Let's stop and dream for a second. Imagine for me if you can, a pitching rotation with Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, and Cole Hamels. Imagine this trio in a playoff series, an ace on the mound every night. Imagine this trio hoisting the World Series trophy on a float down Broad Street, bringing Philadelphia it's second championship in 3 years. Now stop dreaming, and come back to reality. Cliff Lee is not here. He is never going to be here so stop dreaming and forget about him. Who is here you ask? A guy by the name of Roy Halladay, better known as the best pitcher in the MLB. Roy Halladay's stats in the past few years are breath taking to say the least. In his last 4 seasons Halladay has won at least 16 , winning 20 in 2008. His era in the past 2 seasons has been hovering around 2.8. Roy has recorded 18 complete games in the past two seasons and he has done all of this in the AL. In general, when pitchers make the transition from the AL to the NL, their numbers improve, and Roy Halladay will be no different. Roy Halladay, as a Phillie, has a lot of things going for him in this upcoming season. Not only are the Phillies in the NL, but the Phillies are also a high power offensive machine and will be able to help Halladay win more games. The fact that Halladay was able to win 17 games last year on a struggling Blue Jays team in the tough AL East, proves just how great a pitcher Roy Halladay is. His work ethic is vigorous, his pitch repitoire is plentiful, and his hunger to win a championship is enormous. It's time to get excited about this pitcher, he brings so much more to this ball club then just balls and strikes. He is a leader who is going to lead this team to another World Series.
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