Houston AStros ace Roy Oswalt may be on his way to Philadelphia, but he has to waive his no-trade clause to do it...
So sayeth David Murphy, Phillies beat writer for Philly.com...
It looks like the Astros would get starter J.A. Happ and prospects in return...
Happ is economically feasible, at just under $500-grand for a salary figure...
FOSG and MyFoxHouston Sports Director Mark Berman broke the story last night, and says that both sides have agreed on just how much money the Astros and Phillies will divvy up when it comes to paying the Astros ace. The 2012 option year of Oswalt's contract is still in play.
More when we know more...
In the interim, Ken Rosenthal from FoxSports tells us who isn't getting Oswalt...
((HT: FoxSports))
1830 UPDATE: Mark Berman confirms that Oswalt waived his no-trade...
"It feels pretty good actually to have all of this stuff out of the way and I can concentrate on baseball," Oswalt said.
Oswalt said he will pitch for the Phillies Friday against the Washington Nationals.
"I love the city of Houston and the Astros fans," Oswalt said. "They have been great to me and the Astros are a great organization. I think it's time for us to separate and do something different.
"Philly has a great team with a chance to go to the World Series. I wanted this deal to be good for both the Astros and me and I think it is."
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