What's going on here? You're a few games back from the Red Sox...who isn't? It's early July, but apparently J.P. Ricciardi, the General Manager for the Toronto Blue Jays, says they are willing to listen to offers involving the best pitcher in baseball over the past five years or so.
Well I guess they aren't looking to trade him, but at the same time they're showing vulnerability by listening to offers. As mentioned before he's the best pitcher in baseball, and has been for some time now. He will get injured once a year, but that's a luxury these days when most pitchers seem to make just as many rehab starts as major league starts.
They'd be hard pressed to find a deal that would yield the an equal return. The Blue Jays have tasted some success this year, starting off as one of the best teams in baseball, though slumping as of late. They play in the hardest division in baseball, and are holding their own despite spending hundreds of millions of dollars less over the past two years than their northeastern counterparts. They weren't supposed to contend this year with their two stud young pitchers Marcum and McGowan missing out on the whole year.
Ricciardi needs to weigh his options, and unless he's faced with obtaining an Albert Pujols or Hanley Ramirez type talent, he needs to stay put. They've seemed content to wait over the past few years for things to pan out. What's one more year and a potential wild card spot in 2008? I tell you, it's no reason to trade away your best player. Imagine a completely healthy rotation with Halladay, Marcum, and McGowan making thirty plus starts in 2009.
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