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Mets Turn Down Halladay Trade Offer

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According to Jon Heyman on si.com the Mets have turned down an offer from the Blue Jays for Roy Halladay. I didn’t think the Mets had what it took to get Doc Halladay, but apparently I was mistaken. I can’t believe I am saying his, but thank the lord Omar turned down the offer.

J.P. Riccardi’s asking price was understandably steep: Fernando Martinez, Jon Niese, Bobby Parnell, and minor league SS Ruben Tejada. That would have completely bankrupted the Mets already barren farm system and would not have made sense for a team clearly out of the playoff hunt.

Heyman reports that it was of course no sure bet Halladay would have waived his no-trade to come to Queens. Apparently, he didn’t even have the chace to contemplate such a proposition.

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tacos

I'm leaning towards the Gutless camp on this one.

I would almost always rather have the current sure thing than the maybe future thing. I highly doubt any of those guys (or all of them combined) will have the impact that Halladay does now. And if they end up being great, well so what? Halladay is great right now.

If the Yankees had traded jeter, mariano, and pettitte, they would have done what they always do which is buy the best talent in the world to fill their holes. The Yankees can afford to deplete their farm system because they don't need to develop players from within. They just go out and get good ones once they become really good (and therefore expensive). The Mets have the luxury of being in a market that supports a gigantic payroll and they too should be able to acquire the current top talent whenever they need to.

Let the other cheap teams be the de facto farm system for the Mets the way they are for the Yankees. At least then we can stop hearing about alleged five-tool players who are really really athletic guys but aren't actually good baseball players.

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peewee

Forget all the trades. Nothing will work until they get rid of all management associated with the Willie Randolph years

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gutless

Adam,
I disagree completely. The mets farm system is notoriously overrated especially during the Minaya era. If they could have locked up a pitcher like Halladay and had a 1 - 2 punch of him and Santana who knows what the next few years could bring. In the 4-5 years of their reign the Mets should be able to replenish a farm system. None of the players named in the deal are ready for prime time and may never be. Fernandez is damaged goods.

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adamgarnett

Gutless. I understand your concern about the actual viability of the guys they would have had to surrender. Prospects are so named for a reason. But, I believe you can't completely gut an entire team's farm system and hope to build a long-lasting success story. What if the Yanks had traded Mariano and Jeter and Pettitte before they made the run to their four titles? Let's also remember that Halladay has a full no trade clause and you would think it is likely he would have turned down the deal being that his criteria was going to pitch for a winner. The Mets are certainly far from that this year.
Also, let's not discount the money issues the Wilpons have been reportedly been beset by. They would have been forced to pay Halladay the rest of his $14.25 million contract for this season and the full $15.75 million for next year. It is sad, but who really knows if the team could afford to add another salary like that. The offseason will be telling to see exactly where the franchise is at monetarily.
Bottom line is not even Halladay could have rescued this sinking ship and there is no guarantee he would have stayed past next year. Yeah it's tough to turn down the delicious possibility of a Halladay/Santana 1-2 punch, but I feel it was the right move considering the Mets current predicament.

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