Monday, December 14, 2009

MLB Baseball Trade: Halladay, Lee Changing Teams

A huge MLB baseball trade is going down today and it looks like star pitchers Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee are involved.
This is still waiting to be finalized but it appears that all the pieces are in place for this MLB baseball trade to go through. Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee are the two biggest pieces involved and we’ll break down who is getting what in this three-team trade.
Philadelphia Phillies get: Pitcher Roy Halladay
Seattle Mariners get: Pitcher Cliff Lee
Toronto Blue Jays get: Pitcher Phillippe Aumont, Catcher Travis d'Arnaud, other prospects
Halladay went 17-10 with a 2.79 ERA for the Toronto Blue Jays last season and will give the Phillies a top-end right-hander to couple with lefty Cole Hamels.
Lee split the 2009 MLB season between the Indians and Phillies following a midseason trade and ended with a combined 3.22 ERA and 1.24 WHIP last year.
Aumont is one of the best pitching prospects in baseball and was the first overall pick in the 2007 draft. The Canadian is just 20 years old and his imposing size (6’7”, 225 pounds) has many predicting long-term success.
BoDog Sportsbook has the betting odds up on the potential 2009 MLB World Series winner with the Phillies at 9/1, the Blue Jays at 80/1, and the Mariners at 30/1. The odds on the Mariners have some great value after today's MLB trade.
I’d say the Blue Jays are the big winners in this MLB baseball trade. They get some excellent prospects and a chance to rebuild a team that is not currently capable of competing with the Yankees. Philadelphia gets a right-hander that will make them a tough out come playoff time and you have to like the deal from their perspective as well. The Mariners got a great pitcher and will make waves if Erik Bedard and Felix Hernandez can stay healthy next season.

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