Rockies could be in market to trade Holliday

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Rosenthal's Latest: Rockies Could Trade Holliday
Published 5/15/2008 by Cork Gaines at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
In Ken Rosenthal's latest column, he sees Matt Holliday as a prime candidate to be traded this summer. Rosenthal notes that the Rockies are already 10 games back and have very little chance of signing Holliday to an extension. Holliday is signed through '09 with $13MM due next season. Previously, Rosenthal speculated that the Rockies might be willing to go to 6 years/$96MM to keep last year's NL MVP runner-up. However, all we know of Holliday's demands are that he wants more than a four-year deal. Rosenthal thinks that the Rockies could also seek to move Brian Fuentes and Garrett Atkins. Fuentes is eligible for free ...

Holliday for Beltran now there's a shake up
Published 5/16/2008 by Ed Ryan (noreply@blogger.com) at Mets Fever
... Holliday, an All-Star left fielder, might not be in Colorado much longer if the Rockies do not revive soon. The Rockies, 10 games back in the NL West, almost certainly would consider trading Holliday, knowing they stand little chance of keeping him long-term. Holliday, 28, could be this year's Mark Teixeira — a Scott Boras client traded with a year-plus remaining on his contract by a team seeking value for a franchise-type player. source Ken Rosenthal - Fox Sports ...

Caveat Emptor
Published 5/16/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Craig Calcaterra) at ShysterBall
Ken Rosenthal reports that the Rockies may shop Matt Holliday: The Rockies, 10 games back in the NL West, almost certainly would consider trading Holliday, knowing they stand little chance of keeping him long-term. Holliday, 28, could be this year's Mark Teixeira — a Scott Boras client traded with a year-plus remaining on his contract by a team seeking value for a franchise-type player . . .. . . The trade market for Holliday, meanwhile, likely would be robust, especially from teams in the suddenly offense-starved ...

Baseball Today: Friday, May 16
Published 5/16/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... BLOCKBUSTER AHEAD? Matt Holliday on the trade block? Foxsports.com's Ken Rosenthal says that, with the Rockies struggling and Holliday due to hit free agency after the 2009 season, it could happen. ...

Shanoff's Wake-Up Call: Week's Big Losers
Published 5/16/2008 at The Sporting Blog
... , and it's the game-winner for Houston in San Fran. ... Trade Rumors: Per Rosenthal, could Colorado's Matt Holliday be on the block ? Hmm ... Rays Bandwagon: No "new contract curse" for Kazmir . That's a ...

How much longer will Matt Holliday be in Colorado?
Published 5/16/2008 at Big League Stew
... Over on FoxSports, Ken Rosenthal does a great job of breaking down the situation, even giving us six rosters — Indians, Cardinals, Yankees, A's, Mariners and Mets — on which Holliday could land. ...

Matt Holliday? An Indian?
Published 5/16/2008 by Scott at WaitingForNextYear
... quietly been one of the best in the bigs for the last several years.  Oh, and his name would look excellent in an Indians jersey - even if he couldn’t wear his #5 (Lou Boudreau). But why would one of the best players in the league be up for grabs?  Well, after losing the World Series to the Red Sox last season, the Rockies have struggled out of the gate and could be one of the first teams to enter the market with some talent for sale.  And talent this is.  Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal has the goods . Among the clubs that could pursue Holliday: Cleveland. The Indians need to ...

Rosenthal: Rockies could be in market to trade Holliday
Published 5/16/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Rosenthal: Rockies could be in market to trade Holliday The Rockies, 10 games back in the NL West, almost certainly would consider trading Holliday, knowing they stand little chance of keeping him long-term. Holliday, 28, could be this year’s Mark Teixeira — a Scott Boras client traded with a year-plus remaining on his contract by a team seeking value for a franchise-type player. The Rockies signed Holliday to a two-year, $23 million deal in January, but could lose him as a free agent after the 2009 season and receive only draft picks in return. ...

Rockies Would Be Smart to Deal Holliday
Published 5/16/2008 by Bill Baer at Baseball Digest Daily
FOX Sports’ Ken Rosenthal reports that the Colorado Rockies “almost certainly would consider trading [Matt] Holliday,” their left fielder and runner-up in NL MVP voting last season. They would be smart to trade him if they feel they have no shot at winning the NL West. However, if the Rockies win three of their next five games starting tonight, that would leave them at 18-27, exactly where they were after 45 games last season when they went on to win the NL pennant. Simply put, Matt Holliday is overrated. He’s a product of hitter-friendly Coors ...

Lazy Sunday at the Salvage Yard
Published 5/18/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Paul Cousineau) at The DiaTribe
... In case you missed it, the Interwebs were full of trade rumor and innuendo with Ken Rosenthal floating a Matt Holliday to the Tribe thought balloon out there (by the way, check out ...

The Left Fielder Market
Published 5/29/2008 by Tim Dierkes at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... Matt Holliday, Rockies.  Ken Rosenthal suggested "almost certainly would consider" trading him.  ...