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The Price for Roy Halladay

According to a “high-ranking official” cited in an article by The National Post, the Toronto Blue Jays will take as much time as needed to trade Roy Halladay — if they trade him at all. Would they actually keep Halladay … Continue reading

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Jones, Gonzalez, Vizquel Off the Table

The first free agents of this winter’s pool have agreed to terms with new teams: Alex Gonzalez has moved on to the Toronto Blue Jays, and both Andruw Jones and Omar Vizquel are moving from Texas to the Chicago White … Continue reading

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Mets in Three-way for Overbay?

The latest column from Ken Rosenthal reports that the Mets, Cubs, and Blue Jays are engaged in talks that would send Luis Castillo to Chicago, Milton Bradley to Toronto, and Lyle Overbay to New York. Hat tip to loyal MetsToday … Continue reading

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Why and How the Mets Should Trade for Roy Halladay

(NOTE: this article is by MetsToday contributing writer and resident stathead Matt Himelfarb — be kind, and keep an open mind) Rumors of the Dodgers recent financial troubles due to the McCourts’ nasty split should be welcome news to the … Continue reading

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Mets Shopping for Halladay?

The New York Times is reporting that the Mets may go after Roy Halladay, if in fact the Toronto Blue Jays make him available this winter. As MetsBlog notes, the fact the Mets have little in the way of near-ready … Continue reading

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Two Men Who Can Help the Mets: J.P. Ricciardi and Kevin Towers

Over the past 24 hours, two MLB general managers were relieved of their duties. New Padres owner Jeff Moorad fired Kevin Towers and the Blue Jays let go J.P. Ricciardi. Ricciardi was the golden boy oft-mentioned in Moneyball, but was … Continue reading

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Someone Is On Crack

By now you’ve read or heard about Jon Heyman’s SI column reporting that the Mets turned down a Blue Jays trade proposal for Roy Halladay. According to Heyman: Toronto’s request of the Mets for star pitcher Roy Halladay was for … Continue reading

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Window Shopping with Empty Pockets

It’s the same old, same old — the July 31st trading deadline nears, the Mets are desperate to acquire some players, but simply do not have the necessary chips to bring in what they need. This year, though, there’s a big difference. Read on … Continue reading

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