***Offical 2010 STL Cardinals Baseball Thread ***
 

Holliday signs. The Deal is Done. $120 Million over 7 years.
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...=.jsp&c_id=stl

Signed or controlled for the next 2 years

Shumaker 2B
Rasmus CF
Pujols 1B
Holliday LF
Ludwick RF
Molina C
Freese 3B
Ryan SS
And 2 CY Young caliber starting pitchers
Carp and Wainwright P

We get Lohse or Garcia to step up and be a reliable 3rd starter in the playoffs we can win a World Series with this line up.

I must admit after that Buckneresque drop and the protracted negotiations, my opinion of Holliday has taken a hit. But I'm sure it's best for the team that we resigned him.

We've got a 1-2 punch nobody else can match.

Interesting statement.

Tex and A-Rod.
Braun and Fielder.

Need to be in the discussion.

I am stooked as well. I hope Brad Penny turns out to be a good depth signing too.
What do yo think Pujols will get?
Do you think he will stay with the Cards?

Same here. I wouldn't have been broken up if he left. But he's a Cardinal for the rest of his career. He's wearing the Birds on the Bat, the money has been gauranteed, its in our best interest for him to be successful. I'll let the past go and give him a fresh start.

I think so. Pujols wants to play for a contender. By signing Holliday they showed Albert that they're serious about winning.

Had Holliday slipped away, I would have been very nervous.

But neither one of those have the name Pujols written in the line up card. :harumph:

You're funny.

Good Luck this Year
But Seriously **** the Cardinals, GO PADRES!

Same to you. I hope we get you in the first round. :)

No, I'm serious.

No Cards hate. They're a Missouri team, so I enjoy keeping tabs on how they're doing.

Don't get me wrong, I think it's a formidable lineup. Just not sure that *the* best 3-4 because of Holliday.

Correct. So would have I. Pujols is my most favorite player since Gibson. To see him in a Yankees uniform?:cuss:

A lot of this signing is showing Pujols, Waino, Molina and the rest of the players that he Cardinals FO are serious about being a consistent winner in St. Louis. They can't compete wth the Cubs, Yankees, Mets, Boston etc payrolls but the Cardinals can afford a top 10 payroll.

Penny's your reliable 3rd starter.

By the end of the season in SF he was healthy and throwing darts. He's a very good pitcher when he's on his game.

Lohse is your 4th starter.

I'm far more concerned with our closer going forward than I am our 3rd or 4th starter. In all reality, I'm more concerned with our ace staying healthy than I am our 4th starter.

We still need one more guy (I really wanted duchscherer) that could start if Garcia doesn't develop or relieve if Franklin can't hold the fort. Smoltz seems like a good fit but his asking price is still too high. I wonder if Brett Myers could be had for cheap?

I'd also really like to see F. Lopez brought back to compete at 3b and act as a utility man if Freese wins the job.

Job's not done yet, Mo. You still have plenty of work to do.

Exactly my feelings. He's not my favorite guy coming back, but he's a Card now and we invested a ton in him, so you can only root for him to do well. Hopefully he realizes his sack isn't as big as he thought it was and goes back to catching with his glove this season.

A little bigger contract that I would have preferred since it sounded like the Cards were bidding against themselves but I am happy to see him back.

Seems like a few low key signings and this roster is shaping up nicely.