Would you take the package from Boston for Halladay?

[My O's Face]

Yahoo Sports is reporting that the Red Sox have offered Clay Buchholz, Triple-A pitching prospect Michael Bowden, and top outfield prospect Ryan Westmoreland for Halladay.

If you were Toronto, would you take it?

[Migrant Redbird]

No, you don't deal a player of Halladay's caliber to another team within your division unless either:

(1) You're resigned to being noncompetitive for the next 5-10 years, or

(2) The trade favors your own team by a significant margin, e.g., like trading Rick Wise for Steve Carlton.

[byrdz]

Yahoo Sports is reporting that the Red Sox have offered Clay Buchholz' date=' Triple-A pitching prospect Michael Bowden, and top outfield prospect Ryan Westmoreland for Halladay.

If you were Toronto, would you take it?[/quote']

Those look like some nice players but that would just be a starting point if I'm the BJ's. This is Halliday we're talking about, Halliday.

[Sports Guy]

The Red Sox are apparently not putting Westmoreland in the deal.

If this was the best deal on the table, you better believe I say yes to this. THat is a nice 3 player package...If I am the BJs, I am saying we will give you Scutaro and you include Lowrie and that may do it.

[Jules]

There is no way I would trade him within the division. You know the Sox would resign him if they acquire him. Do you want to face him 5 times/year for the next 7-9 years and think you can compete?

[JamesI]

Theres a good chance he ends up a Sox or Yankee anyway in a year and a half. Take the package.

[Migrant Redbird]

Theres a good chance he ends up a Sox or Yankee anyway in a year and a half. Take the package.

Don't be shortsighted. Try to deal him to another team with a good chance off re-signing him. Even if he goes free agency, while the odds are good that he signs with the Yankees, there's still a possibility another team might go after him harder. After all, the Giants did win the Barry Zito sweepstakes.