tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1153099884472898149.post69049202847747058..comments2024-01-17T14:15:06.388-05:00Comments on Jorge Says No!: Was Matt Holliday Worth $60 Million More Than Jason Bay?Jorge Says No!http://www.blogger.com/profile/04358737179481087781noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1153099884472898149.post-6688796985519488932010-01-08T14:27:13.801-05:002010-01-08T14:27:13.801-05:00I think the Cards were driven by what they gave up...I think the Cards were driven by what they gave up to get Holliday (though as many knows, that is sunk costs). That's human nature.<br /><br />Plus, knowing Boras, he probably threatened to cut off negotiations with the Cards and go seek a one year contract somewhere and go after a big contract next off-season, much like what he did with Beltre, taking the $10M one year.<br /><br />That plus, as you note, the 2 year age difference, probably contributed to the Cards meeting Holliday's demands.<br /><br />It will be interesting who they can afford to put on the team after they sign Pujols to his contract.obsessivegiantscompulsivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11362706004246875823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1153099884472898149.post-35394369196327279232010-01-07T09:30:27.428-05:002010-01-07T09:30:27.428-05:007/110 million
http://jorgesaysno.blogspot.com/200...7/110 million<br /><br />http://jorgesaysno.blogspot.com/2009/09/free-agent-at-end-of-season-matt.html<br /><br />Not too shabby for a Sept. predictionJorge Says No!https://www.blogger.com/profile/04358737179481087781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1153099884472898149.post-2700900612336762962010-01-07T01:26:24.471-05:002010-01-07T01:26:24.471-05:00Jorge, what was your original prediction for the H...Jorge, what was your original prediction for the Holliday contract? I can't find your links. I ask because Jon Heyman is tooting his horn for hitting the $120/7yr figure on the head back in September. I wonder what little bird told him that?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14015211492086292446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1153099884472898149.post-78751880854478073842010-01-06T23:59:41.100-05:002010-01-06T23:59:41.100-05:00i believe the Cardinals wanted to give Holliday a ...i believe the Cardinals wanted to give Holliday a long contract as evidence of their committment to putting a winning team on the field.<br /><br />This is the criteria Albert Pujols has set for him to make a similar committment to the Cards.<br /><br />Presumably the team is paying Holliday more in the fist two years, so they can average out more reasonably when they have to give Pujols a signing bonus in 2012.<br /><br />I expect Pujols to sign for a 10 year $250,000,000 contract which will be giving Saint Louis an extreme hometown discount.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14446603883630975353noreply@blogger.com