Yankees facing race against Red Sox for Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay. Blue Jays GM J.P. Ricciardi's best hope now is to get the Yankees and Red Sox in a bidding war for the former Cy Young winner, and according to a source, that's exactly what he's trying to do. Both the Yankees and Red Sox have issues to address in their starting rotations, but the prospect of keeping Halladay away from the other team could play as much into the situation as anything. Halladay would give either team an enormous edge. - NY Daily News
Red Sox after Tribe's Victor Martinez. The two sides have been talking Victor Martinez for weeks now, but Boston has been reluctant to give up Clay Buchholz as part of the deal and Cleveland has not been interested in some of Boston's lesser prospects. By trading their ace, the Indians have signaled that they are building for the future. Trading Martinez and his $4.5 million contract now would allow the Indians to have maximum financial flexibility, and clear room on their roster for the power bats they have sitting at Triple-A. - Providence Journal
Blue Jays would trade Halladay to Dodgers for five or six prospects. The Blue Jays have told the Dodgers they can get Roy Halladay without trading anyone off their major league roster, for five or six prospects. The Dodgers said no, arguing that would gut their minor league system. They already had thinned the system considerably last summer, trading six prospects to get Manny Ramirez, Casey Blake and Greg Maddux. The Blue Jays also said they would take fewer players if Clayton Kershaw or Chad Billingsley were one of them. The Dodgers said no to that too. No to Kershaw? Of course. No to Billingsley? There has been discussion within the organization about whether to reconsider that stance, although the Dodgers are not expected to do so. source>>>
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