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Originally Posted by SniperSB23

Drabek is overrated. Phillies should be thrilled to get Halladay for him. The one that they don't want to trade is Michael Taylor. Dominic Brown would be tough to give up as well. If they can come up with any package of Drabek that doesn't include Taylor or Brown to get Halladay it would be an absolute steal. I think Toronto will demand one of the two though.

I know it isnt much of a sample but Drabek was throwing easy 95mph heat and a nasty curveball on Sunday. He looked awfully good to me.

From baseball prospectus

Kyle Drabek, RHP, Phillies (Pre-season ranking: 92)
It's strange what kind of information can help you, as one of the reasons I ranked Drabek as the third-best prospect in the system entering the year despite his missing most of 2008 while recovering from Tommy John surgery was a conversation I had with his father Doug Drabek at the Winter Meetings in Las Vegas. It was an honest talk about Kyle's old and new mechanics, and what was working and what still needed to be worked on. By the time spring training arrived, Kyle had already tweaked his breaking ball back to plus status with the new delivery, as well as rediscovering his mid-90s velocity, which has led to a breakout year. Many scouts see stardom in his future, but expect less from him in the second half, at least on a workload level, since while his 109 strikeouts currently ranks third in the minors, his 1081/3 innings leads all minor leaguers and will need to be monitored.