Broad Street Heroes

According to Ken Rosenthal, Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay is “all but out” of Toronto.  They apparently are ready to deal the Cy Young winner, but teams who are interested will pay a steep price to get him.  For the Phillies that would mean losing many of these players/prospects:

• J.A. Happ (SP): Phillies #3 pitching prospect, currently in rotation
• John Mayberry, Jr. (OF): Phillies #8 prospect
• Carlos Carrasco (SP): Phillies #1 pitching prospect, 7th overall
• Michael Taylor (OF): Phillies #6 prospect
• Kyle Drabek (SP): Phillies #2 pitching prospect
• Lou Marson (C)
• Jason Donald (SS): Phillies #4 prospect
• Jason Knapp (SP): 84.2 IP, 112 Ks so far this season
• Dominic Brown (OF): Phillies top prospect
• Kyle Kendrick (SP)

My brother just went to a Lakewood game to see Knapp pitch he said that in 2-3 years he is going to be downright filthy.  He has to work on control, but he has a 96 mph fastball and is a strikeout machine.  I wouldn’t want to see him dealt in a Halladay trade.  JA Happ has emerged as a viable starter, but in a trade scenario he is all but gone.  When it comes to our outfield prospects, I think they are more expendable because our outfield already has good depth and strong starters.  I wouldn’t mind losing Carrasco at this point because he has faltered in the last year, and I don’t know how ready he is to play.

David Murphy of the Philadelphia Daily News has an article about possible trade rumors here: http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/phillies/How_much_is_too_much_for_Halladay.html