The New York Daily News reports that the Red Sox are trying to swing a deal for Roy Halladay before the winter meetings start.
To land Halladay, Boston would likely have to give up Clay Buchholz, the organization’s top young pitcher, as well as Casey Kelly, the pitcher/shortstop who signed with the Red Sox in 2008 after being recruited by Tennessee to play quarterback. Red Sox GM Theo Epstein is said to be smitten with Kelly, which could be a sticking point in talks with Toronto if Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos insists on the 20-year-old being included in a deal.
Theo smitten? That’s a bad sign for a general manager, who should be cold and calculating when dealing with players. It’s one thing to believe that two young potential stars are not worth Halladay, another to be blinded to reality by emotion. I doubt Theo is so “smitten” with Kelly that he won’t trade if for the right deal, but with the Red Sox having been unable to fill the shortstop position over the last few years, I can see why he doesn’t want another Hanley Ramirez on another team.
Posted by David Pinto at 12:09 pm | Trades | Permalink | 5 Comments
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November 25th, 2009 @ 12:27 pm
Most Sox fans would trade God, Jesus, and Moses to get Halladay. I’m not saying that Theo should listen to fans all the time, but the farm system has other pitching and shortstop prospects… I really hope Theo doesn’t stop a trade for Halladay because of a Single A prospect.
November 25th, 2009 @ 12:39 pm
Plus everyone believes Kelly’s future in the bigs (if any – he’s so far away) will be on the mound. So I doubt Theo is worried about another Hanley situation. Plus with all these rumors its just a failing business grasping at straws to write off season articles, these things get accepted as fact so fast based on one writers uneventful Tuesday article to fill space. Any info the writers get is probably false planted stuff anyway.
November 25th, 2009 @ 2:47 pm
An intelligent fan may not believe that Epstien is “smitten” with a player, but, if they are truly discussing a trade, all that really matters is whether Anthopoulos believes it.
November 25th, 2009 @ 3:26 pm
If any GM is cold and calculating, it’s Theo.
November 25th, 2009 @ 9:26 pm
Kelly really isn’t a shortstop. His future is on the mound- if you want to confirm that, just check his minor league numbers as a SS- he simply can’t hit.