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[Orange Country Register: From the dugout] - Derek Jeter: Tomorrow’s controversies today

Sam Miller, The Orange County Register — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:35:30 GMT

... placement over the past three seasons. Alex Rodriguez has been worth 20 WAR. Matt Holliday, who got $18 million per year, has been worth 20 WAR. As great as Jeter is, ...

[Dugout Central] - Is Scott Boras Good For His Clients

PaulCatalano — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:59:31 GMT

... to another. And sometimes the situation doesn’t suit itself. Derek Lowe and Matt Holliday, for instance are some of Boras’ clients who slumped when moved to situation ...

[Inside the Rockies] - Spring countdown discussion: Outfield

Steve Foster — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:07:09 GMT

... eric young jr. , huston street , jay payton , kent matthes , larry walker , matt holliday , matt miller , melvin mora , paul loduca , preston wilson , ryan harvey , r ...

[STLtoday: Bird Land] - Schumaker, Security at Second, & the Cost of Certainty

Derrick Goold — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:59:46 GMT

... ker, $2.7 million … 3B David Freese, pre-arb … SS Brendan Ryan, 1st-ARB … LF Matt Holliday, $17 million … CF Colby Rasmus, pre-arb … RF Ryan Ludwick, 3rd-ARB … Bench A ...

[Bleacher Report] - Giants Flawed Use Of Payroll Could Prove Costly

Victor Valladares Jr — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:14:03 GMT

... Giants fans have been looking for. When the Giants invested in free agency, Matt Holliday would have been the better route. But for some unsurprising reason, the Gian ...

[iYankees] - Understanding the addition of Marcus Thames

iYankees — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:15:27 GMT

... but instead, there is evidence that pinch-hitting is just really difficult. Matt Holliday has a career .552 OPS as a pinch hitter compared to a .933 mark when he star ...

[Detroit News: Covering the Bases] - 30 in 30: Oakland Athletics

(Tony Paul) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:36:19 GMT

... trade deadline for a bag of prospects, like he did last summer when shipping Matt Holliday to the Cardinals. Sheets, though, with that price tag, is a much larger risk ...

[Bleacher Report] - Carlos Gonzalez Ready To Take Next Step With Rockies in 2010

Tyler Thompson — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:22:27 GMT

... nsidered a high-level prospect when he came over from the Oakland Aâ€™s in the Matt Holliday trade, his performance in the majors was largely disappointing in Oakland. ...

[Orange Country Register: From the dugout] - 25 Angels: Howie Kendrick

Sam Miller, The Orange County Register — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:01:47 GMT

... c Byrnes) saw their power decline by 9 percent. The 2008 sluggers (examples: Matt Holliday, Adam Dunn, Casey Blake, Ryan Ludwick) saw their power go down by 12 percent ...

[FanGraphs] - Estimating Hitter Platoon Skill

Matt Klaassen — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:47:44 GMT

... wo players who have “reverse” splits for their careers. Right-handed hitting Matt Holliday has a career wOBA of .400 , but has hit .402 vs. RHP (2793 PA) and and .377 ...

[MLB Trade Rumors] - Did Boras Fail Damon, Washburn, & Lopez?

Tim Dierkes — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:46:48 GMT

... ect on Boras' abilities as an agent, and he did find favorable contracts for Matt Holliday , Mike Gonzalez , Adrian Beltre , Ivan Rodriguez , and Alex Cora in a down m ...

[Mack's Mets] - Cerrone on Valentine, Hisanori Takahashi, Carlos Beltran, Jason Bay... and Jeurys Familia

Mack — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:17:22 GMT

... month or so. - l ink Jason Bay Would you have signed Bay for 4 years/$66M or Matt Holliday at 7/$120M? Or, would you have instead gone a one-year deal for Xavier Nady ...

[Mets Today] - Mets Free Agent Evaluation

joejanish — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:53:01 GMT

... just play along, OK? Jason Bay Would you have signed Bay for 4 years/$66M or Matt Holliday at 7/$120M? Or, would you have instead gone a one-year deal for Xavier Nady ...

[NY Times] - Piniella Says He Forgives McGwire

JOE BRESCIA — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:50:42 GMT

... iella said. McGwire will not have to do much tweaking with Albert Pujols and Matt Holliday, the Cardinals’ big hitters. But after that he will have to earn his pay as ...

[Orange Country Register: From the dugout] - Olney: Torii Hunter at free safety

DAN WOIKE, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:50:37 GMT

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