He’s got the rest of this season and the next left on his current contract, and whoever is going to pay him will need to pay offer a cool 23 mil. to honor the deal. Where is Roy Oswalt gonna go, or is he gonna go anywhere?
Last time I jumped on the trade train, I stated that Cliff Lee wouldn’t go anywhere before the All-Star break. About 2 hours after posting those words, he was a Texas Ranger. His first start in Arlington may have been the reason why he shouldn’t have gone anywhere until after the break, but now it seems as if he’s got it dialed in.
While one ace was looking toward a contender in Texas, another ace in Texas (Houston) is looking to peacefully get out. It would only make sense for the Astros to trade Roy Oswalt, because they aren’t winning jack this year. The prospects or everyday players they could score for Roy Oswalt would be the best move for the franchise–especially considering they can’t score enough runs to get Oswalt into the win column regularly. And no amount of Oswalt wins are going to even get the team into 3rd in the NL Central. Not this year. Probably not next.
The chatter is always about the NYY, because the Yankees are that franchise that can always find the money to pay a dude, but that ain’t happening. I firmly believe Oswalt will stay in the National League, which puts the spotlight on Philadelphia. If the Phils want to compete for the NL East, or fight for the wildcard spot, they have to fix their pitching woes. Their bullpen is a joke, but let’s be honest, even Roy Halladay has struggled as of late. He has been dominant and has still somehow struggled.
To add Oswalt, it would give the Phillies a couple dynamic Roy’s, but before giving up what they’d have to get him, namely Jason Werth and a couple farmhands, Philly management has to be considering other woes: Injuries, cold bats and a missing fire that squad stoked over the past two, World Series seasons.
There’s also some chatter about Dan Haren being involved in a trade deal, but in my heart of heart’s I believe Haren will eventually end up where he began his career–in St. Louis. I don’t see the Oswalt-Phildelphia deal going through. At this point, I can’t imagine why Houston would want to lock Jason Werth into a deal. I think there will be a lot of talk, and an eventual concession to the fact that Philly won’t make a run with or without Roy Oswalt in 2010. It’s gonna be the Braves out of the NL East.
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