Update: HOLLIDAY A CARD 7yr/120 million, p178

[fanforever]

MLB RT club Twitter @MLBSTLCardinals Matt Holliday will remain a Cardinal - formal announcement to come within next 48 hours #stlcards half a minute ago from web

[Jocephus]

cool news...cool to land a top FA

[PujolJunkie]

Congrats Mo. You're awesome.

[MDCardsFan]

Well then, I'm glad that's over.

[Fat Strat]

Who cares who "won" the deal? When did that become part of discussions for FA signings?

Regardless, I'm not sure how this could be viewed a win at all for Boras... $22 million would have been a win. There's almost no statistical difference between Holliday and Teixeira, yet one of those guys is getting $5 million more annually.

[fanforever]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4799313

Updated: January 5, 2010, 6:21 PM ET
Holliday re-signing with Card

Matt Holliday has chosen the St. Louis Cardinals.



On Tuesday, the free-agent slugger announced on The Doug Gottlieb Show on ESPN Radio that he is re-signing with the Cardinals.

"Well, I think first of all going into free agency I had in the back of my mind that I really liked my time in St. Louis and felt it was a good fit for me and my family," Holliday said on the show.

He added: "At the end of the day we decided that was best for us."

Holliday said that the deal was for seven years and between $119 million and $120 million with a team option at the end of the contract. He also said the deal is pending a physical.

The three-time All-Star came to St. Louis from the Oakland Athletics in a July deadline trade last season. He batted .313 with 24 home runs and 109 RBIs between the two clubs.

Holliday is a career .318 hitter in six seasons.

[Eephus Speed]

Time to sign Smoltz or Sheets.

That is really incredible, if it's all true. We'll have to wait for details, but a straight up $17 million per for 17 years no opt outs and a potential team option is all great news.

Yikes.

[Jocephus]

the only thign that "concerns" me now is if our big FA gets injured...even if its 2-3 years into the contract...

[Fat Strat]

Time to sign Smoltz or Sheets.

That is really incredible, if it's all true. We'll have to wait for details, but a straight up $17 million per for 17 years no opt outs and a potential team option is all great news.

Yikes.

Ha... good catch. I think everyone would want an opt out of that contract...

[fanforever]

the local paper finally woke up

gqwilson P-D news story: Holliday is coming back, seven-year deal, re-signs with #Cardinals http://bit.ly/76jbnm #stlcards /via @dgoold half a minute ago from Tweetie