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St. Louis Cardinals Keep Matt Holliday, Sign Him to Seven-Year Deal
Published by Adam Bernacchio on January 6, 2010
Article Source: Bleacher Report - MLB
After super agent Scott Boras was only able to get Adrian Beltre a one-year deal for $9 million, you just knew he was going to come back with a vengeance in his next contract negotiation.
And come back with a vengeance, Boras did.
As first reported by SI.com’s Jon Heyman, the St. Louis Cardinals signed Boras client Matt Holliday to a seven-year, $120 million contract. The seventh year is a vesting option and each year of the contract will pay Holliday $17 million.
This is a huge win for Boras’ camp.
If you really think about it, Boras got the Cardinals to pony up $120 million when there was no other team even remot...
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