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Originally Posted by NTamm1215
Didn't it also have something to do with their chances of re-signing Lee after next year? I guess the idea of getting Halladay now before you have to potentially overpay in free agency won out.
Kyle Drabek has already had Tommy John surgery, so one has to wonder if he might just be a #3 prospect, as Tim Kurkjian said on ESPN this morning.
It seemed like Halladay was basically begging them to trade for him and I'm confident he's a better pitcher than Cliff Lee.
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If all goes well with Halladay he'll be there for 4 years $80 million. I have a hard time believing the Phillies would have had any difficulty getting an extension with Lee if they were willing to talk those sort of numbers. Wouldn't you rather pay Halladay money to Lee and keep your prospects? 6'6" 250 lb guys that can run the bases and don't strike out often don't grow on trees.
Cheapest part of this deal is that the Phillies got $6 million from the Blue Jays in it. If anything they should cut prices to their season ticket holders for being so cheap.