladay deal will blossom around the same time (2012) and the Jays will be right in the mix for contention.
A couple things I don't necessarily agree with in the article:
1. "Players came here because of Pat Gillick, and they will come because of Alex Anthopoulous."
- Any kind of evidence to support this statement??
2. "Would you have signed with the Blue Jays in the last decade? You'd have to have been blind, which, incidentally, is what Halladay, Wells, and others are thinking when they look in the mirror."
- I guess A.J. Burnett, B.J. Ryan, Frank Thomas and everyone else were just blinded by the money J.P. threw at them. Last time I checked, the Blue Jays were a promising contender in 2006/2007 and if things broke the right way, they would have enjoyed a lot more success (thanks TJ surgery!).
- What the hell does Vernon Wells care?? He's getting paid to the tune of $126 million over 7 years. With the way he's been playing lately, he's lucky to be a starting CF on any major league team, let alone making the kind of money he's making. If he had signed that deal with the Yanks as a free agent and was putting up the kind of performance he is now, the Yanks wouldn't stand for it. He'd be DFA'd and released (only the Yanks have the ability to eat a contract THAT BAD).
3. "Roy Halladay is going to either the Yankees or Red Sox"
- As much as I HOPE this isn't true, Dewdney might eventually be right about this one, but for what it's worth it's like predicting Team Canada to win gold in the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. Real tough call there bud.
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Like I said yesterday, let's make this damn Halladay deal already and start getting excited about the future.
The general concept of the article is that with Bud Selig's pending retirement (before the 2012 season), Baseball will appoint a new commissioner to "fix" the little things wrong with our sport, such as the absence of a meaningful salary cap. Couple that with the idea that the Jays package of prospects received in an inevitable Roy Halladay deal will blossom around the same time (2012) and the Jays will be right in the mix for contention.
A couple things I don't necessarily agree with in the article:
1. "Players came here because of Pat Gillick, and they will come because of Alex Anthopoulous."
- Any kind of evidence to support this statement??
2. "Would you have signed with the Blue Jays in the last decade? You'd have to have been blind, which, incidentally, is what Halladay, Wells, and others are thinking when they look in the mirror."
- I guess A.J. Burnett, B.J. Ryan, Frank Thomas and everyone else were just blinded by the money J.P. threw at them. Last time I checked, the Blue Jays were a promising contender in 2006/2007 and if things broke the right way, they would have enjoyed a lot more success (thanks TJ surgery!).
- What the hell does Vernon Wells care?? He's getting paid to the tune of $126 million over 7 years. With the way he's been playing lately, he's lucky to be a starting CF on any major league team, let alone making the kind of money he's making. If he had signed that deal with the Yanks as a free agent and was putting up the kind of performance he is now, the Yanks wouldn't stand for it. He'd be DFA'd and released (only the Yanks have the ability to eat a contract THAT BAD).
3. "Roy Halladay is going to either the Yankees or Red Sox"
- As much as I HOPE this isn't true, Dewdney might eventually be right about this one, but for what it's worth it's like predicting Team Canada to win gold in the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. Real tough call there bud.
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Like I said yesterday, let's make this damn Halladay deal already and start getting excited about the future.
If Halladay is as good as gone, then make it happen already!!
Don't get me wrong, I love Roy Halladay, there aren't many other players in baseball I'd rather build a team around. If the proverbial "writing is on the wall" and Halladay will indeed be shipped for a package of prospects, then well.. let's have it already.
I'm sick and tired of thinking about the 2010 Jays, assuming that we will be without our ace. If it's going to happen, then at least give our fans those shiny young prospects to get excited about. Losing Doc will hut, no doubt.. but the it's better to make the move happen now and let the healing process begin.
Who could the Jays receive to provide a jolt of enthusiasm for their fans:
C Jesus Montero - Yankees
The 19 year-old, YES 19 YEAR-OLD, Montero hit a combined .337 between A-Tampa and AA-Trenton in 2009. A right-handed hitter, he slugged his way to a .562 mark with 17 HR and 70 RBI. His season was cut short though due to a broken finger and Montero played in just 92 games. In just 257 career games as a pro, Montero has launched 37 HR and posted 176 RBI, while hitting at a .325/.379/.509 clip.
