Why the A's will trade Matt Holliday

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I read the article and disagree

Simply put, if the A’s can have the same budget in 2010 that they have this year they could afford to carry Holliday at $18 million if he accepted arbitration. They could keep Holliday and still have cash to make improvements elsewhere in 2010.

Unless ownership intends to slash the payroll there is no real downside to offering Holliday arbitration, unless the A’s want absolutely nothing to do with him next season.

The monster at the end of this blog.

by grover on Jun 16, 2009 5:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

there's no way he accepts arbitration if offered to him

by inbillywetrust on Jun 16, 2009 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

The theory is that Holliday will not rebound from his current pace

and the 1 year arbitration number will be mucho higher than the annual multi-year offers he’ll see.

The monster at the end of this blog.

by grover on Jun 16, 2009 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not that I know such things, but I've heard tell

that the free agent market is kinda slim pickin’s this coming off-season and that several teams with big pocketbooks are looking for an outfielder this time ’round, and that Holliday will make his pay regardless.

That’s the word on the streets.

I think [the A's announcers] just speak in code.. "A tough outing again for Brett Anderson" means "Has anyone checked with his 2nd grade teacher to see if maybe he’s actually right-handed?" --Nico

by Leopold Bloom on Jun 17, 2009 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I could see it going either way...

…though I suspect Boras will try to play off any down numbers as the “Oakland Factor” or the “Coliseum Factor”. I could also see some high-paying teams buying into that.

Accepting arbitration is a long shot, I think, though it wouldn’t seriously shock me if they did.

Back then, my idol was Bugs Bunny, because I saw a cartoon of him playing ball - you know, the one where he plays every position himself with nobody else on the field but him? Now that I think of it, Bugs is still my idol. You have to love a ballplayer like that.
~Nomar Garciaparra

by UncleLeo on Jun 21, 2009 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Scott Boras

As an agent, has Scott Boras ever accepted arbitration?

Can you see the meeting between Boras and Holliday, …“Matt, I think it best that we accept the A’s offer of arbitration”, "

“but why Scott?”

“Well, Matt. I think that playing in Oakland with all that foul territory, drops your batting average 20 points in itself. That got to be good and help you get back you rep. …….Also, I know how much you want to be talked about on mlbtraderumors.com again for a whole year….again”

“Scott, are you smoking crack? Get me a 4 year deal for 80 to 100 million, or your ass is fired!”

by dougald1 on Jun 17, 2009 5:34 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs