Matt Holliday Agrees To Huge Deal With Cardinals

The last big name free agent on the market, Matt Holliday, has reportedly agreed to a deal with the St. Louis Cardinals.

According to Sports Illustrated's Jon Heyman, it's a seven-year, $120 million deal, complete with a no-trade clause. Holliday's going to be bathing in money. Previously, the two sides had discussed a contract worth "around $16 million" a season.

Holliday batted .353 with 13 home runs and 55 RBIs in 63 games with the Cardinals after being acquired in a July trade from the Oakland Athletics. He helped stabilize their batting order by providing a consistent power threat in the cleanup spot behind NL MVP Albert Pujols. When they added Holliday on July 24, the Cardinals led the NL Central by just 1 1/2 games, but by the end of August their lead had swelled to 10 games and they cruised to the division title.

Early reaction from SB Nation's Viva El Birdos: "For the mathematically impaired, that would be a roughly $17M AAV for Matt Holliday. Seems like a lot for a guy with no other serious suitors."