Monday, December 14, 2009

Happy Hallidays? Confusion around players involved in blockbuster deal

My head is absolutely spinning around the reported deal of the Phillies acquiring ace Roy Halladay from the Toronto Blue Jays.

This much seems to be agreed upon my different media outlets - Roy Halladay is headed to Philadelphia and Cliff Lee is headed to Seattle.

Beyond that is anyone's guess. I've never seen so many different reports on players involved in a trade. Below is a summary of players moving in the deal (besides Halladay and Lee) from different media outlets.

ESPN:
Toronto would get highly regarded Mariners pitching prospect Phillippe Aumont, Phillies catching prospect Travis d'Arnaud and another Phillies prospect in exchange for Halladay. Indications are that the Phillies have balked at Toronto's repeated requests for outfielder Domonic Brown, and the Phillies are offering highly touted outfielder Michael Taylor instead. Seattle would send two additional prospects to Philadelphia in exchange for Lee, who is a year away from free agency.

Sports Illustrated:
Seattle and Philadelphia are both expected to give up prospects in the deal, with the Mariners sending prospects to both the Phillies and Blue Jays. It is believed righthanded pitcher Phillipe Aumont, a Canadian, may be going to Toronto from Seattle. Other names discussed included Mariners athletic outfield prospect Michael Saunders and Phillies outfield prospect Michael Taylor.

Fox Sports:
Phillipe Aumont — a Canadian right-hander — is among the players headed from Seattle to Toronto in the deal; the source added the Philadelphia is expected to send one of its outfield prospects, possibly Michael Taylor, to the Blue Jays. Outfielder Michael Saunders and right-hander Brandon Morrow were also among the Seattle prospects in play. It wasn't immediately clear how many players would be included in the deal.

Comcast Sports:
The Phillies are expected send three prospects to Toronto. A source identified those prospects as Kyle Drabek, outfielder Michael Taylor and catcher Travis D’Arnaud. The Blue Jays would also get a prospect from Seattle, possibly Canadian pitcher Phillippe Aumont. The Phillies could also end up with a prospect from Seattle.

Associated Press:
Philadelphia could give up pitchers J.A. Happ, Joe Blanton and outfielder Dominic Brown as part of a deal.

Toronto Sun:
Kyle Drabek is in the deal, but Phillippe Aumont is not.

Update: 11:10 PM
According to Jayson Stark of ESPN, the Phillies would send outfielder Michael Taylor, Phillies catching prospect Travis d'Arnaud and a Phils pitcher Kyle Drabek to Toronto for Halladay. In exchange for Lee, the Phillies would receive Seattle's top pitching prospect, Phillippe Aumont and 21-year-old outfielder Tyson Gillies from Seattle.


More analysis to come as the the actual deal is confirmed.

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