athleticsnation.com - 11/10/2008
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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 what looked like a powerhouse team for years to ...
sports.espn.go.com - 11/10/2008
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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. ...
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Matt Holliday joining Oakland A's after trade from ...
sharapovasthigh.blogspot.com - 11/10/2008
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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.
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A's Reportedly Acquire Matt Holliday
sportsline.com - 11/11/2008
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sportsline.com —
The ever-unpredictable Oakland Athletics have acquired slugger Matt
Holliday from Colorado, sources with knowledge of the talks...
have confirmed to, CBSSports.com, pending the outfielder's passing a physical examination on Tuesday. The Rockies will ...
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Oakland acquires Holliday from Colorado - CBSSports.com
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A's Get Holliday?
Halos Heaven —
...or at least according to MLBTR.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2008/11/as-acquire-matt.html
Are the A's really moving prospects to make room for a proven vet???
I am kinda shocked by the move.... maybe Beane trades him mid season for a new crop of prospects or something Oakland Athletics-ish like that.
Can't wait to see what our first move will be. All hail the ninja
UPDATE: ATHLETICS NATION
The details are still a little fuzzy, but it looks like the deal is for Greg Smith for sure and probably Carlos ...
Monday night linkaliciousness
Lone Star Ball —
... back to seeing Mark Teixeira in my first AFL trip in 2002. That seemed too easy—two switch-hitting first basemen in Rangers uniforms—but the comp was more about how they looked at the plate and in the field. No, I don't know where Jason Castro was.
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The Rangers' Julio Borbon worked deep counts and is very fast; if the patience is real he could be huge for them.
At AN, Blez loves the Matt Holliday trade.
Supposedly, the Rockies are looking at flipping ...
Is Holliday enough to lift A's
ESPN Feed: neyer rob —
... . And while it's a deal that nobody seems to have expected, the early reviews are positive, at least from Oakland's side. Here's Athletics Nation : Oakland's hitters were horrible last season. There are 14 teams in the American League. The A's finished 14th in runs, hits, doubles, batting average and slugging percentage. They finished 13th in on-base percentage. Thanks mostly to Cust, they finished fourth in walks, but walks are largely irrelevant if you've got the lowest batting average in the league. All of which leaves a great deal of room for improvement. Holliday in ...
The Matt Holliday Trade: Down in Denver, Overjoyed in Oakland
Big League Stew —
... Chronicle: Even though there are rumors that the A's will broaden their 2009 payroll beyond the subsistence level, it is hard to imagine that Holliday is more than a one-year rental at best, and maybe even trade-deadline bait. It is almost impossible to conceive that Beane and Boras could agree on a longer-term deal that would net Holliday (and Boras) maximum dollars, especially given that the A's are no more likely to contend in 2009 than they were in 2008. Blez, Athletics Nation: I love the trade. (Carlos) Gonzalez might turn into the ...
Matt Holliday Trade Roundup
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... Athletics Nation considers this a message that the A's are trying to compete in '09, and expects more additions. They also believe Billy Beane will take stock in July and decide whether to trade Holliday or keep him all year and take the draft picks. I agree on both points. ...
Tuesday Applesauce
Amazin' Avenue —
... R.J. Anderson has a nice piece on Pedro Martinez, looking at the dominance of his past and the uncertainty of his future.
Also at BtB, Sky Kalkman has completed his positional valuation for 2008 and has distilled it down to the top fifty players at any position. The Mets land two players in the top ten and three in the top twenty.
Nice profile of Nate Silver in the New York Times for his work at FiveThirtyEight.com.
Athletics Nation reacts to the Matt Holliday deal. Purple Row does likewise.
FishStripes reacts ...
Holliday for some, work for everyone else
Uwe Blog —
... For one, as everyone should know, the Oakland A's traded for vaunted outfielder Matt Holliday giving up a nice booty of pitcher Greg Smith, Carlos Gonzalez and Huston Street. Word is, Street will be turned around in a different trade by the Rockies. ...
Trying to Figure Out Why Oakland Traded For Matt Holliday
FanIQ Blog —
... been a closer in his 4 year career. We know that Beane considers closers mostly as trading chips, and this is just another chapter in that history.
Second is left handed pitcher Greg Smith, who was actually the only A to make more than 30 starts with the club this year, going 7-16 with a slightly below average 4.16 ERA, and worse, 87 walks, third in the AL. He's only 24 though, and there's not a lot of pitching in the minor leagues ready soon. It seems peculiar, but Athletics Nation seems fine with it, calling Smith a nibbler
Finally, there is ...
Recent Trades May Change Your Holliday Outlook
Baseball Reflections —
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It May Be Time To Bid Lowe
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Fantasy fallout: Matt Holliday to A’s (Part 1)
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 , ...
A’s Inch Closer on Environmental Impact Report for Ballpark Development
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A’s Trade for Holliday: Will They Hold Him or Flip Him?
imwritingsports.com 11/11/2008 — S top the presses. Did I just read this right? Matt Holliday just got traded to the A’s? There’s no official statement but according to several sources, sources that Fox Sports and Sports Illustrated felt comfortable enough with to ...
Rockies trade Holliday to A’s
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 ...
All Aboard the Furcal Train!
athleticsnation.com 11/15/2008 — If you want to skip my blathering, please at least vote in the poll at the bottom. 77% of 1,000 ANers are pleased with the Holliday trade. How many of you would be ok with acquiring Furcal at a steep price?
All right, I'm in. Hook, ...
Will the Athletics Compete With Jason Giambi?
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com 1/7/2009 — Yesterday, multiple sources reported that the Athletics were close to signing Jason Giambi to a 1 year deal to hit behind Matt Holliday. Giambi is expected to DH for the Athletics, who are coming off a terrible season in which they finished 11 games under .500. So will the Athletics be ...
Matt Holliday Traded to the A's —
Bleacher Report - MLB 11/10/2008
Breaking news out of Oakland: Sports Illustrated's Jon Heyman reports that the Oakland A's are set to acquire outfielder Matt Holliday from the Colorado Rockies.
Other players involved in the deal are still unknown, but rumored names include young ...
