Former Blue Jays GM JP Ricciardi still has lots to say about Halladay and his future with the Jays. (Frank Gunn/Canadian Press) J.P. Ricciardi says Roy Halladay wants out of Toronto.
In the most unambiguous statement yet on the ace right-hander's feelings, the former Blue Jays general manager told SIRIUS XM Radio's MLB Home Plate channel that Halladay was ready to move on in the summer, and still is now.
"We wanted to trade Roy and Roy wanted to be traded [in the summer], as he does now. I think there's no secret that he would like to be traded," Ricciardi said Wednesday according to a transcript provided by the satellite radio service.
"I don't know how committed, at the end, our ownership group was to doing it. I will be honest with you, we did not get an offer that really made us sit there and say 'Wow, this is worth trading Roy Halladay for."'
New Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos, who replaced Ricciardi on the final weekend of the 2009 season, declined to comment.
In the summer, Ricciardi said he explored trading Halladay after the right-hander told the team he wouldn't sign an extension before his contract expires after the 2010 season, and that he would test free agency.
