Phillies Offer Less Package

[zilby]

The Phillies are trying to sell the Blue Jays on an alternative package for Roy Halladay.

Philadelphia isn't willing to give up a package that includes pitcher J.A. Happ and two top prospects, so they are trying to push a package led by pitcher Carlos Carrasco, infielder Jason Donald and others.

The non-waiver trade deadline is Friday.

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[s_other]

If I were JP, I'd respond with a Purcey for Howard/Hamels proposal.

Seriously, I hope that report isn't true. Philly has to know that's an absurdly terrible deal, and when it's offered this far into negotiations (not to mention this close to the trade deadline), it doesn't bode well for them working something out. Probably just as well.

[youngLion]

Am I do understand that this offer doesn't involve ANY of the players originally requested? Or does this offer include Happ as well?

[jrsmith]

Ill admit I dont know anything about these prospects but in the offer that the Jays wanted... The best player was a 27 year old pitcher.... for the best pitcher in the game... Id think theyd ask for some top end prospects in their teens/early early 20s, is that some sort of **** joke? This is why Iv always been turned off with this team, they call their "young guys" guys in their prime. I want to see a young up and comer with this team, more guys like Lind, and someone tell JP by young I dont mean someone in their 40s. Probably another reason why this team cant get any fans.

[zilby]

Am I do understand that this offer doesn't involve ANY of the players originally requested? Or does this offer include Happ as well?

according to this, the offer doesnt include happ. this is a **** joke

[cb4_89]

lol im not gonna pretend i know about the phillies farm system but even i can tell this is ****.

[J-Roc]

Please end this misery.

[Dr Positivity]

Deal will probably end up somewhere in the middle. Instead of Drabek, Happ, and Brown, it'll probably be Drabek or Happ and some a couple mediocore prospects

[YogiStewart]

Please end this misery.

this combined with last night's loss = my end of interest in this year's Jays

[RapsFanInVA]

Please end this misery.

this combined with last night's loss = my end of interest in this year's Jays

I'm kinda in the mood for another meltdown or late inning loss before I finally give up. I'll tune in when August rolls around and they decide to be competitive and win 20 of their last 30 just to make their record look better even though they don't have a prayer for making the playoffs.

Oh and J.P. should give the Phillies a giant middle finger and move on if this is their actual proposal.

[Relentless88]

That is a horrible deal. I want both Drabek and Brown, I don't care about Happ.

[J-Roc]

All this losing makes the upcoming 92/93 celebration seem....not right.

[-MetA4-]

Their latest offer which we declined was Happ+Taylor+Carrasco+Donald.

Makes me feel a bit better that we dont seem to see Happ as a centerpiece in that trade and quite obviously want Drabek.

[Avenger]

this is how trade negotiations work, i wouldn't panace just yet

[5DOM]

lol im not gonna pretend i know about the phillies farm system but even i can tell this is ****.

+1. Even I know Happ shouldn't be the deal breaker in a Halladay trade in the first place.
LOL at him being too good to be the main piece of the trade

[Silk Wilkes]

What's the story on these guys? I'm just a casual fan but even I'd hate to see us get blindsided in a Halladay deal, I love that guy! Who here can give me some quick scouting reports on those Phillies prospects?

The guys I'm most interested in knowing about are:

Happ - Isn't he something like 7-1 in the majors with an excellent strikeout to walks ratio?
Drabek - I heard he had tommy-john surgery? Isn't that bad?
Taylor - I've only heard good things, seems like another BJ Upton, would love to get him.
Carrasco - seems medicre, i have no idea though.
Donald - also seems mediocre, but again, i have no idea.
Brown - what's his first name? what's the story on him?

Also, what do you guys think will happen? Can Drabek and Taylor be in a Halladay deal?

[RockTHECasbah]

give us Kapp and Cole Hamels

[_venom_]

The Phillies apparently countered by offering Happ, Taylor, Donald and Carrasco which isn't a terrible deal. I prefer Brown over Taylor but only marginally. Taylor has more power than Brown while Brown is a better contact hitter. I'm not high on Donald especially since he's already 25. Carrasco started off the year as the Phillies top prospect but he seems to have taken a step back so far this year. I also am not impressed by Happ. He is a flyball pitcher and seems to be having a very flukey start to the season. If the Phillies offer that package but with Drabek instead of Happ I'd take it.

[_venom_]

give us Kapp and Cole Hamels

Yea good luck with that one. The Phillies want to pair up Hamels with Halladay not swtich him out for Halladay....

