Analyzing the Fantasy Impact of the Matt Holliday Trade

The Oakland A’s have traded Matt Holliday to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for a trio of minor leagues in 3B Brett Wallace, OF Shane Peterson, and P Clayton Mortensen, according to espn.com (click here for the article). 

To me, this appears like a coup for the A’s, who for a long while appeared likely to get little in return for Holliday.  Considering the way he had been playing, I don’t think it was a guarantee the team would even offer him arbitration in fear of being saddled with a huge commitment to him in 2010.  Instead, they get a player who was seen as the future 3B for the Cardinals as well as another one of their Top 10 prospects prior to the season.

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