Not to stir the pot here, but....more from the same article:
4. Holliday, LF, free agent - One of the most interesting things Boras said at the GM meetings was that he felt Holliday’s early-season difficulties with the A’s were due in large part to altering his swing in the offseason. His offseason hitting coach was Mark McGwire, who has been hired by the Cardinals. Some had thought that might be incentive for Holliday to stay in St. Louis, but maybe not after Boras’s comment. Those who watched Holliday in St. Louis were amazed by his strength and the fact that he could consistently hit balls into the upper deck in left field at Busch Stadium, which is something Albert Pujols did far less. Asked how many homers Holliday would hit at Fenway, a Cardinal official said, “Forty, easy.’’ An AL talent evaluator said Holliday was most vulnerable against a high, tight fastball at 94 miles per hour and faster. Who isn’t?
This would be consistent with what Dipre had said many, many pages of s*** ago on another thread