trades/signing this off season (Matt Holliday)

[TheNamelessPoet]

Holliday is available
Matt Holliday | Rockies
According to the Denver Post, the Rockies have made it known to teams around the league that Matt Holliday is available.

Holliday, who will be a free agent after next season, turned down a multiyear contract last spring, and there hasn't been any progress on a new deal since, the Post reports. The Rockies will be looking for elite starting pitching in exchange for Holliday, and it's expected that the Red Sox, the Yankees, the Angels and the Mets will be interested.

this is from ESPN insider...
the Sox are interested in him... and WHERE is he going to play?
Drew to center maybe???

[rockiesfan4ever]

HTTP://SPORTSILLUSTRATED.CNN.COM/200...OOP/INDEX.HTML

They say that a trade is VERY LIKELY

I gaurantee you that O'Dud will screw this up

[TheNamelessPoet]

HTTP://SPORTSILLUSTRATED.CNN.COM/200...OOP/INDEX.HTML

They say that a trade is VERY LIKELY

I gaurantee you that O'Dud will screw this up

I cant see the link

[Reade]

this is from ESPN insider...
the Sox are interested in him... and WHERE is he going to play?
Drew to center maybe???

Then what about ellsbury?

[TheNamelessPoet]

Then what about ellsbury?

I would think he is going to be in the trade. they are not going to trade holliday for bay are they

[Reade]

Why keep Drew?

He's overrated, getting older and over payed. I would much rather have a outfield of Holliday, Bay, Ellsbury.

[TheNamelessPoet]

Yea but drew is signed for like 4 more years to a TON of $$$ Colorado isn't going to take that $$$ on.

[justanewguy]

Drew could be traded somewhere that isn't Colorado. But I can't even begin to think of a taker. The Yankees maybe? But they would probably rather sign Manny or another OF FA, and would not want to trade with the Red Sox anyway.

I'd like to see the Dodgers trade for Holliday if he's as available as he supposedly is. But yeah, that trade won't happen.

The Mets or Yankees would be a good fit for Holliday. But that's not saying much. Both those teams are a good fit for any player that isn't a 3B or SS.

That's kind of interesting, actually. I never realized just how similar those teams are in terms of needs. They have room to take anything other than 3B or SS, and will both be looking for SP, RP, OF and 1B.

[KowboyKoop]

Why keep Drew?

He's overrated, getting older and over payed. I would much rather have a outfield of Holliday, Bay, Ellsbury.

What part of his near .900 career OPS, including an OBP north of .400 last year, is overrated?? He's getting older, fine...but Drew is underrated, if anything. Career OPS+ of 129 is pretty damn good.

[TheNamelessPoet]

I cant see the Yanks since they have nothing the Sox want.
Mets I can DEFINATLY see but it would take a TON and the Mets have NOTHING after the Santana deal.

I can see the braves trying to take a shot at him... i just dont know who they woudl want back. and with manny gone... the sox cant really give up much. unless they definatly get texeria... and even the,... they add tex he can take over for manny behind ortiz and you have a MONSTRER lineup again.

[justanewguy]

What part of his near .900 career OPS, including an OBP north of .400 last year, is overrated?? He's getting older, fine...but Drew is underrated, if anything. Career OPS+ of 129 is pretty damn good.

Drew is a very good player.

He's overlooked, because as a "slugger" type of player, his career high for HR is 31, and he only has 3 seasons at or over 20 HRs, out of 10 seasons. And he is an injury risk.

He tends to be misused. I think the Dodgers expected 30+ HR out of him each year, for some reason. Personally... as a Dodger fan, I was very unhappy with his production there, even in spite of the .900 OPS. Being injured for half of a season can make you unpopular, though. Also, being expected to carry a team as their slugger, when you're not a slugger...

He's an IDEAL #2 hitter, but he hasn't been used in that role in a very long time.

[Reade]

What part of his near .900 career OPS, including an OBP north of .400 last year, is overrated?? He's getting older, fine...but Drew is underrated, if anything. Career OPS+ of 129 is pretty damn good.

Thats why he's playing for his 4th team and has only played a 140 games in a year 3 times and was almost booed out of Boston last year. Plus only 1 100 rbi season and has been run out of every city he's played for. Way over payed. He's never lived up to his ego and never will live up to his potential

[defense]

I wouldn't want to see the Yankees trade for him. One year rental with Boras as his agent? Pass

[defense]

What part of his near .900 career OPS, including an OBP north of .400 last year, is overrated?? He's getting older, fine...but Drew is underrated, if anything. Career OPS+ of 129 is pretty damn good.

Guy can hit. Only problem is he averages about 119 games per season(not including 1998, where he was called up for 14 games), which isn't that good, and health doesn't improve with advanced age.

[Reade]

He tends to be misused

That i could believe