The blockbuster trade sending Roy Halladay to the Phillies and Cliff Lee to the Mariners could be completed Wednesday, and it has become a four-team swap that involves Toronto shipping a prospect to Oakland.
The Blue Jays would send Halladay and $6 million to the Phillies for three minor-leaguers: catcher Travis d'Arnaud, right-hander Kyle Drabek and outfielder Michael Taylor.
The Phillies would deal Lee to the Mariners for a trio of prospects: right-hander Phillippe Aumont, outfielder Tyson Gillies and right-hander Juan Ramirez.
Toronto would then trade Taylor to the Athletics for third baseman Brett Wallace. Halladay would receive a $60 million, three-year contract extension through 2013 with the Phillies, including a 2014 option.
•An ownership dispute between Dodgers owner Frank McCourt and his estranged wife Jamie will linger through at least a third of the 2010 season after a judge set a hearing for late May. ... Rangers owner Tom Hicks will enter into an exclusive negotiation to sell the team to a group headed by Pittsburgh lawyer Chuck Greenberg and includes team President Nolan Ryan. ... Toronto's Adam Lind won the Edgar Martinez Outstanding DH Award. ... The Mets are close to completing a two-year contract with Japanese reliever Ryota Igarashi.
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