Poll: Holliday and $17 million Per Season
In a poll to MetsBlog yesterday, here, roughly 4,000 people who voted were split, 50–50, when asked if Matt Holliday is worth a seven-year deal, which would pay him $17 million per season.
…i can certainly understand why people would not be comfortable giving that kind of cash to Holliday, but i have to agree with Matt in that Holliday is probably the only free agent i would spend whatever it takes to get him, even if it means overpaying him…it doesn’t mean i think he is worth what Carlos Beltran is worth because i don’t think he is the entire package, which is what Beltran is at this point, and i think that the team shouldn’t stop at Holliday when trying to upgrade the outfield either…
…that said, this is a Boras client, he is probably the best hitter on the market, he is a perfect fit in that he is a right handed hitter with power who would fill a black hole in left field, and much like what the Mets had to do to get Pedro Martinez back in 2004, i think the Mets simply should be over-agressive and go crazy, and like Pedro, worry about the back-end of the contract later because i believe if they can establish a commitment to premium talent, it will make the club more attractive for other free agents to join now as it will appear the Mets are committed to putting the best team possible back on the field…
…with the studies that have recently been put out, combined with the Mets braintrust’s analysis and perspective on offense at Citi Field, there should be no detracting factor in play when it comes to the Mets courting of Holliday…
Matt relayed a story from the St. Louis Post Dispatch here that said the Cardinals are discussing the parameters of a six year, $96 million contract with the Holliday camp, but as relayed earlier here, no official offer has been made yet, with the exclusive negotiating rights expiring on November 20 for St. Louis.
