I'm against trading Buck for anyone other than Adrien Gonzalez. And only then if the Sox make another move to acquire a healthy 2-4 starting pitcher. I don't know if they have the chips for all this. But it's what I'd like to see.
I don't see Buck as a #1. Not now, anyway. Maybe never. But he does have the stuff to be a very good 2-3 for years to come. From what I've seen and what I have heard from guys like Lou Merloni.
Would I like to see Halladay with the Sox? You betcha! I just don't see it happening if the Sox have to extend him for 4/80. I don't believe the Sox are willing to pay that kind of money for a pitcher, regardless of his credentials, who is in his thirties. I'd rather see them extend Beckett.