Holliday inks 2 yr deal...

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http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3202974

 

 

Nice deal for both here. Holliday is probably a bargin at that price. On the other hand, given Holliday's ML experience, thats pretty good money.

[Jayhawk Bill]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3202974

 

 

Nice deal for both here. Holliday is probably a bargin at that price. On the other hand, given Holliday's ML experience, thats pretty good money.

 

 

If his agent weren't Boras, I'd be saying "hometown discount." Holliday is worth a whole lot for his near-MVP 2007 season, and I can't believe that he'd've gotten under $10 million in arb. If he did anything similar in 2008, he might've been looking at $15-20 million in final-year arb.

 

After making $4.4 million last season, Holliday gets $9.5 million this year and $13.5 million in 2009.

 

The only ways this helps Holliday are:

 

1) Insurance against an injury: he just made three times his career earnings to date; and

 

2) It helps his team for two years and helps his reputation for when he does go to free agency.

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Tulowitzki Extension Close

According to Troy E. Renck of the Denver Post, the Rockies and shortstop Troy Tulowitzki are nearing a record six-year, $30MM deal. This beats Grady Sizemore's $23.45MM contract as the largest for a player with less than two years of service time. The deal also has a seventh-year option.

 

Renck says Tulo would be a Rockie through 2014; it seems like he is counting the option year in that statement. Seems like a wise move by Colorado; the Guardians certainly aren't regretting Sizemore's contract. It's nice to have cost certainty with your star players.

 

 

Nice to see the Rox taking a little risk by signing there young stars/core of the team, to long term deals. Looks like that FO has them headed in the right direction finally.

 

 

The NL West was a joke just a couple years ago. Now they have probably the best young teams in baseball with AZ, COL, and SD. The Dodgers are more of a veteran club but could very well be in the thick of the division race. The only sorry ass team is SF.