Almost seven years ago (seriously?!?), the Blue Jays were faced with a trade request from one of the greatest pitchers the organization had ever known. Roy Halladay was tired of losing, and wanted to move to a contender and chase a ring before his career came to a close. He was forthright with the Blue Jays that he would not re-sign at the end of his contract, and gave the club the opportunity to bring some prospect capital back in return for his departure.
The only real problem was Halladay wanted to go to Philadelphia, which limited the Blue Jays ability to leverage other trade proposals against the Phillies.