UPDATE: Cards Acquire Holliday, page 26

[Jocephus]

ooh, ooh...i want to write a headline...

"holli-deal: OF in the cards"

[omaha_red]

how does this line-up rank in the NL?

1) Skip Schumaker
2) Colby Rasmus
3) Albert Pujols
4) Matt Holliday
5) Ryan Ludwick
6) Mark DeRosa
7) Yadier Molina
8) Starting pitcher
9) Brendan Ryan


damn that's pretty...

That's prettier.

it's gotta be right up there with Philly, LA, Chicago, .. who else?

[KyCardinalFan]

ooh, ooh...i want to write a headline...

"holli-deal: OF in the cards"

Holliday: Christmas in July

[Cronos]

What definitely has me excited:

Matt Holliday since 2006 vs lefties:

.306 BA, .398 OBP, .547 SLG, .945 OPS.

[Jocephus]

any headline regarding the cardinals has to include "in the cards" somehow...that's all writers seem to be able to come up with

[JackofDiamonds]

ooh, ooh...i want to write a headline...

"holli-deal: OF in the cards"

Holliday: Christmas in July

Deal on! Holliday Cards.

[MrCrowesGarden]

Holliday! Celebrate! Slugging OF in the Cards.

[fanforever]

What definitely has me excited:

Matt Holliday since 2006 vs lefties:

.306 BA, .398 OBP, .547 SLG, .945 OPS.

We need/ I want him in the lineup tonight against Happ

[The Third Man]

I like it. I mean, of course it's contingent on getting Holliday signed, but A) I think we will, and B) I doubt he will be as expensive as some are speculating. I don't think he's going to cost 20 million a year. And while there's a lot of talk about how cheap the organization is, they're not a bunch of scrooges. Basically, isn't Holliday, right now, what we would want out of Brett Wallace, ideally? A .380/.450 line (in a pitcher's park), only he plays LF well, and we have no idea if Wallace even has a position in this organization, because certainly we can't just stick him at first.

Also, food for thought, Matt Holliday since May 1st: .299/.400/.480 (139 OPS+).

[Cronos]

I like it. I mean, of course it's contingent on getting Holliday signed, but A) I think we will, and B) I doubt he will be as expensive as some are speculating. I don't think he's going to cost 20 million a year. And while there's a lot of talk about how cheap the organization is, they're not a bunch of scrooges. Basically, isn't Holliday, right now, what we would want out of Brett Wallace, ideally? A .380/.450 line (in a pitcher's park), only he plays LF well, and we have no idea if Wallace even has a position in this organization, because certainly we can't just stick him at first.

Also, food for thought, Matt Holliday since May 1st: .299/.400/.480 (139 OPS+).

Good point. Unless he goes banannas on the NL over the next 3 months, his value should have decreased some because of this year, making him easier to sign.

And if he does go banannas on the NL, then it will mean the Cardinals go deep in the playoffs anyway and I won't mind if they just take the two draft picks and call it a day.