The biggest news of the day so far in Major League Baseball is the St Louis Cardinals acquiring Matt Holliday from the Oakland Athletics for three minor league prospects.
Holliday who had a rough start out in Oakland (he is currently only hitting .286 with 54 RBI's) has been moved to a more-hitter friendly ball-park and gets the protection that most hitters cherish in getting to hit before or after Albert Pujols.
The Athletics pretty much learn their lesson about acquiring big-name free agents and get three servicable minor league talents. I guess we are back to MoneyBall again out in Oakland.
The real question is how is Holliday going to bloster the Cardinals line-up? Well, he does provide a solid bat and can play the outfield. It will be tough through in the NL central where you have three teams competing for the top spot. It is defintely an upgrade in offense-talent to say the least.
I guess the Cardinals will get Albert Pujols, a "Holliday" after all.
(Some information used in this article is from ESPN.com)
The St Louis Cardinals get a "Holliday"
