Cardinals up their offer for Holliday

[Dima]

12/15/09 8:41 AM EST
The Cardinals want Matt Holliday back as their left fielder, and
according to The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, they're willing to commit
about $16 million a season for the next eight years to make sure it happens.

http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091215&content_id=7811512&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl

[CardsFan]

"Dima" <mail....@beer-co.ca> wrote in message
news:hg8h5p$tsn$1...@news.eternal-september.org...

If this offer is not enough for Boras/Holliday, let him go. Also, if
accepted it means a raise and contract extension for Albert. Which should
be a priority anyway.

AJM

[Dima]

They are giving to Holliday, more than Pujols get....
Holliday - $128 M / 8 years
Pujols - $100 M / 10 years

Interesting... how much Pujols will get in two years?

[Tom]

On Dec 15, 3:44 pm, "CardsFan" <m...@here.com> wrote:
> "Dima" <mail.ad...@beer-co.ca> wrote in message

>
> news:hg8h5p$tsn$1...@news.eternal-september.org...
>
> > 12/15/09 8:41 AM EST
> > The Cardinals want Matt Holliday back as their left fielder, and according
> > to The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, they're willing to commit about $16
> > million a season for the next eight years to make sure it happens.
>

> >http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091215&conten...

>
> If this offer is not enough for Boras/Holliday, let him go.  Also, if
> accepted it means a raise and contract extension for Albert.  Which should
> be a priority anyway.
>
> AJM

I completely agree, Alan.

They should blow off Holliday and sign Mark DeRosa and Jason Bay. They
could do this for less than $16M a year.

I had a funny feeling Mozeliak would blink first.

Tom

[LidsvilleNine]

On Dec 15, 11:34 pm, "A" <a...@att.net> wrote:
> x-no-archive: yes
>

>
>            You are correct; Pujols got an average of $14.3 mil./yr.
>            If the source is true about the Cardinals' offer, Holliday will
> get an average of $16 mil./yr., which Albert will surely pass in any new
> deal--wherever he plays. ;-)
>
>            At the present deal he made in 2004 (2004-2010 at $14.3
> mil./yr.), the club has an option on him for $16 mil. for 2011, which also
> will surely be 'upped' in any new deal, esp. if Holliday gets his $16 mil.
>
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It's still hard to think of anyone deserving to make even close to the
amount Albert makes.