Colletti trying, but can't trade for a starting pitcher

Not only has Ned Colletti tried to trade for Roy Halladay, but three other starters as well. So far, no luck.

While Colletti has never actually come out and said he wants Halladay, he did refer to the "big guy in Toronto" as being coveted. Nice. The only other known pitcher was former Dodger Edwin Jackson. He's now off the table as he's heading to Arizona as part of the Curtis Granderson three-way deal.

Another option Colletti has explored is trading Juan Pierre and the rest of his bloated contract (two years and $18.5 million) for a starter at the back end of the rotation. Like everything else, he's come up empty thus far.

The Dodgers have Clayton Kershaw, Chad Billingsley, and Hiroki Kuroda as starters etched in stone. Other options include James McDonald, Charlie Haeger, Scott Elbert, Ramon Troncoso, and Josh Lindblom. Who knows how they'll pan out, so it's obvious to see why Colletti wants more established arms.

I will give Colletti this - he's pulled deals out of nowhere before, such as getting Manny Ramirez two seasons ago and Jon Garland and Jim Thome on the same day last season. So anything can happen when we least expect it.