Blue Jays are Pricing Themselves Out of a Halladay Deal

The Blue Jays have spoke to several teams in the last few days and have made demands on what players they want in exchange for Roy Halladay.  I really don’t understand what Blue Jays GM, JP Ricciardi, is doing. Ricciardi and the Jays are demanding for a ridiculous amount of talent in return for Halladay and teams just aren’t going to do it.  If the Jays can’t deal Halladay before the deadline, they aren’t going to get a whole lot for him in the winter. They will get the most in return for him now, but they are just pricing themselves out of a deal.  

Ricciardi needs to lower the asking price, not by that much, but by at least one or two players. For instance, Jon Heyman of SI reported that they have said they would trade Halladay to the Yanks for Joba, Hughes and two other players.  There is no way the Yankees do that right now.  Especially since both guys are pitching so well.  So why don’t the Blue Jays ask the Yankees for Joba and maybe Austin Jackson and another player.  Don’t ask for Joba and Hughes.  They are basically saying ‘we are not trading Halladay this season’, because they won’t get what they are asking for from the Phillies, Yankees or any other team.  If Halladay is traded, the Blue Jays will be accepting less than what they are demanding, but they will still receive a good amount of talent in the trade.