Jul 20th, 2009 | 12:20 pm |
In a live chat with readers on the Dallas Morning News website, Rangers President Nolan Ryan said financial liability will prevent the team from trading for Halladay.
“People are aware of our financial challenges and to take on a person of Roy Halladay’s magnitude is not just what you take on for this year, but for next year and have the ability to extend his contract out for several more years. Also, you have to look at what impact it has on your organization if you were to make a trade of that magnitude and what you’d have to give up in return. It would be hard for me to anticipate that happening with us on a player or contract of his magnitude.”
In General Nolan Ryan has taken a neutral position on a trade before the deadline
“We are open to improving our organization and our (minor) league clubs. If there are means to do that at the trade deadline, we are open to that.”
