On July 24, the Cardinals acquired Matt Holliday from the A's for prospects Brett Wallace, Shane Peterson, and Clayton Mortensen.
Holliday was one of the best all-around hitters in the National League for the last 3 or so seasons. A lot of that had to do with Coors Field. His first half for the A's was nowhere near that.
Wallace is MLB.com's #42 overall prospect in baseball. A Third Basemen, he is a "pure hitter", as he has good potential as a hitter with good average and reasonable Power
Peterson was drafted in the 2nd round of the draft by the Cardinals in '08. He hit for tremendous average in College (.390). However, this outfielder tends to rack up the Ks.
Mortensen is a starting pitcher who dominated college and the low part of the minors, but struggled through Triple A, and made his Major League debut in June. He doesn't have much upside
Winner: Cardinals
Holliday may have been disappointing in Oakland, but he's back in the National League. Not only did they not give up any of their top prospects, St Louis was able to get Oakland to contribute $1.5 million of his salary.
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