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Baseball Musings
November 12, 2008
Done Deal

The Athletics-Rockies trade is official:

Matt Holliday hardly could have expected to land with the low-budget Oakland Athletics.

The A's completed their trade with the Colorado Rockies for the star outfielder Wednesday, securing the big bat Oakland sought for the middle of its order.

''Originally, it was a little bit of a surprise considering I've never been traded before,'' Holliday said. ''I spent my first 11 years of professional baseball in the Rockies organization. Any time you make a change there's a bit of an unknown.''

Colorado received right-handed reliever Huston Street, lefty starter Greg Smith and promising outfielder Carlos Gonzalez from the A's. The clubs reached a tentative agreement Monday, but had to wait for the results of physicals and other details to be worked out.

Now I wonder what other moves might come as a surprise from Oakland this winter? Maybe they'll sign a big name free agent!


Posted by David Pinto at 04:58 PM | Trades | TrackBack (0)
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Gonzalez had a .643 OPS and 13 BB 81 K's. Smith was 2- 10 from July on with an ERA over 5. Street actually pitched OK - but doesn't seem good enough to be a top level closer. I can't believe this was the best the Rox could do.

Posted by: Bandit at November 12, 2008 06:07 PM

Street was fine... his peripherals were solid, as they've been his whole career. He's a lifetime 2.85 ERA pitcher (I think), and has about average durability. He's under club control for 2 more years I believe. I don't think that's bad at all for the Rockies to get, in return for 1 cheap year of Holliday. It's not great... I mean, they probably overvalued Smith and/or Gonzalez. But the deal in terms of talent and contracts, in my eyes, is close.

Posted by: Mike at November 12, 2008 06:15 PM

Close to what? If this is the best they could do they should have held on.

Posted by: bandit at November 12, 2008 09:57 PM

This trade leads to two questions:
1. Who will be the Oakland closer Ziegler or Devine?
2. Will the Rockies turn around and move Street?

Posted by: largebill at November 13, 2008 12:58 AM
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