I’m not a Hot Stove blogger by any stretch, but today’s baseball news is too much to pass up!

• Possibly the biggest news of the day is the Blue Jays deal Doc Halladay to the Phillies while the Phillies send Cliff Lee to Seattle in a 3-team trade. This is expected to be finalized in the next couple of days.
• Meanwhile, John Lackey has been signed by the Boston Red Sox.
• The Angels may have lost an Ace pitcher, but they did sign Hideki Matsui to a 1 year deal
• Finally, the Yankees lighten their load even more by releasing Ching Ming Wang. Now they are in need of a number 4 guy (they may have been anyway, knowing Wang’s shakiness for the last 2 years). Rumor has it the are looking at Justin Duchscherer and Ben Sheets, as well as Jason Marquis and Joel Pineiro.