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A's Set To Trade For Holliday
Holliday, who will be a free agent after the season, would provide Oakland with the big bat the club has been seeking for the middle of the lineup. The trade could be official as soon as Tuesday. A's left-hander Greg Smith said he will fly to Denver as soon as Tuesday for a physical, but he did ...
 Matt Holliday joining Oakland A's after trade from Colorado Rockies
Matt Holliday joining Oakland A's after trade from Colorado Rockies
sports.espn.go.com — appears headed to the Oakland Athletics in a deal with the Colorado Rockies , baseball sources have told ESPN's Jerry Crasnick and Buster Olney. Final details are being finalized, though the teams have agreed to terms, a baseball source told Olney. ... (more) Matt Holliday joining Oakland A's after trade from ...
The Matt Holliday Deal and Its Ramifications
athleticsnation.com — So the A's have acquired a big bat in the Rockies Matt Holliday .  And he's right-handed.  And he's young.  The A's haven't acquired someone like this since they landed Jermaine Dye and they had Giambi and Dye powering them towards ... (more) The Matt Holliday Deal and Its Ramifications
A's Reportedly Acquire Matt Holliday
A's Reportedly Acquire Matt Holliday
sharapovasthigh.blogspot.com — The A's reportedly acquire All-Star outfielder Matt Holliday from the Rockies. No word on what the Rockies are getting in return, but the names Carlos Gonzalez, Huston Street, and Greg Smith being floated around. (more) A's Reportedly Acquire Matt Holliday
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SI.com: The A’s have Holliday on ice… HUGE deal, if it happens
Kawakami — * ESPN.com checks in with similar info, and says LHP Greg Smith is definitely in the deal. SFChron, too . This is HAPPENING . Now this is how a dormant baseball team can wake up an NFL town: SI.com’s Jon Heyman is reporting that ...

Oakland Picks Up Matt Holliday
6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog — Kind of a surprising trade for Billy Beane to make considering their circumstances, but the AP has reported the A's have made a deal for Matt Holliday from Colorado. Via Athletics Nation, Susan Slusser at the San Francisco Chronicle is reporting that the return will be Huston Street, starter Greg Smith and outfielder Carlos Gonzalez. (Also at Sports Illustrated with a Jon Heyman byline, and on Yahoo Sports by Tim Brown.) I'll probably have more on this deal later on, but initially, it looks pretty even ...

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hardballtimes.com 11/10/2008 — The first blockbuster trade of the offseason happened today as the Rockies have agreed to trade outfielder Matt Holliday to the A's in exchange for closer Huston Street, lefty starter Greg Smith, and center fielder Carlos Gonzalez. So much for the A's going into rebuilding mode considering ...
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larrybrownsports.com 11/11/2008 — The answer to that question should be pretty self-explanatory: the guy’s a damn good player. Matt Holliday’s an All-Star, an MVP candidate. He’s going to help any lineup in which he’s hitting. He’s going to play good ...
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hardballtimes.com 11/12/2008 — Wednesday, November 12, 2008 Fantasy fallout: Matt Holliday to A’s (Part 1) Posted by Derek Carty at 12:01am There is still a bit of speculation at this point and it isn't official yet, but it looks as though Matt Holliday has been traded to the Oakland A's for Huston Street ,  ...
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blogs.mercurynews.com 11/11/2008 — * Programming note: I’ve got to run over to the NFL Merc Monday Night Party in just a little bit, but I’ve been mulling some things with the onset of Holliday A’s Debate. And can you tell? Good, bad or caustic, I am LOVING baseball ...
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Star outfielder Matt Holliday appears headed to the Oakland Athletics. Two people familiar with the proposed deal say the A's and the Colorado Rockies have reached a tentative agreement. Both people spoke on condition of anonymity because the trade ...
Holliday Traded To A'sBleacher Report - MLB 11/10/2008
Don't you hate when your on Facebook, and your friend from the Bay Area has the status of: Matt Holliday!!! That's how I found out about this deal moments ago. It seems like the Rockies traded Holliday to the Athletics for pitchers Greg Smith and ...
Sources: Rockies to deal Holliday to A's (AP)Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 11/10/2008
Star outfielder Matt Holliday appears headed to the Oakland Athletics. Two people familiar with the proposed deal say the A's and the Colorado Rockies have reached a tentative agreement. Both people spoke on condition of anonymity because the trade ...
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