http://blogs.nypost.com/sports/st/archives/2009/07/ricciardi_expec.html Hopefully this will kill the idea that the Stros could swoop in with a "lesser package" and get the "desperate" Blue Jays to make a deal.
My Personal Opinion is that this is a huge mistake...I am sure Halladay was already thinking about playing for a title and now he will be stuck there for another season, while he might get traded this offseason, I doubt they get anything like Drabek, Carrasco and Thomas like the Phils were offering. They dont need to trade him but they should have and now I think its Johan Santana all over again where the Jays will get a FAR lesser package down the road!