Holiday on the block?

Ken Rosenthal of Foxsports.com is reporting that the Rockies may be willing to put Holiday on the trade block.  Here is the link;

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/8143654/Rockies-could
-be-in-market-to-trade-Holliday

I don't buy it, but I can see it happening and saw it happening for a while.  The second I learned who Matt Holliday's agent was, I knew the Rockies were going to have a huge problem keeping him around.  Colorado's front office needs to realize that any team that has success for them is going to be built on offense, not pitching.

Though I must say, I live down here in Colorado Springs and see Ian Stewart play on an often basis and he could be a capable replacement out in left field if needed, though of course we can't expect another Holliday to be rolling around right away.

Holliday must stay. Seldom does a player come along with the power of this guy. Just listening to the sound he makes hitting the ball and you realize just how unique he is. The last time I heard that sound was Larry Walker. I you make a trade then Helton would be the logical choice.  Management will be sorry if they deal #5.

Tulowitski's injury really hurt. The kid is a leader in the clubhouse as well as on the field. And then there's the defensive hit.The Rox have to start playing a different brand of ball- moving runners around and stop playing for the long ball. Francis is pitching like a robot and teams have figured him out. Change and adjust. I still have faith.

Broncos4life

It will be sad even for Padres fans if Holiday goes. He IS the Rox...One of the best things about watching these two teams play is seeing if the Pads pitching can keep this monster under control.

Rockies seem to operate similar to Padres as far as player contracts. They can't really afford the Derek Jeter or Manny Ramirez kind of contracts.

Overall, I guess I'll trade quality of life (living in Denver or San Diego) instead of living where the local MLB team can spend like drunken sailors on shore leave.

Good luck Rox fans...Come-on-football

I for one buy what Rosenthal is selling.  Rockies are underachieving right now, and if they don't turn it around soon, I think they have no choice but to move Holliday.   Boras is the biggest dirtball agent in the game, and wants a contract similar to Helton's (which was way, way too long),   Hleton is on the downside of his career and we got him for at least 4 more years.    At this point, they need to resign Fuentes, as Corpas cannot close at this point in time, get a couple of major league players for Holliday and think about next year.  

Oh, but wait, they just signed Glendon Rusch.   Forget all I said above, and start getting playoff tickets now.

It's been a rough year to be sure, but I sure hope this is just a rumor.  Given the current state, I'm already looking forward to next year. 

With Helton's production beginning to decline, the Rockies do need another franchise player with power.  I don't think Tulo fits that category.  So, that leaves Holliday or Atkins.  I would prefer it to be Holliday.

I know this is only a rumor, but if it was real, I would be torn. On one hand I would hate to see Holliday (or anyone) go, because he is the (real) defending NL MVP and an outstanding hitter. On the other hand, it might be better for the franchise if they can get good prospects for Holliday. If last year was truly a fluke, and the Rockies won't have success with this group again, then they could do what the Marlins did and rebuild. The Rockies have a great farm team so they could be competitive again pretty soon.