It’s bad describes hansons enough that hanson” “i will come to you understand AJ Burnett went interdivision;not going to happen with the Blue Jays in control of his destiny.Plus, they don’t have the right personnel to trade unless they blow GM Alex away with Melky Cabrera ($1.4 million), Phil Hughes, and at least one more top prospect. Not sure if that still would be enough.TRADE POSSIBILITY RATING (* out of five)4. New York MetsThe Mets are the most desperate to make this trade possibility a reality. They need to overcome the terrible signing of Oliver Perez and the regression Mike Pelfrey made in 2009. This trade would sure up the top of the rotation with Johan Santana.They also need to please the angry fan base, who have seen their beloved team collapse in September in 2007 and 2008 after losing game seven in 2006, if they want to fill those nice seats in Citi Field.Similar to the Santana sweepstakes, the Mets GM Omar Minaya, will need to continually pursue this trade and stay visible to GM Alex. Also they play in the other league which helps.Any trade will need to start with 25-year old Pelfrey ($2.2 million) and may also require top outfield prospect Fernando Martinez or prospect first baseman Ike Davis.

Other players in the picture include P Bob Parnell, P Eddie Kunz, and P Jonathon Niese.TRADE POSSIBILITY RATING (**** out of 5)5 natalie hanson . Chicago CubsThe Cubs are starting to realize that Carlos Zambrano’s past workload is catching up with him, therefore another ace is required.Getting Halladay should be enough to dethrone the Cardinals and seriously compete for the NL Pennant.There’s no one player to center a deal, but definitely a package with 3B/OF Jake Fox, SP Randy Wells, or SP Sean Marshall and Of Micah Hoffpauir should do it.TRADE POSSIBILITY RATING (** out of five)6 hansonhotel . Philadelphia PhilliesWould the Phillies stand pat again and allow the Mets to obtain a top pitcher?If not, they shouldn’t have a problem acquiring Halladay to join what would become the best rotation since the 90s Braves.They could easily put a package together which starts with Rookie-of-the-Year runner-up SP JA Happ or super prospect SP Kyle Drabek (son of 1990 NL Cy Young Winner Doug) hansonline . The Phillies would probably be willing to include outfielders Ben Francisco or John Mayberry to complete the deal.I truly feel that the Phillies could complete a deal in a heartbeat if they mention one of the two pitchers.The Phillies may feel they have enough talent and pitching to compete and win again with the current roster, especially, with Cliff Lee, Cole Hamels, Happ, Jamie Moyer, and Joe Blanton in the rotation hanson” “runaway run . Let’s not forget one of the best offenses in baseball as well.They only receive three stars because they probably feel that they are good enough and are looking to keep the payroll around $105 million.TRADE POSSIBILITY RATING (*** out of five)7. Boston Red SoxSimilar to the Yankees, I can’t fathom GM Alex trading Halladay to a division rival, but you never know if the Red Sox are so desperate that they offer a package similar to SS Jed Lowrie, P Clay Buchholz, and P Michael Bowden.TRADE POSSIBILITY RATING (* out of five)Trade PartnersAfter analyzing the market and potential players that would be involved, I have come to the following conclusions:a. Phillies have the best talent to complete the trade, but is unlikely to be a partner.b.

Mets are the most desperate to complete this trade similar to the Santana sweepstakes and have the payroll room to pay the hefty tag.c hanson mmmbop . Dodgers are the best trade partner if they are willing to part with Ethier.d hason . Both the Yankees and Red Sox will be content with having Halladay leave the American League like they were with Santana.OutcomeGM Alex needs to make a big splash and fill some holes with this trade hansom . The Blue Jays can continue to be contenders next year and in the near future even after losing Halladay, Alex Rios, Burnett, and BJ Ryan in the past year.It would help if they played in another division.Trades like this and the fan speculations, are the main reasons why the Baseball Hot Stove League have morphed into a sport in itself.Perhaps, I should start a Fantasy Hot Stove League.Let the fun begin and enjoy.Happy Thanksgiving.  dying to be alive . A tongue-in-cheek column from the Sun’s Peter Schmuck—who artfully jabs at the Ravens’ predilection to lose close games in the waning minutes—brings up an interesting point that I’ve been meaning to address for a couple of weeks, about the growing movement of “us vs. refs” here in Charm City.Bottom line: the Ravens have received very few bad calls this season.

They’ve made bad plays, they’ve been out of position, and, yeah, sometimes they get jobbed on a play . But for the most part, it’s been pretty fair against the Ravens, particularly in the closing minutes.If you have any hope of getting over the sense of the Ravens getting cheated out of games, you first have to acknowledge that the Ravens defense hasn’t been very good All of the disputed refereeing comes against the defense with you in your dreams . Rarely do you see refs miscalling false starts or holding against the Birds.If you can accept that premise, you can further open yourself up to football enlightenment for the ages live and electric . The Ravens get very little pressure up front, which makes any NFL quarterback worth his salary look like a superstar.Since the Ravens do not have any corner backs worth their salary, Ravens fans are often compensating for the lack of talent on the corner by lamenting a lack of fair judgment on the part of the refs.Think about it .