SweetLee83 Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Sportscenter just said it's official. It looks like we (me being an A's fan) got a nice little return, especially in Brett Wallace, at a position of need. Oakland gets: 3B Brett Wallace (top prospect in St. Louis system), OF Shane Peterson, and SP Clayton Mortensen. St. Louis gets: OF Matt Holliday The Athletics and Cardinals are close to completing a trade that would send outfielder Matt Holliday to St. Louis in exchange for third baseman Brett Wallace, outfielder Shane Peterson and right-handed pitcher Clayton Mortensen, league sources told ESPN The Magazine's Tim Kurkjian. Holliday, 29, is eligible for free agency after this season, and has had a lackluster season overall with the Athletics, hitting .287 with 11 homers and 54 RBIs. But he has hit well this month, batting .344 with a .421 on-base percentage, and one scout who has seen him play said Tuesday that Holliday is swinging the bat as well now as he has all year. The Cardinals have been searching for a way to upgrade their offense to build some lineup protection for first baseman Albert Pujols. Earlier this season, St. Louis had indicated to other teams that it did not have a lot of money to spend, but it's possible that the Cardinals' front office could navigate that issue by getting approval from ownership, or by having Oakland kick in some money to offset the money still owed to Holliday, which is about $6 million. Oakland acquired Holliday in a trade with Colorado last fall, in the hope that he would be the anchor to the Athletics' offense. But Holliday -- and the whole Oakland offense -- has struggled for much of this year, and rival general managers have wondered if the shift in baseball's economics might compel the Athletics to move Holliday. Holliday is earning $13.5 million in salary this season, and in order for Oakland to recoup draft picks, it would have to offer him arbitration. Holliday could be in line for an award of $16 million, something that might be more difficult for the small-market Athletics to absorb. The Yankees, after all, declined to offer Bobby Abreu arbitration last fall because they feared that he might accept it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vudu Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Pujols & Holliday--uh oh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanDoug Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Noooooooo This is bad news for us Cubs fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicBizkit87 Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Good, we don't have to face Matt Holliday anymore this series, seeing how that's really their only good hitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vudu Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Good, we don't have to face Matt Holliday anymore this series, seeing how that's really their only good hitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicious89x Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Good, we don't have to face Matt Holliday anymore this series, seeing how that's really their only good hitter. JinxBizkit said it. 4 HR's for the A's today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicBizkit87 Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 JinxBizkit said it. 4 HR's for the A's today. Don't worry, I'll redeem myself during the game, if they're ever losing during the game, I will complain about how crappy they are... LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Bit Special Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/ One GM had this to say about the Holliday deal "In light of the current climate, good return on a 70-game guy. All based on what (Wallace) turns out to be. We are not high on the other two guys." Meanwhile, a scout offered this about Brett Wallace: "He can hit but he throws like a girl. They acquired a DH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talisaynon Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 There's nothing special about Wallace. Put up a .733 OPS in PCL, is a fat third baseman who profiles more at first, and plays horrible D. Cards won this deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Troll Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 **** Matt Holliday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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