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Matt Holliday to Oakland

CServantCServant DCO Posts: 1,182
edited November 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
I knew it was only a matter of time until our cheap a$$ Rockies traded Holliday away for next to nothing. Congrats to all A's Fans as you're getting one heck of a slugger! At least he didn't end-up in Boston, NY, or LA.
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  • aspoonfulweighsatonaspoonfulweighsaton Posts: 2,055
    This makes no sense to me... since when has Oakland been in the market for a big name? The A's are like the Rockies of the AL. There's no way they sign to a long-tern deal if history tells us anything becasue you know Boras is going to demand a ridiculous deal.
  • Solat13Solat13 Posts: 6,996
    aspoonfulweighsaton wrote:
    This makes no sense to me... since when has Oakland been in the market for a big name? The A's are like the Rockies of the AL. There's no way they sign to a long-tern deal if history tells us anything becasue you know Boras is going to demand a ridiculous deal.

    It's Billy Beane's mantra. Trade for a person soon to be a free agent. Then if they contend all year, you get value for one year and 2 first round picks. If you trade him mid year to a contender you get back the prospects you traded to get him and more because teams get desperate around the trade deadline.
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  • CServantCServant DCO Posts: 1,182
    Solat13 wrote:
    It's Billy Beane's mantra. Trade for a person soon to be a free agent. Then if they contend all year, you get value for one year and 2 first round picks. If you trade him mid year to a contender you get back the prospects you traded to get him and more because teams get desperate around the trade deadline.

    That is at least a plan. With the Rox, it's all about not spending $$$. Plus, your theory makes sense since Oakland is no BIGGER of a market than Denver. Sounds like Holliday may still find his way to the AL East eventually...
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  • Ms. HaikuMs. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,279
    Wow. I was in Colorado for a couple days so I decided to go to a Rockies game. They were playing the Dodgers and were losing 11-0. Then #5 comes up and hits a homerun to that waterfall area of the stadium(beautiful stadium by the way.) Wow, good luck, Rockies.
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  • TrailerTrailer Posts: 1,431
    Hell yeah!! Finally some offense!

    Although I've learned over the years not to get too excited about anybody that Beane brings in. Like Solat13 said.. if we're not in contention as the trade deadline nears, I'm sure Beane will unload him for a bunch of young, no-name prospects.:rolleyes:

    If only they could keep around their good players like they did in the late 80's. We would have an amazing team!! Giambi, Tejada, Dye, Hudson, Mulder, Zito (he'd still be good if he was an A;)), etc..
    Whoa, chill bro... you know you can't raise your voice like that when the lion's here.
  • pearljammin41pearljammin41 Posts: 465
    We (the Cards) shoulda traded Luddy and Schu to get him...
  • Fighting HellfishFighting Hellfish Posts: 3,170
    I'm shocked. If I made a list ranking the teams I thought Holliday would be traded to, oakland would be somewhere in the mid 20's
  • nothingman44nothingman44 Posts: 1,495
    rockies fans are fair-weather anyways...

    matt holiday deserves to be somewhere better.
  • pearljammin41pearljammin41 Posts: 465
    nothingman44 wrote:
    rockies fans are fair-weather anyways...

    matt holiday deserves to be somewhere better.


    i'd be hard pressed to think oakland is any better
  • nothingman44nothingman44 Posts: 1,495
    pearljammin41 wrote:
    i'd be hard pressed to think oakland is any better

    good point...he should come to boston.
  • walkunafraidwalkunafraid Posts: 2,613
    By the way, the ways won't even be in Oakland much longer.

    I believe they're moving to Fremont in, what, 2010?
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  • jervin007jervin007 Posts: 3,182
    It really doesn't make much sense to me, but I guess the A's need to fill some seats. Their team really hasn't had many big names recently. Good for them.
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  • CServantCServant DCO Posts: 1,182
    nothingman44 wrote:
    good point...he should come to boston.

    Patience... I'm sure he'll end-up in Boston or NY pinstrips eventually.
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  • tvismyfriendtvismyfriend Posts: 2,118
    CServant wrote:
    Patience... I'm sure he'll end-up in Boston or NY pinstrips eventually.
    Probably NY, I doubt Boston would move or bench Bay.
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