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December 17, 2009, Thursday
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THE blockbuster Major League Baseball trade sending star pitchers Roy Halladay to the Philadelphia Phillies and Cliff Lee to the Seattle Mariners could be completed today.
It became a four-team swap on Tuesday that involves the Toronto Blue Jays shipping a prospect to the Oakland Athletics.
The Blue Jays would send Halladay and US$6 million to the Phillies for three minor leaguers: Catcher Travis d'Arnaud, pitcher Kyle Drabek and outfielder Michael Taylor.
Philadelphia would also deal Lee to the Mariners for a trio of prospects: pitchers Phillippe Aumont and Juan Ramirez, and outfielder Tyson Gillies.
Toronto would then trade Taylor to the Athletics for third baseman Brett Wallace, obtained by Oakland last July from the St Louis Cardinals in the deal for outfielder Matt Holliday.
Halladay would receive a US$60 million, three-year contract extension through 2013 with the Phillies, a deal that would include a 2014 option.
Details of the nine players involved in the swap of Cy Young Award winners were confirmed by many officials.
New Toronto General Manager Alex Anthopoulos moved quickly to deal Halladay, who will make US$15.75 million next year and had been eligible for free agency after the season. The deal fell into place at about the same time the Boston Red Sox - who also had been interested - reached a preliminary agreement with free-agent pitcher John Lackey on a five-year contract worth US$80 million to US$87.5 million.
"Roy Halladay is one of the better pitchers in baseball," New York Mets General Manager Omar Minaya said. "I wish Alex would have traded him to the American League."
Lee, who had both of the Phillies' World Series wins, also is eligible for free agency after next season, when he will make US$9 million. He was not getting an extension as part of the trade.
In a deal that was completed, the Chicago White Sox acquired leadoff man and left fielder Juan Pierre and US$10.5 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers for two players to be named.
The 32-year-old hit .308 with 30 stolen bases, 57 runs and a .365 on-base percentage in 145 games last year.
It became a four-team swap on Tuesday that involves the Toronto Blue Jays shipping a prospect to the Oakland Athletics.
The Blue Jays would send Halladay and US$6 million to the Phillies for three minor leaguers: Catcher Travis d'Arnaud, pitcher Kyle Drabek and outfielder Michael Taylor.
Philadelphia would also deal Lee to the Mariners for a trio of prospects: pitchers Phillippe Aumont and Juan Ramirez, and outfielder Tyson Gillies.
Toronto would then trade Taylor to the Athletics for third baseman Brett Wallace, obtained by Oakland last July from the St Louis Cardinals in the deal for outfielder Matt Holliday.
Halladay would receive a US$60 million, three-year contract extension through 2013 with the Phillies, a deal that would include a 2014 option.
Details of the nine players involved in the swap of Cy Young Award winners were confirmed by many officials.
New Toronto General Manager Alex Anthopoulos moved quickly to deal Halladay, who will make US$15.75 million next year and had been eligible for free agency after the season. The deal fell into place at about the same time the Boston Red Sox - who also had been interested - reached a preliminary agreement with free-agent pitcher John Lackey on a five-year contract worth US$80 million to US$87.5 million.
"Roy Halladay is one of the better pitchers in baseball," New York Mets General Manager Omar Minaya said. "I wish Alex would have traded him to the American League."
Lee, who had both of the Phillies' World Series wins, also is eligible for free agency after next season, when he will make US$9 million. He was not getting an extension as part of the trade.
In a deal that was completed, the Chicago White Sox acquired leadoff man and left fielder Juan Pierre and US$10.5 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers for two players to be named.
The 32-year-old hit .308 with 30 stolen bases, 57 runs and a .365 on-base percentage in 145 games last year.
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