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Cards offer 8 years $120+M to Holliday?


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Holy Schnikes.

 

That's a huge contract offer if true.

 

 

The Cardinals have intensified discussions with the lead representative for free agent Matt Holliday and on Monday "tweaked" a standing offer they hope will allow them to retain the left fielder for at least eight seasons.

 

General manager John Mozeliak and agent Scott Boras revisited the framework of the Cardinals' lengthy proposal first tendered last Wednesday. Though both parties refuse to discuss details, the deal is worth around $16 million a season, making it easily the most lucrative deal ever offered by the Cardinals.

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QUOTE (SoxFan562004 @ Dec 15, 2009 -> 10:51 AM)
it's one of those things where I imagine the Cards have to have a lot in place before Pujols even seriously talks extension with them.

I think one of the things they'd have to have in place is an idea of Pujols's extension demands, because the one thing that I wouldn't do in that franchise is to sign Holliday to a contract that would prevent me from meeting Albert's extension demands...or a contract that would have me paying big money to Holliday after I've had to trade Albert or let him walk.

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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 15, 2009 -> 07:26 PM)
I think one of the things they'd have to have in place is an idea of Pujols's extension demands, because the one thing that I wouldn't do in that franchise is to sign Holliday to a contract that would prevent me from meeting Albert's extension demands...or a contract that would have me paying big money to Holliday after I've had to trade Albert or let him walk.

 

While trading Pujols would indeed suck, imagine the haul you'd get.

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QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Dec 16, 2009 -> 01:45 AM)
While trading Pujols would indeed suck, imagine the haul you'd get.

If Pujols is demanding something like $30 million, the Yankees/Red Sox could legitimately give it to him and the Cardinals might not be able to

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QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ Dec 15, 2009 -> 04:20 PM)
Local radio is saying the offer is 5 years.

 

I've read a couple of things since that suggest the Cardinals camp is offering 5 years.

 

So, the 8-year "offer" is probably something that originated in the Boras camp... then got fed to the media.

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