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Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Cox, Crawford, DeJesus

Two years ago today the Athletics acquired Matt Holliday from the Rockies in exchange for Carlos Gonzalez, Huston Street, and Greg Smith. Holliday hit .286/.378/.454 in exactly 400 plate appearances with Oakland before being dealt to the Cardinals for a package led by Brett Wallace at the 2009 trade deadline.

Street has battled injuries but has been solid when on the mound for Colorado, pitching to a 3.30 ERA with 9.5 K/9 and 2.0 BB/9 in 109 innings. Smith has appeared in just eight games for the Rox (all starts), putting up a 6.23 ERA. The real get was CarGo, who will certainly be in the MVP mix after a .336/.376/.598 season with 34 doubles, 34 homers, 26 stolen bases, and a batting title.

The hot stove league will certainly bring us more blockbuster trades, but for now you'll have to settle for this long collection of links, the best the blogosphere had to offer this week...

• SPANdemonium interviews Twins prospect Niko Goodrum.
• M.C. Antil reflects on Bobby Cox's time as a GM and manager (part one, part two).
• We Should Be GMs lists the longest tenured player on all 30 teams.
• Sabernomics dispels some hot stove myths.
• U.S.S. Mariner lays out their plan for Seattle's offseason.
• FanSpeak does the same, just for the Baltimore Orioles.
• Meanwhile, Prospect Insider comes up with some trade ideas for the Mariners.
• Baseball Time In Arlington examines the idea of the Rangers signing Carl Crawford.
• Meet The Mess looks at some potential free agent targets for the Mets.
• Royals Review wonders who the "real get" in the David DeJesus trade is.
• At Home Plate thinks the DeJesus deal shows that Kansas City wants to win.
• Drunk Jays Fans chimes in on Zack Greinke and the Blue Jays as only they can.
• The Process Report explains why trading B.J. Upton now makes sense for the Rays.
• Ivy Report believes the Cubs need to strike fast and trade for Adrian Gonzalez.
• SD Sports Net lists some outfielders that could help the Padres next year.
• Athletics Nation provides a scouting report on Hisashi Iwakuma with some help from PitchFX.
• Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness looks at Tsuyoshi Nishioka as a second base option for the Dodgers.
• Red Sox Beacon muses about Boston picking up David Ortiz's option.
• Wahoo Blues looks at some backup plans for the Indians in case Carlos Santana has a setback from his knee injury.
• Examiner wonders if a Prince Fielder for Edwin Jackson trade makes sense.
• Analyze This looks at Jorge de la Rosa as a dark horse free agent.
• Yankeeist examines some designated hitter options for the Yankees.
• Baseball Analytics breaks down Ryan Howard's fall from grace.
• Redleg Nation wants to discuss how valuable Jay Bruce is.
• True Grich rants about the Angels and their offseason.
• Crashburn Alley reflects on Jamie Moyer's playing career.
• Mets Gazette provided part one of their top 50 free agents list with predictions. Here's Tim Dierkes' list for comparison.
• Fantasy Rundown compiles links for all of the various prospect lists out there.
• Last, but certainly not least, Pine Tar And Pocket Protectors provides your 2011 Montreal Expos roster.

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