Here’s What’s HOT……Doc on the Block.

Congratulations to Mike Scioscia and Jim Tracy, two skippers who lead their teams through difficult situations to a great and successful season.  Hats off to you gentlemen.  

Hope you’ll tune in at 6pm Eastern, where in the Insider Segment, I’ll be sitting down with Sports Illustrated Senior Writer, and MLB Network’s own Jon Heyman to discuss some potential trades.

The biggest trade commodity out there is Roy Halladay, from my hometown Toronto Blue Jays.

Toronto’s rookie GM Alex Anthopoulos said he was open to the idea of trading Halladay in the AL East, something former GM J.P. Ricciardi was adamant about averting.   

The interesting twist in this development is that the biggest suitors out there for the former CY Young winner are the Yankees and Red Sox.  Halladay has always been a “Yankee Killer,” and would do wonders for a Red Sox team that has lost their starting pitching depth due to injuries and trades.

For the Yankees, the addition of Halladay to a stacked staff that already includes C.C. and A.J. could potentially be lethal to all of baseball.

The tug-of-war over Halladay might just be another chapter in the already heated Red Sox/Yankees rivalry.  And you know the MLB Network will be there as this battle unfolds.

Halladay is a fierce competitor and his timeline for winning a championship might not be aligned with the Blue Jays plans for building a championship team.

Do I want Roy Halladay, possibly the best player ever to wear a Toronto uniform, to win a championship elsewhere?  

NO, but can a trade for Halladay help this young Jays team be more competitive when they’re ready to put up a fight against the heavyweights in the AL East?  

I don’t know, but I do know growing up a Jays’ fan, I’d hate to face Doc in Game 7 of the ALCS, that would be painful…especially in anything other than a Toronto uniform.

Till next time, eh? – Hazel Mae

Click here to watch our segment on Roy Halladay from Wednesday night.