Comments on: Matt Holliday: A Tangled Web

By: siddfynch

siddfynch — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:44:21 +0000

I’ll add my compliments here – nicely summarized. Just got in from 4 days away and salivating over all the news. This article was a great start.

Now I have to go find out who Duncan got traded for. Bumgarner, I hope.

By: Blaise

Blaise — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 05:30:41 +0000

az,

After reading FutureRedbirds and VEV as my daily 1-2 Cards info-gulp for the past four years without commenting, I am convinced that you are the #1 author out there with a brain for the numbers and a heart for the bombers. Keep it up. Please.

By: azruavatar

azruavatar — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 14:51:34 +0000

I don’t think anyone’s doing that and I hope that’s not the impression I’m giving. I’ve never been convinced he was going to stick at 3B and there’s a lot of varying opinions on that still. I think he’s been underwhelming in his Memphis debut despite being solid. For the “best hitter in the draft” you’d like to see more although a couple months shouldn’t completely revise opinions of him. I think he may have been a little overhyped in the Cardinals system but as I said in reply to other comments he was, without doubt, a blue chip prospect.

By: Bob

Bob — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 13:31:44 +0000

Smart, thorough overview, azru.

Thanks!

By: Illinoiscardsfan

Illinoiscardsfan — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 12:59:52 +0000

A very enjoyable read all the way around. Offensively, after two games, Mo looks like a genius. Would have rather had Halliday, but I don’t think our system had the pitching that Toronto was looking for to pull off that deal.

By: Casey

Casey — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 11:23:17 +0000

This is fantastic coverage and analysis!!!! I thank you as a devoted Cardinal fan!!!

By: MlbFan09

MlbFan09 — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 08:19:16 +0000

I find it very suspicious, that just a week ago everyones high on wallace as a future 3b and untouchable suddenly he gets traded and his talents are downgraded and labeled as a 1b/DH. Is it the true feeling of fans wanting him to fail or do not just as good or trying to jusify the trade from the cardinals side? Considering he was ranked the #1 cards prospect, still around top 20 overall by BA, even top 10 by Law…thats elite prospect territory no matter where he plays.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 05:50:54 +0000

The more I think about this the more I like this trade why? It looks like this team has its spirit back. Despite being in 1st most of the year you should sense that the players were just waiting for things to fall apart like it did last year and the year before. This shows the team that management is committed to them winning. This more than the money that we save with a cost controlled Wallace will help keep Albert in STl for life. He wants to play for a winner and a team that competes year in year out. I also have a feeling Holliday is going to fall in love with STL and resign here to a mid range deal.

By: Dan

Dan — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 05:41:44 +0000

Other Impacts:

It seems like this trade will also have an important impact on few other players.

Colby Rasmus: what happens with his playing time going forward if TLR keeps sticking with Ankiel? Hopefully Colby still gets ample time.

David Freese/Allen Craig: It looked like Wallace was the 3B of the future, but someone else has to fill those shoes now especially if we re-sign Holliday there isn’t much money for a 3B. Freese needs to get healthy and Craig probably isn’t going to be at 3rd for the same reasons Wallace wasn’t going to work there.

By: Bob

Bob — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 05:35:39 +0000

I think its fairly certain that the cash that the cards are getting from the A’s is going to be used on miller.