During the press conference announcing him as the American League starter for the All-Star Game, Roy Halladay said he would consider a trade to bigger markets — like New York or Boston.

“It’s tough,” Halladay told reporters in St. Louis for the Mid-Summer Classic.

“Obviously, I’m somewhere that I enjoy being and have spent my entire career. There’s a lot, I think, that goes into it. I think as a player, there’s that will to win, that will to do it in October and basically that’s what all of this has been about. I would like that chance. I’m not saying it won’t be Toronto. You’d like to be three games up in first place and not have to deal with it.” But questions remain whether Toronto would deal Halladay within the AL East or if the Yankees would be willing to trade the prospects necessary to land the 32-year-old.

Halladay was mostly evasive about trade questions, but did say the chances of him being moved to any team was ’50-50.’

“I think there is so much that goes into it,” Halladay said. “I’m still not 100 percent sure which direction we’re going in Toronto. If Toronto does decide to do something, it’s really going to be something that helps the organization. There’s going to be a lot of pieces; it’s going to be complicated. I think it’s going to be kind of 50-50.”

Halladay said he wouldn’t mind switching to the National League.

“I’d rather hit than face Jeter, A-Rod, Matsui and Teixeira,” Halladay said.

Although you wouldn’t know it they way routinely dominates the Bombers’ big bats.