Halladay season?

According to multiple reports and sightings on the street, Roy Halladay is in Philadelphia. He's not a Phillie, however.

At least not yet.

But his presence in Philly means a couple of things: trade talks have heated up enough that Halladay could be taking a physical and/or negotiating a long-term deal (he's a free agent after 2010), and thus, the Phils six-month long pursuit of the Toronto pitcher may be nearing a positive end.

Rumors swirled late last week that the Phils could use Cliff Lee in a three-way deal to get Halladay (Halladay has expressed interest in playing in Philly and would presumably be easier to sign long term than Lee, who is also a FA after '10).

But that's all rumor talk for now. The only concrete info is Roy Halladay is in Philadelphia, and my guess is he's not in town for a Sixers game.