Is it true that Roy Halladay, Lee and Lackey close to joining new teams?
By the end of the day, three of the game’s top pitchers could find themselves on new teams for 2010. Putting aside the rumors of a three-way trade involving BOTH Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee, as well as multiple reports that John Lackey will soon sign a free agent contract with the Boston Red Sox, we pose a simple question to fantasy owners: Which pitcher would you want most on your fantasy keeper team? Roy Halladay is the oldest of the group at 32. The 2003 AL Cy Young Award winner has a 148-76 career record (.661) and 3.43 ERA. He is coming off a 17-10 season with the Blue Jays. But he seems to be pitching better now than he has at any point during his career. He’s racked up over 200 strikeouts in each of the past two seasons and has led the AL in K/BB ratio at 5.28 and 5.94. (Fantasy spin: If Halladay goes to the Phillies, he’ll have a tremendous offense behind him — and he’ll enjoy the benefits of pitching in the National League. In Philly, he’ll rival Tim Lincecum as the NL’s best