UPDATE: Cards Acquire Holliday, page 26

[picasso]

You think maybe Tony thinks the FO owes him Holliday now that Duncan has been traded?

Just an outsider's speculation. Maybe he's trying to cash it in.

[Faceman]

and, it's on twitter

http://twitter.com/miklasz

guh. If this happens I hope it works. Maybe this means they are counting on signing DeRosa to play 3B after this year.

Skip 2B
DeRosa 3B
AP 1B
Holliday LF
Ludwick RF
Rasmus CF
Molina C
Pitcher
Ryan SS

Starting to look like a real lineup.

[Magneto2.0]

tony la russa is said by sources to badly want holliday. cant blame 'em for that. #cardinals

@miklasz that was a nice way of saying he isnt necessarily a brett wallace supporter (tho im sure no one would admit that)

From Jon Heyman of SI.com's Twitter page

[AWvsCBsteeeerike3]

The deal is done. TLR and Duncan threatened to quit if it didn't happen.

[greenback44]

Jon Heyman is a notorious shill for Scott Boras, Holliday's agent. I don't know see an obvious way to connect the dots though.

[AWvsCBsteeeerike3]

and, it's on twitter

http://twitter.com/miklasz

guh. If this happens I hope it works. Maybe this means they are counting on signing DeRosa to play 3B after this year.

Skip 2B
DeRosa 3B
AP 1B
Holliday LF
Ludwick RF
Rasmus CF
Molina C
Pitcher
Ryan SS

Starting to look like a real lineup.

Yes. That lineup, with the current rotation.... it's a very good club. I don't know what the stat guys think. But, I like it.

Can you assign a certain number of wins if that was the opening day lineup in 2009 and all else was the same?

[lukethedrifter]

goold passing on info that Cards want A's to pony up for Wallace's bonus. That sounds like a value that was pointed out by an underrated poster earlier.

[GodWeenSanto]

Can they add Wuertz too so I don't have to watch Kinney anymore?

[Socnorb11]

It's strange that Larussa would covet Holliday so much, since it would mean Ankiel (who Larussa is clearly a big fan of) would have his playing time cut drastically.

Unless Larussa plans to play Holliday at shortstop.

[cpebbles]

Maybe Tony has brainstormed a creative solution to both his LF problem and his 5th starter problem.