At 6'4" and 225lbs, Montero was MLB.com's 40th ranked prospect coming into the 2009 season. The only question about Montero is if he has the ability to stay behind the plate long-term. Either way, Montero's bat would instantly make him the Jays top prospect, even for those who still consider Travis Snider prospect-eligible.
J.P. Arencibia, a player I hyped prior to the 2009 season, lost a bit of his luster this year after struggling a bit in AAA this year and the Jays could decide Montero is the guy they want to target as their long-term answer behind the dish. A lineup with a 2-6 consisting of Hill, Snider, Montero, Lind and Arencibia would provide the Jays with an outstanding core for the future.
The only con in acquiring a player like Montero is that the Jays wouldn't likely receive a top-level arm in the same package, and the Jays young rotation could still use a future ace. Whether or not that ace will develop amongst the Jays young nucleus (Romero, Rzepczynski, Cecil) is yet to be seen, but an injection of talent from an outside organization via a Roy Halladay trade almost seems like a necessity (no offence Chad Jenkins).
Solution?
SP Clay Buchholz - Boston
Buchholz has serious ace talent, just check his no hitter versus the Orioles on September 1, 2007. He's had trouble making the full-time leap to the BIG LEAGUES ever since however, posting a forgettable 6.75 ERA over 15 starts in 2008. Buchholz was back on his game in 2009 though, posting a 7-2 record with AAA-Pawtucket. Check his peripheral's: a 2.36 ERA and 0.98 WHIP over 99 IP. Certainly worth of another promotion, Buchholz again got his chance and performed admirably. He made his season debut on July 17th IN TORONTO and would make 16 starts for the Red Sox, going 7-4 with a 4.21 ERA and 1.38 WHIP over 92 IP. Buchholz definitely pitched better than his slightly bloated peripheral numbers show.
The Jays have certainly had their share of exposure to the young phenom, as he dominated them twice during an 8-game stretch in which he posted a 6-0 record. Fittingly after the stretch began by outdueling Jays ace Roy Halladay on August 19th @ Rogers Centre, they would finally put the wood to Buchholz, this time @ Fenway Park on September 29th (the 4th start he made against the Jays in '09) behind the first two of a three-homer game from Adam Lind. Subtract his last 2 starts of the year (this aforementioned one against the Jays and a stinker the next time out vs. the Indians) and Buchholz would have finished with a 7-3 record and a 3.21 ERA instead -->> A FULL RUN LOWER THAN HIS SEASON TOTAL.
He also rebounded to make a solid start in Game 3 of the Red Sox division series against the Angels, and should be ready for a full-time gig in 2010. The only question is where? Will it be behind Boston's duel aces of Josh Beckett and Jon Lester? Or will Boston go for a third ace, and include Buchholz in a Roy Halladay trade, leaving the youngster in the mix for the top spot in the Jays 2010 rotation?
These two young prospects appear to be the obvious big names the Jays might acquire, but that's obviously if they decide to dangle the best player our franchise has ever groomed into the shark-infested waters of the American League East.
Next, we'll take a look at some other potential players that the team could target to excite Jays fans for 2010 and beyond!
I'm sick and tired of thinking about the 2010 Jays, assuming that we will be without our ace. If it's going to happen, then at least give our fans those shiny young prospects to get excited about. Losing Doc will hut, no doubt.. but the it's better to make the move happen now and let the healing process begin.
Who could the Jays receive to provide a jolt of enthusiasm for their fans:
C Jesus Montero - Yankees
The 19 year-old, YES 19 YEAR-OLD, Montero hit a combined .337 between A-Tampa and AA-Trenton in 2009. A right-handed hitter, he slugged his way to a .562 mark with 17 HR and 70 RBI. His season was cut short though due to a broken finger and Montero played in just 92 games. In just 257 career games as a pro, Montero has launched 37 HR and posted 176 RBI, while hitting at a .325/.379/.509 clip.At 6'4" and 225lbs, Montero was MLB.com's 40th ranked prospect coming into the 2009 season. The only question about Montero is if he has the ability to stay behind the plate long-term. Either way, Montero's bat would instantly make him the Jays top prospect, even for those who still consider Travis Snider prospect-eligible.
