Thoughts about the ongoing Greinke rumors

I had a thought last night. A thought that I don't necessarily think is a reality, but one that could be a very savvy way of negotiating in the MLB.  We keep hearing rumors about the Jays being fully engaged in trade talks to bring Zack Greinke to Toronto. What we also keep hearing along the rumor mill is that the Jays are reluctant to part with both Kyle Drabek and Travis Snider in order to acquire the former Cy Young winner. Stay with me here...

What if the Jays don't really have all that much interest in Grienke and instead are increasing the potential trade value of both Drabek and Snider by being (supposedly) unwilling to part with them for arguably one of the best pitchers in the game? From what we've seen from Anthopolous so far in his short tenure as Jays GM, we don't typically hear of any rumors that actually come to fruition. All the trades or signings that have actually happened have been out of the blue, and this leads me to believe that a deal for Grienke will never happen, and also that we may see a deal involving Drabek and/or Snider happen in the near future. Think about. What if this is all jockying through the media by AA to acquire Justin Upton? He can now say to Arizona "I wouldn't include those players in a trade for Zack Grienke, who's just as valuable to us as Justin Upton. So bring your asking price down or fuck off." In those exact words, hopefully.

And some other notes and thoughts:

• The Red Sox are close to signing Adrian Gonzalez to a 7 year - $154 million contract extension. A good signing in my eyes. 
• The Nationals are apparently willing to offer Cliff Lee a 7th year and have emerged as the unlikely favourite to land him. Although it would be a shame to see the team leverage its seemingly bright future by signing yet another aging player to ridiculous contract, it would at least keep Lee out of New York. I still don't see him signing anywhere other than Texas or New York, though.
•  Shaun Marcum was surprised with being traded to Milwaukee, especially since the Jays began contract extension talks just two days prior.
• The Jays have shown interest in Matt Diaz. This would be an intriguing pickup as he absolutely destroys left handed pitching (to the tune of .355/.373/.533) and would be a great platoon/back-up plan should Lind struggle against lefties again in 2011.