Holliday to the A's

[Providence A's]

reports are all over the place...some saying CarGon isn't involved and neither is Smith or Anderson. We'll just have to wait for the official deal.

[Providence A's]

Your the one whos saying that "those 2 picks mean we didn't trade him for nothing if he walks" so your pretty much ignore his production that your going to get out of him on the field, and your only focusing on what your going get out of him if or when he walks.

But I'm pretty sure whatever happens next year, someone will be bumping this thread

yes, 2 picks mean that if he walks, we still get something instead of him walking and getting nothing. No, I'm not only focusing on that. His production for 2009 will be greater than what we give up and if we don't resign him, those picks have the potential to be better than what we gave up for Holliday.

[realmofotalk]

There are talks of us going after Furcal strongly...he would give us the lead-off hitter we need and a better SS than Crosby.

It ain't happening unless Beane is willing to give Furcal the 4-year contract that he looking for.

[love_that_reefer]

Street has to be involved with Corpas sucking balls last year and Fuentes walking.

[Providence A's]

Street has to be involved with Corpas sucking balls last year and Fuentes walking.

that's fine by me. Devine and Ziegler have made Street an expensive middle reliever that is replaceable.

[love_that_reefer]

I know its fine by you bud Just saying with all the mixed reports on who is involved, Street would have to be involved given the shaky state of the Rockies bullpen though a Street physical could **** that up. He lost a lot of velocity. Plus trading Street would help shed some salary for the A's.

[Providence A's]

and now ESPN says Smith is definitely in...so Smith, Street, and ????

[Providence A's]

It ain't happening unless Beane is willing to give Furcal the 4-year contract that he looking for.

we'll have to wait and see. it's no guarantee...supposedly 10 teams are in on Furcal so there is going to be a lot of competition for his services.

[realmofotalk]

Ah, yes, so now everybody wants to have Furcal on his team. Quite the turnaround

actually, hopefully Furcal DOES bust and the Dodgers regret signing him.

And DePo was so bad why?

Jumping Jesus Christ man! $40 million at three years? As a Giants fan I am happy to see them overpay like that.

and here i thought the cubs were starting to get desperate at 5/50-52. 13.3 million a year?!? go away furcal. enjoy hitting in that park.

Terrible move. Even DePodesta wouldn't have been that dumb.

Worse than the BJ Ryan deal, if that is at all possible.

By the way, DePodesta's Padres are interested in Furcal.

[love_that_reefer]

I am still happy the Dodgers overpaid for Furcal. 2 out of 3 years were bad. Nothing has changed!

[HollywoodLeo]

To be fair, my post wasn't a prediction. Just a baseless hope, and one made purely in jest, hence the smiley.

[love_that_reefer]

20 year old lefty Brett Anderson's name has also been mentioned.

[cjkalt]

FOX Sports on MSN - MLB - Sources: A's close to deal for Rockies star Holliday

I think ESPN has the deal right, Holliday for Smith, Street, CoGon, and maybe a lower spec.

I think LAA is about to fall, No way Teix doesn't sign in the east with Baltimore or Boston, No way Krod is back, the OF is aging and I don't see the young blood in the system coming up...

Oakland was much better than the pyt., If they make it to the ALCS and then take the 2 draft picks are they worse off or better? I'd say they are better off, plus with Billy Beane drafting those picks are better than 50/50

[love_that_reefer]

FOX Sports on MSN - MLB - Sources: A's close to deal for Rockies star Holliday

I think ESPN has the deal right, Holliday for Smith, Street, CoGon, and maybe a lower spec.

I think LAA is about to fall, No way Teix doesn't sign in the east with Baltimore or Boston, No way Krod is back, the OF is aging and I don't see the young blood in the system coming up...

Oakland was much better than the pyt., If they make it to the ALCS and then take the 2 draft picks are they worse off or better? I'd say they are better off, plus with Billy Beane drafting those picks are better than 50/50

No way Teixeira doesn't sign in the East? Angels definitely have to money to sign Teixeira or Krod so I don't see both leaving. Plus the Angels still have the better rotation. Hard to fall when you have good pitching. The OF might be aging (only slightly with Anderson now gone) but the middle IF is young and getting better. Don't see the young blood? Look again. \Not even Billy Beane can do better than 50/50.

[love_that_reefer]

I have changed my views on this move from the A's standpoint. Only way I see this being a win is if they trade Holliday at the deadline and rebuild that way. Probably Beane's thinking all along.