Found June 26, 2009 on
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Jon Heyman has some valuable information in his article today:The Indians have started to take calls regarding Cliff Lee, but GM Mark Shapiro says a deal is "unlikely to almost impossible."Matt Holliday's $13.5 MM salary makes it difficult for him to be traded without the A's chipping in some cash. And chances are that won't happen unless the prospects they get back are great. The Braves, Mets, Giants and Cardinals could all be in on the Holliday sweepstakes.Mark DeRosa makes sense for the Cards, and the Mets, Giants, Braves, Cubs and Tigers should go after him.Albert Pujols has only one hit this year with two outs and a runner in scoring position. Nick Evans got two in two days for the Mets.Thoughts:Cliff Lee should be dealt to the NL soon, but they are probably asking for too much in return.As Jonathan mentioned, Holliday won't be an A in 2010, so it just comes to down to a trade or letting him walk for picks. My guess is he's dealt, and the Braves make a load of sense. Hell, maybe Beane is a Francouer fan?DeRosa will be dealt, it's just a matter of when and where.Stop throwing out situational statistics for Albert. He is the best hitter in baseball, and has 25 walks this year in the same situation. He gets the job done.
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