J.P. Arencibia, a player I hyped prior to the 2009 season, lost a bit of his luster this year after struggling a bit in AAA this year and the Jays could decide Montero is the guy they want to target as their long-term answer behind the dish. A lineup with a 2-6 consisting of Hill, Snider, Montero, Lind and Arencibia would provide the Jays with an outstanding core for the future.
The only con in acquiring a player like Montero is that the Jays wouldn't likely receive a top-level arm in the same package, and the Jays young rotation could still use a future ace. Whether or not that ace will develop amongst the Jays young nucleus (Romero, Rzepczynski, Cecil) is yet to be seen, but an injection of talent from an outside organization via a Roy Halladay trade almost seems like a necessity (no offence Chad Jenkins).
Solution?
SP Clay Buchholz - Boston
Buchholz has serious ace talent, just check his no hitter versus the Orioles on September 1, 2007. He's had trouble making the full-time leap to the BIG LEAGUES ever since however, posting a forgettable 6.75 ERA over 15 starts in 2008. Buchholz was back on his game in 2009 though, posting a 7-2 record with AAA-Pawtucket. Check his peripheral's: a 2.36 ERA and 0.98 WHIP over 99 IP. Certainly worth of another promotion, Buchholz again got his chance and performed admirably. He made his season debut on July 17th IN TORONTO and would make 16 starts for the Red Sox, going 7-4 with a 4.21 ERA and 1.38 WHIP over 92 IP. Buchholz definitely pitched better than his slightly bloated peripheral numbers show.The Jays have certainly had their share of exposure to the young phenom, as he dominated them twice during an 8-game stretch in which he posted a 6-0 record. Fittingly after the stretch began by outdueling Jays ace Roy Halladay on August 19th @ Rogers Centre, they would finally put the wood to Buchholz, this time @ Fenway Park on September 29th (the 4th start he made against the Jays in '09) behind the first two of a three-homer game from Adam Lind. Subtract his last 2 starts of the year (this aforementioned one against the Jays and a stinker the next time out vs. the Indians) and Buchholz would have finished with a 7-3 record and a 3.21 ERA instead -->> A FULL RUN LOWER THAN HIS SEASON TOTAL.
He also rebounded to make a solid start in Game 3 of the Red Sox division series against the Angels, and should be ready for a full-time gig in 2010. The only question is where? Will it be behind Boston's duel aces of Josh Beckett and Jon Lester? Or will Boston go for a third ace, and include Buchholz in a Roy Halladay trade, leaving the youngster in the mix for the top spot in the Jays 2010 rotation?
These two young prospects appear to be the obvious big names the Jays might acquire, but that's obviously if they decide to dangle the best player our franchise has ever groomed into the shark-infested waters of the American League East.
Next, we'll take a look at some other potential players that the team could target to excite Jays fans for 2010 and beyond!
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
HALLADAY'S CAREER NIGHT LIFTS JAYS OVER HALOS
The Doctor was certainly in tonight!
Outside of a 4-run debacle in the 7th, Halladay pitched a gem to lead the Jays to a 6-4 win on Tuesday night. Along the way he piled up a career-high 14 K's in his second complete game of the season to improve his record to 9-1 on the season.
The Jays offense pounded out 9 hits and 6 runs on Angels' starter Joe Saunders over his 5.1 IP. After the bullpen blew a disasterous 5 run lead in Halladay's last start vs. Baltimore, Cito Gaston wasn't taking any chances tonight and let the Doctor go the distance, throwing a total of 133 pitches, 88 for strikes.
Next up: Casey Janssen (1-1, 4.15) takes the hill for the Jays' in the second of a three game set. The Angels will counter with Jered Weaver (4-2, 2.36 ERA) who is off to an impressive start to the 2009 season. The Jays will have their work cut out for them as Weaver has posted a 4-1 record against the Jays in 5 career starts.
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