From Joel Sherman’s Hardball Blog.

I do not believe the Yankees will be serious players on Roy Halladay. They have shown a disinclination to give up big prospects and pay a big salary in the recent past (think Johan Santana). Also, Yankee officials say that Toronto has demonstrated a strong desire not to deal its ace within the AL East.

However, I figured I would pass along just what Halladay has done against the Angels since the beginning of the 2007 season as a way to show that there are actual starting pitchers who can do well against the Yanks’ tormenters:

Halladay has started five times, going 4-1 with a 2.41 ERA. Four of those five outings have been quality starts. The only one that wasn’t was Halladay’s last start against the Angels when he gave up four runs in a complete game in which, by the way, he also struck out a career-high 14 in throwing 133 pitches. In those five starts, he has pitched seven innings once, eight innings twice and nine innings twice.

The last Yankee complete game vs. the Angels was July 30, 2003 by Roger Clemens.