Holliday reportedly traded to Oakland

According to John Heiman, the Colorado Rockies have reportedly traded slugging leftfielder Matt Holliday to the Oakland Athletics. This has yet to be confirmed by either team, and it is not yet known what else was part of the deal. If a deal has in fact been completed, it will most likely involve some pitching going to Colorado. Rockies' GM Dan O'Dowd was recently quoted as saying, "There is not much pitching in the market available. Period. And any pitching we get will likely be projection pitching. Not that guy that has been there, done it. We are completely open-minded to anything." This is bad news for the Phillies, who were seen as the other team likely to land Holliday. The Phils took a long hard look at the 2007 MVP runner-up during this season, but ultimately decided not to pull the trigger. Now, with the impending loss of Pat Burrell, the Phillies were thought to be a heavyweight contender. That's not to say they can't or won't re-sign Burrell, or even go after a guy like Manny Ramirez or Adam Dunn, or even Rocco Baldelli. Continue to check back as we bring you all the latest rumors and deals, hot off the stove.