Holliday Traded to Cardinals

The Cardinals were the front-runners, and in the end, they got what they wanted.

The A's sent Matt Holliday to St. Louis on Friday in exchange for Brett Wallace, Shane Peterson and Clayton Mortensen.

The A's are also reportedly paying $1.5 million of Holliday's remaining salary.

Holliday, who not too long ago was supposed to be among the biggest names in this year's free-agent class, has hit .293 with 11 home runs and 55 RBIs this season. He went 4-for-5 in his first game with St. Louis, hitting cleanup behind Albert Pujols.

Derrick Goold reported that the Cardinals have not talked with Holliday about a possible extension.