Holland eyes Cy Young, Hall of Fame future

Yeah? Well my daughter wants to be a mermaid astronaut. Unfortunately, not all of our desires are attainable.

The only real chance you have in winning any of these goals is Cy young in the length of your current contract. If you stay in Arlington you have to pitch in that home run derby park, and with your career record just above 500 just keep now the Hall is not in your future.

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Originally posted 10:07 AM ET  01.01 by williewilliejuan

Yeah? Well my daughter wants to be a mermaid astronaut. Unfortunately, not all of our desires are attainable.

one thing its predictable and other thing its farther than expected,,,

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Originally posted 10:14 AM ET  01.01 by toad

The only real chance you have in winning any of these goals is Cy young in the length of your current contract. If you stay in Arlington you have to pitch in that home run derby park, and with your career record just above 500 just keep now the Hall is not in your future.

unless holland becomes a strikeout machine, plus he should be able to pitch more than 7k innings, aside of that holland would need to win more than just 200 games, but 300 games would likely do it,,,

goals are a easy thing to spelled but to achieved its a whole different thing as far as i know,,,

now from a different stand point of view, if the yankees or the jays trade for derek holland chances are 80% the player would be able to achieve his goals but it has to be a team WHO should play him more than 40 starts in the season,,,

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Originally posted 10:07 AM ET  01.01 by williewilliejuan

Yeah? Well my daughter wants to be a mermaid astronaut. Unfortunately, not all of our desires are attainable.

to dream and make castles on the air its simple, things not necesary have to become reality in order to be able to achieved, i belive that holland had set his standards a little to high but then again if he improves and gets tough with himself, training hard every day, get extremely discipline in his pitching reportorie, derek holland could have a shot in the future why not???

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Originally posted 12:41 PM ET  01.01 by alacran

believe,

fixed,

the best thing the rangers could do?? trade holland to the red sox get ellsbury in return, and the doors would be wide open to holland higher expectations,,,

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Originally posted 12:44 PM ET  01.01 by alacran

the best thing the rangers could do?? trade holland to the red sox get ellsbury in return, and the doors would be wide open to holland higher expectations,,,

Give this one up, Alacran. Give it up.

The only goal this Red Cross case needs to focus on for 2013 is staying off the DL.

Texas, after losing out on Greinke, letting Oswalt walk and waiting for the return of Feliz, won't be trading a pitcher any time soon.

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Originally posted 02:06 PM ET  01.01 by ...the best policy

Texas, after losing out on Greinke, letting Oswalt walk and waiting for the return of Feliz, won't be trading a pitcher any time soon.

Especially one who is locked up contractually for the next 5 yrs at a very affordable cost.

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Originally posted 03:08 PM ET  01.01 by THE BISHOP!

Especially one who is locked up contractually for the next 5 yrs at a very affordable cost.

Ya.

There's no reason we couldn't trade a pitcher, as long as it's as part of a package for another, better pitcher. Assuming a rotation of Darvish, Harrison, Lewis, Ogando, and Holland, I would love to trade Holland for someone better. A package of him and Olt ought to be able to get someone reliable to shore up the rotation a bit more until (and possibly even after) Feliz gets back.

That being said, we seem like we're keeping him, and if that's so, this is the exact attitude I want him to have. Do I think he'll achieve all of those things? Absolutley not. But it's better to aim high and fall a bit short than to be mediocre.

Also, this is slightly off topic, but did they go through and wipe out everybody's comments or something? I haven't been on to comment in a long time, but I used to have WAY more than 17.

Have they drug tested him yet? His career ERA is 4.71.

Derek, try my easy three-step HOF program:

Step 1: Become more well-known than 1980s relief pitcher Al Holland (which is who the name "Holland" in the headline first brought to mind)

Step 2: Win 300 games or 3 Cy Youngs (one ain't cutting it)

Step 3: Do it with out steroids (Seriously.)

At A Boy, go out their and Win It All, Good For You!!!!