[-MetA4-]

What's the story on these guys? I'm just a casual fan but even I'd hate to see us get blindsided in a Halladay deal, I love that guy! Who here can give me some quick scouting reports on those Phillies prospects?

The guys I'm most interested in knowing about are:

Happ - Isn't he something like 7-1 in the majors with an excellent strikeout to walks ratio?
Drabek - I heard he had tommy-john surgery? Isn't that bad?
Taylor - I've only heard good things, seems like another BJ Upton, would love to get him.
Carrasco - seems medicre, i have no idea though.
Donald - also seems mediocre, but again, i have no idea.
Brown - what's his first name? what's the story on him?

Also, what do you guys think will happen? Can Drabek and Taylor be in a Halladay deal?

Happ:
Mid-end of the rotation starter who is playing over his head and getting quite lucky IMO. He isn't striking a lot of people out and has been a flyball pitcher all season long which in combination usually leads to struggle but he has somehow had a lot of success. Dont buy into his current record or sub 3.00 ERA...his stuff isn't overpowering and his splits (K/IP, GB/FB ratio) suggest he will fall back down to earth. I also believe he'd take a big hit moving to the AL East where he'd have to face NYY/BOS/TB multiple times a year.

Drabek:
Yes, he did have TJ surgery but he is 100% back and hasn't shown any effect of it hindering him in any way. Since coming back he has taken off big time. He has front of the rotation stuff: Plus fastball (96mph), plus curveball, and a solid changeup. He looked very strong at the Futures Game a few weeks ago impressed pretty much everyone while showing an apparently clean and easy delivery. His father (Doug Drabek) won a Cy Young award in 1990 so his bloodlines are strong and some people are saying that he really looks like a major leaguer and that its obvious he's been around the game. His biggest concern since he was drafted out of HS was that he had a knack for being a bit of a hot-head and a show-off on the mound, that and his TJ surgery. He appears to have answered both and is performing well at AA at only 21 years old.

Taylor:
BJ Upton? Michael Taylor is 6'6 250lbs LOL. He is a very good hitter with pop who for his size is a pretty decent athlete. He currently plays RF but most believe he is a LF in the majors. He tore up AA this year and was just recently promoted to AAA where he has gotten off to a decent start.

Carrasco:
Strong stuff (better than Happ for sure) but he apparently is a bit of a head-case. He's still young being only 22 and in AAA and his overall peripherals (K/9, K/BB) are pretty strong even with the struggles he's had. He's a typical boom/bust guy, if he puts it all together he has the stuff to be a #3 if not #2 starter. He was a BA Top 100 at the beginning of this year but his stock has obviously dropped.

Donald:
Has hit better and better each of the past 3 seasons (A, A+, AA) but he has had a terrible season in AAA this year, although it should be noted that he had surgery on his knee which some people believe is the cause for his current failure. He started the year as a BA Top 100 (ranked ahead of our own Brett Cecil) after he put up an .889 OPS last season in AA with a .391 OBP and 14 HRs. He's a SS/3B so he's got some value to us considering we need both a SS and 3B to replace Scutaro/Rolen. Like Carrasco his stock is obviously down but you could easily be buying low on him....as a #3 or #4 piece in a potential trade I like Donald.

Brown:
His name is Dominic Brown. The story on him is that he is currently their highest ranked prospect by BA (even ahead of Drabek and Taylor). Like Taylor he also currently plays RF but the difference is that he has a Daryl Strawberry type build and should be able to stick in RF unlike Taylor (Brown has a better arm). He is also more athletic than Taylor. Because of all of that he has more upside than Taylor, but he is also 2 years younger (he's 21) and is currently only in A+ where he has an .877 OPS. Brown has also shown a strong BB/K rate, stronger than Taylor showed at the same level.

The Taylor/Brown argument is your classic conundrum of whether you want the safer, more proven player (Taylor) or the younger, less proven but more toolsy and higher-upside player (Brown).

BA did a mid-season Top 25 prospects ranking a few weeks ago (basically ranking the top prospects as of today with this year's performance) and Philly's Top 3 of Brown/Taylor/Drabek all made the list with Brown being the highest ranked at #17, Taylor being ranked #23, and Drabek being ranked #24 so as of today all three are upper-tier prospects. Realistically the Jays will want Drabek for sure because trading Halladay means we have to get a top-end pitching prospect back which we dont have in our system plus one of Brown or Taylor. According to our offer to them (Happ+Drabek+Brown) we would prefer Brown but at the same time Philly probably values him higher as well.