Belleville News-Democrat Logo

Holliday still taking to other teams, according to SI.com | Belleville News-Democrat

×
  • E-edition
    • Site Information
    • Contact Us
    • About Us
    • Archives
    • Advertise
    • Advertise with Us
    • Media Kit
    • Mobile
    • Mobile Apps & eReaders
    • Newsletters
    • Social
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Google+
    • Instagram
    • YouTube

    • All News
    • Metro-east News
    • MetroLink crime database
    • Business
    • Congressional shooter
    • Crime
    • Belleville News
    • Education News
    • Violation of Trust
    • Sometime in the Night
    • Then I Knew
    • O'Fallon Progress
    • Highland News Leader
    • State|Region News
    • Nation|World News
    • Politics and Government
    • Scott Air Force Base
    • Submit a News Tip
    • Public Salaries
    • Send Us Your Photographs
    • All Sports
    • Cardinals
    • Cheap Seats Blog
    • Blues
    • Colleges
    • High Schools
    • Recruiting
    • Chiefs
    • High School Football
    • High School Baseball/Softball
    • High School Basketball
    • Send Us Your Photographs
    • Politics
    • Elections
    • All Living
    • Metro-east Living
    • Entertainment
    • Food
    • Horoscopes
    • Health Sections
    • Ask Heidi
    • Special Sections
    • Records
    • Contests
    • Comics
    • Puzzles & Games
    • Celebrations
    • Send Us Your Photographs
    • All Opinion
    • Editorial
    • Glenn McCoy
    • Letters/Sound-off
    • Submit a Letter
  • Obituaries

    • Today's Hot Deal
    • Today's Circulars
    • Service Directory
  • Classifieds
  • Jobs
  • Moonlighting
  • Cars
    • Homes
    • Local Homes for Sale
  • Legals
  • Place Ad
  • Mobile & Apps

Cheap Seats

Cheap Seats

Holliday still taking to other teams, according to SI.com

gashaus34

    ORDER REPRINT →

January 05, 2010 11:06 AM

The latest on the Matt Holliday front this morning is a report from si.com that says while the Redbirds are still working with the slugging outfielder on a multi-year proposal, multiple teams are still involved in the dealing and nothing is imminent.





According to si.com:



There has been growing optimism for a deal with St. Louis over the past couple weeks, but there is still no guarantee one will be completed with Cardinals, who hope to keep Holliday as lineup protection for superstar Albert Pujols a role Holliday filled superbly in the second half last year. Meanwhile, there appears to be something of a cat-and-mouse game, as there are hints both camps could have other alternatives.

Sign Up and Save

Get six months of free digital access to Belleville News-Democrat

SUBSCRIBE WITH GOOGLE

#ReadLocal

Other bids of different lengths have been presented to Holliday, as well, by the Cardinals and other teams. Multiple teams are said to be still involved, but if so, the others have been extremely quiet. The Orioles are said by one person familiar with their thinking to be "laying in the weeds,'' but it's unknown whether Holliday would leave an established winner such as St. Louis to join a team like the Orioles, who while improving considerably are probably still in over their heads in the American League East. One report that Baltimore offered $130 million over eight years was called inaccurate by Orioles president Andy MacPhail.





It seems like this report is a step back from other accounts that claimed a deal was close and could come as soon as this week. It sounds as if Holliday is still playing the field and that he hasn't made up his mind about anything.

  Comments  

Videos

Some Cardinals fans wonder why the team won’t chase big-time free agents

Last chance for Peruvian food at Fairview Lounge

View More Video

Trending Stories

Fortel’s Pizza Den in Fairview Heights now closed

February 21, 2019 12:30 PM

Woman shot in her car while driving in East St. Louis

February 20, 2019 12:03 PM

Shots fired into car with baby in backseat, East St. Louis police say

February 21, 2019 02:37 PM

Belleville man sentenced to four years in prison for fentanyl distribution

February 21, 2019 03:44 PM

How Illinois bet on video gambling and lost

February 22, 2019 05:00 AM

Read Next

Cheap Seats

If owners don’t want to pay players, the players should form their own league — again

By Scott Wuerz For the News-Democrat

    ORDER REPRINT →

February 22, 2019 09:41 AM

Major League Baseball players who are tired of not getting big money contracts from teams during the offseason should start their own sports league similar to the Players League formed in the 1890s.

KEEP READING

Sign Up and Save

#ReadLocal

Get six months of free digital access to Belleville News-Democrat

SUBSCRIBE WITH GOOGLE

MORE CHEAP SEATS

Cheap Seats

St. Louis Cardinals refusal to improve this offseason is coming back to haunt them

February 20, 2019 08:59 AM

Cheap Seats

Why are the St. Louis Cardinals OK doing nothing while their competition gets better?

February 18, 2019 08:31 AM

Cheap Seats

Brett Cecil got pumped, and that’s good news for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2019

February 15, 2019 08:55 AM

Cheap Seats

Is John Mozeilak on the hot seat? He should be if the Cardinals don’t win in 2019

February 13, 2019 08:38 AM

Cheap Seats

What roster changes will we see the St. Louis Cardinals make during spring training?

February 11, 2019 09:04 AM

Cheap Seats

Baseball will ruin the game if it adds the DH to the National League

February 08, 2019 09:03 AM
Take Us With You

Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand.

Subscriptions
  • Start a Subscription
  • Customer Service
  • eEdition
  • Vacation Hold
  • Pay Your Bill
  • Rewards
Learn More
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Newsletters
  • News in Education
  • Archives
Advertising
  • Place a Classified Ad
  • Advertise With Us
  • Shopping
  • Local Deals
Copyright
Privacy Policy
Terms of Service


Back to Story