Rockies searching for a perfect match for Holliday - Jon Heyman - SI.com

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Why the Mets should NOT go after Matt Holliday!
Published 7/15/2008 by Dom DiFucci (noreply@blogger.com) at Dom D's Mets Fan Blog
In Jon Heyman's SI.com report , Jon suggest that the Rockies have been flirting with the idea of trading Matt Holliday. Mets are listed as the number 2 destination behind the Angels. Others that are on the list were the Red Sox, Dodgers and Yankees in that order. Here is what the passage said: Mets. After sending four of their best prospects to Minnesota for Johan Santana , and refusing to part with Beltran, there may not be enough left to make a real run at Holliday. While some baseball people see Beltran being better away from New York, he remains a favorite of Mets ...

Heyman's Latest: Holliday, Fuentes, Teixeira
Published 7/16/2008 by Tim Dierkes at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... Jon Heyman of SI.com posted a new column yesterday. Rockies GM Dan O'Dowd is quietly calling other teams about Matt Holliday scenarios.  One that was "floated," perhaps by Colorado, involved Holliday, Willy Taveras, Fernando Martinez, and Carlos Beltran.  The Mets don't want to trade Beltran, nor does the player want to waive his no-trade clause.  The Holliday-Mets scenario is deemed a long shot. As you know, Brian Fuentes is likely to be ...

Is Holliday Being Shopped?
Published 7/16/2008 by Mr. Fleece at MLB Fleece Factor
... Jon Heyman of SI.com writes up the potential for a Matt Holliday market should the Colorado Rockies decide to trade the superstar outfielder. Matt Holliday is under contract through next season, so it would seem more logical to me to put him on the market this coming off-season so the necessary negotiating can be done over an extended period of time. Either way, Heyman lists a few teams that was love to add Holliday to their mix: ...

Baseball Today: Thursday, July 17
Published 7/17/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... . (San Francisco Chronicle) SI.com also reports the Rockies approached the Mets about a Holliday-for-Carlos Beltran swap, but were turned down. ...