Blue Jays general manager J.P. Riccardi didn’t make a deal and fans are disappointed. But should that be the case?
By Harold McIlvain II
What’s wrong with not trading away one of the better pitchers in the league, Roy Halladay?
Sure, Toronto is 13 game back in the division.
But the team is in a great position to make a run next year. The Blue Jays rotation was blown up this year because of injury, losing Jesse Litsch, Dustin McGowan and Shaun Marcum.
Positions have been filled up with emerging players in Adam Lind, Ricky Romero and Aaron Hill.
And it isn’t like the Blue Jays are playing terrible this year. They are top 10 in the majors in average, runs, OPS, stolen bases, ERA, pitching OPS, WHIP and quality starts.
The organization didn’t get the deal they wanted, so they needed to protect their investment.
Maybe they get a pretty good deal in the offseason with maybe the Cubs as a buyer that isn’t out there right now. Perhaps a disappointed Yankee team.
But if Halladay doesn’t get the whole team traded to another division, it looked like it was wise for Riccardi to keep the ace.
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