why halladay instead of lee for the Phillies? Count the LH starters they still have - Hamels, Happ, Moyer. Halladay balances the rotation better. While he has pitched a lot more in the majors than Lee, he is only a year older. Lee wants a bigger contract to resign after next year. makes a lot of sense for Philadelphia.
Getting Aumont allowed them to put Drabek in the deal. I don't know enough about gillies to figure out how much he makes the deal worthwhile.
Seems to me Seattle is really gambling hard this year. They probably think the Angels are vulnerable without Lackey and Figgins.