Main Board: Red Sox Offered Holliday 5 Year Deal?
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5 Years, $82.5MRicardo mentioned this in one of the Yankees threads, and it was news to me. Typical Gammons in that he just casually mentions a pretty major news item as if it was common knowledge. Kind of interesting, would love to know more specifics about this. Obviously Holliday didn't accept, but did he counter? What is the status of this offer, assuming it was pulled once the Sox landed Lackey? What was the issue with having offers out to Bay, Lackey, and Holliday at once- first one who accepts goes through, and the others are pulled?
If true, this kind of goes against the information that was being put out there, and I'm curious as to why Gammons hasn't gone more in-depth into what happened here. Maybe he has and I just missed it? He seems to be the only one reporting this story, so was just wondering what else is out there.
Also, interesting that they valued Lackey and Holliday at the exact same dollars and years?