Cardinals outfielder Matt Holliday can hit. That is undisputed. The guy can flat out rake. As for the rest of his game...uh, not so good.
He's a butcher in the outfield. Two plays come to mind. Misjudging a key fly ball in the Padres-Rockies play-in game in 2007 when he played for Colorado. And two years ago in the playoffs, for the Cards, he blew Game 2 of the Division Series at Dodger Stadium when he tried to catch a liner off his abdomen. Okay, so the guy can't field. He's not the only one with an iron glove out there.
Now to his base running. Bad. Example today. Bottom 6, the Cards have runners on 1st and 2nd, no outs in a 2-2 game against the Padres. Holliday is the runner on second. He spaces out and gets picked off. On Opening Day. Geez.
Reminded me of Game 2 of the 2007 World Series. In the 8th inning, 2-1 Boston, Holliday, with Helton at the plate, got picked off first for the third out. What? How does that happen?
The guy must daydream out there. Again, Holliday can rake with the best of them. But the rest of his game isn't up to par. He really should be in the American League as a DH.
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