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I guess they can all go on holiday now.

I would be careful with this boy, because he may have inflated numbers by playing in the high altitude. MLB teams need to go for youth and not some inflated chump.

That's way too much talent for a likely one year rental - two everyday MLB outfielders, one an all-star, and our most promising young pitcher. Holliday is a Boras client. He will go to the open market after next year.

The Cards made the right decision here. Ludwick is just too much of a good thing to give up just to get a year of Holliday. There's a good chance he would have bolted at the end of '09 anyway because it's all about the money. Sure, Holliday's numbers may be a bit better. But the one number that sticks out more than anything is the quoted 13.5 million. At least you'll get three, maybe four, more seasons from Ludwick with the same money...

I don't think he is really that good

YAY!!!!! Finally a smart move by the Cards front office! Work on getting what you need - not what Tony wants!

smart move for wure...get him away from coors and he is average at best/

duh....
give away paid in full prospects- who potentially may be
as good for a proven guy (granted) but who will break their bank

I wish my noggin looked that nice clean shaven

I'd shave my balls that close but I'd be wary of the itchy re-growth.

Holliday's good, but his home-road stats are too significant to ignore. I like Ludwick, and I think he has several decent, if not 2008-esque, years left. We do have a glut in the outfield and need to use some of them to trade, but not for another outfielder. Pitching should be our top priority (perhaps we should have considered trading Ludwick in a package for Peavy?).

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Originally posted 09:21 AM ET  11.10 by pikesteve22

Holliday's good, but his home-road stats are too significant to ignore. I like Ludwick, and I think he has several decent, if not 2008-esque, years left. We do have a glut in the outfield and need to use some of them to trade, but not for another outfielder. Pitching should be our top priority (perhaps we should have considered trading Ludwick in a package for Peavy?).

Yea, perhaps. Or perhaps the Cardinals can resign Chris Carpenter. Then dig up Daryl Kile for the rotation. He'd come dirt cheap.

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QUOTE(#11):

Originally posted 09:21 AM ET  11.10 by pikesteve22

Holliday's good, but his home-road stats are too significant to ignore. I like Ludwick, and I think he has several decent, if not 2008-esque, years left. We do have a glut in the outfield and need to use some of them to trade, but not for another outfielder. Pitching should be our top priority (perhaps we should have considered trading Ludwick in a package for Peavy?).

You can't go by coors vs not at coors....because as you pointed out it is also ROAD vs HOME....which 95% of ballplayers are affected by. Everyone plays better at home.

Give me one in their prime/top notch player that played in coors
who's left that has 'tanked' elsewhere....I can't think of any

Holliday is a very good player- maybe more like a Carlos Beltran
- a guy that will be solid- but isn't carrying you over the hump-
and when you look at their eventual contract - you think you
overpaid.....but guys like him are not easy to come by

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Originally posted 05:30 AM ET  11.10 by The J Dog

I guess they can all go on holiday now.

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QUOTE(#16):

Originally posted 09:54 AM ET  11.10 by jgb

Give me one in their prime/top notch player that played in coorswho's left that has 'tanked' elsewhere....

That's a loaded question. Give me one in their prime/top notch player that played in coors who's left.

Morning, Captain, TRUTH, Atro, Babe.

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Originally posted 10:14 AM ET  11.10 by SlinkyRedfoot

Morning, Captain, TRUTH, Atro, Babe.

Hey Slink. I'm out, at least for the morning. Just a nauseating pile of whaddayacallit on my desk today. Have a good one.