You want an update on all the Roy Halladay-to-the-Phillies talk?

Here it is.


Exciting, huh? It's a staring contest. Ruben Amaro Jr. and J.P. Ricciardi. (You choose who is the cat and who is the dog).

According to reports, the Jays originally asked for Kyle Drabek, J.A. Happ and Dominic Brown in exchange for Halladay. (They basically asked for the three best pieces they thought they could get.)

The Phils rejected.


The Phils then countered with a package of pitchers Happ and Carlos Carrasco, infielder Jason Donald and outfielder Michael Taylor.

The Jays rejected.


This was over the weekend. But the sticking point appears to be Kyle Drabek.

The Jays want him; the Phils seem reluctant to deal him.

But my gut is the Phils will eventually offer Drabek. They're waiting until they have to, probably thinking the chance remains that they could get Toronto to accept a non-Drabek deal as the clock winds down on the trade deadline clock (4 p.m., Friday).

My guess is the Phils would love for the Jays to take an offer of Happ, Knapp, Brown and Donald (which is an enticing package).

But that remains to be seen. If they continue to hold their ground and do nothing but stare back, the Dodgers or White Sox (or even the Red Sox or Yankees, with Clay Buchholz and Joba Chamberlain/Phil Hughes) could come in and swipe the Jays ace from their grasp.

It should be interesting to see who makes the next move. The Phillies? The Jays?

Or someone else entirely?