Yesterday Gerry asked "3. Finally, as much as I love Halladay and the value he has delivered to the team, what are the prospects for a 32 year old pitcher with 2000 innings and a lot of heavy workload in his arm?  While Doc has delivered tremendous value to the Jays, will he continue to deliver it trhough age 37?  I don't know the answer to this question but I am sure the Jays have analysed it and have an opinion.  Someone here could look at comparables and see how they held up through age 37."

I had a quick and dirty look using the Play Index at Baseball Reference.

When you log on to ESPN.com and the top story listed is Blue Jays GM: We'll listen to Halladay offers, well, naturally that grabs your attention. Go read the story yourself -- not actively shopping, blah blah, have to consider our options, etc. etc. You've seen this story before -- just insert the names "Santana" and "Twins" where you see "Halladay" and "Jays" and it should ring more than one bell.

So, a whole bevy of questions for loyal Bauxites ... is this an early white flag? Should the team even consider trading the good Doctor? What if it's the Yankees or Red Sox who make the best offer? And -- get creative, kids -- what realistic package would you like to see coming Toronto's way if this were to actually happen?

P.S. We can all agree (can't we?) that the best answer to "who should the Jays trade Roy Halladay for?" Is "Nobody. Ever."

Adam Lind is one of five players vying for the last spot on the All Star Team (barring injury replacement). You can vote for him up a million times a day by going to http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/all_star/y2009/fv/ballot.html.

Well, uh, a couple of days ago. Still, better late than never. We'll take a look at the two sides.

All 6 games on the evening were decided by 3 or fewer runs, while 4 were decided by a single score. The affiliates went 3-3 on the night, and guess what? Shaun Marcum is back!

When things aren't going so well for the Jays, I usually immerse myself in the minor leagues and think about what might one day be.  Sunday was a decent enough day for that as the affiliates went 4-2 and featured a few notable performances from promising youngsters.

Joe Inglett had five hits and six RBI's on July 4th to lead Vegas to a big win.  New Hampshire won 2-1 behind Kenny Rodriguez first AA start of 2009.  Dunedin, Auburn and the GCL Jays also were winners, Lansing the only losers on Saturday.  Among the prospects David Cooper, Moises Sierra and Trystan Magnuson are all hot right now.

A tweet from Bastian - Scott Richmond to the DL with biceps inflammation. Brett Cecil will fill in tomorrow, Brad Mills is coming back to start against Tampa Bay on Tuesday.

The affiliates went 3-for-4 on the night, which wasn't too bad considering how they've performed on Friday nights in previous weeks. Both New Hampshire (!) and Dunedin had nice offensive outbursts.

The Jays have called up outfielder David Dellucci from AAA Las Vegas.  To make room, Russ Adams has been designated for assignment.

Update July 3/09 @ 1:00 p.m. - Dellucci will be batting eighth for the Jays and playing in left field in this afternoon's game and will be wearing Lyle Overbay's old number 17.  For those of you who have the #17 Overbay jerseys, just slap some duct tape over the name plate and write in Dellucci.  Imagine how cool you're going to look at the next home game.  You also save hundreds of dollars by not having to order another jersey.  Another money-saving tip courtesy of Batter's Box.  You're welcome!

The weather didn’t completely let up as two of the eight scheduled games were either cancelled or postponed. The other six games went ahead as the affiliates went 4-2. There were several fine pitching performances, including a fantastic game by Brad Mills in his return to Triple-A, and an offensive explosion at Double-A.3

Five of eight scheduled games were rained out.  Both Florida teams had doubleheaders scheduled after rainouts on Monday but a second day of rain gave them a second day off.  The three affiliates who did play all won.  Las Vegas wielded the lumber for 16 hits, and benefitted from good middle relief as did New Hampshire.  Lance Durham had a big night for Auburn. 

The Jays took that sentiment to heart, ending the Rays' 7-game winning streak.

And that's pretty much it.  Two rainouts limited the affiliates tally to a 1-3 night on the farm.

It's always depressing when they can't even win when Doc is on the hill. Let's change the subject.

UPDATE! BREAKING NEWS! Eric Hinske traded to the Yankees!

Say it ain't so, Dude.