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Six months ago, no one ever thought there would be a time in the near future where anyone but Roy Halladay would be starting on Opening Day. Unfortunately, the Blue Jays will find themselves in that predicament on April 6 of next year when they decide who their Opening Day starter will be, and essentially who will be the new ace of the starting rotation. So who will ...

Three days after the initial shell shock of the Roy Halladay trade, and the dust is still settling on one of baseball's biggest trades of the decade. You've heard about this deal ad nauseum from Toronto sports writers, bloggers, and every Joe Blow sports fan out there, so why not have our friends from the other side of the 44th parallel weigh in on the biggest trade ...

Dec. 14, 2009 will be forever remembered as the day that the Toronto Blue Jays parted ways with one of their greatest players in franchise history. As I dry off my keyboard from the river of tears, rest assured that it's not easy to see Roy Halladay traded to the Philadelphia Phillies in a reported three-team trade involving the Jays, Phils, and Mariners. The writing was on ...

Members of the Bautista Appreciation Society , buckle yourselves in, because the next 24 hours could be a bumpy ride. We will learn by 11:59 pm on Saturday evening whether or not the Blue Jays will offer Bautista a contract and thus avoid arbitration. Reading around the Blue Jays blogosphere and glancing through the papers, the consensus is that the Jays will in fact non-tender Bautista, as ...

Any time I hear the phrase "surprise team" during the winter meetings, I am afraid...very afraid. Especially since there is a rumored "surprise team" that is involved with trade talks between the Chicago Cubs for Milton Bradley. Back in September, I explored the possibility of bringing Bradley to Toronto , but overall it was too high a risk for not enough reward in return. Milton Bradley does not fit ...

If you missed Day One of the baseball winter meetings, I'm afraid you didn't miss much. The biggest news from yesterday that actually solidified into a couple of signings was Ivan Rodriguez signing with the Washington Nationals (WTF?) and Brad Penny inking a one year deal with the Cardinals which could be worth upwards of $9 million dollars (double WTF). The latest Roy Halladay rumour that has been ...

Day one of the winter meetings are nearly over in Indianapolis, and the Blue Jays are virtually in the same spot they were in 24 hours ago. Most of this information is based off of tweets from Jordan Bastian , but it sounds like Alex Anthopoulos and the Blue Jays crew are basically sitting back and letting other clubs come to them when it comes to trade offers for Roy Halladay. "Jays ...

On your mark; Get set; Go! All 30 of baseball's general managers will be off to the races today at the annual winter meetings in Indianapolis. Although not as flashy as last year's backdrop in Sin City, the winter meetings will provide a stellar setting for some of the most talked-about storylines this offseason. I've never been to and probably will never get the chance to cover the winter meetings, but ...

We're just two days away from baseball's winter meetings in Indianapolis, and already people are buzzing about what could transpire next week. It all stemmed from a tweet from Will Carroll of Baseball Prospectus : "I know of two HUGE announcements coming at the Winter Meetings. I expect both will be bigger than any player signing or news made during." Immediately, the gears started turning in my mind about what these two ...