from the Denver Post:

Rockies general manager Dan O'Dowd said recently the club has important decisions to make with personnel, but indicated that trades wouldn't start taking shape for several weeks.

The groundwork on deals is typically laid at the general managers' meetings, which will be held the first week of November in Southern California.

Holliday, who will be a free agent after next season, is monitoring the trade speculation. He turned down a multiyear contract offer last spring, and there has been no progress on a new deal since. The usual suspects will be involved for Holliday, namely Boston, the Phillies, Yankees, Angels, Mets and possibly even teams like the Royals and Nationals. 

The paper goes on to suggest that trading third baseman Garrett Atkins is the Rockies' first choice, but he is not going to bring back nearly as much in return as he has yet to prove he is capable of produce consistently outside of Coors Field. 

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Does it make sense for the Reds to make a run at Holliday? They might not be able to compete with Boston and the Yankees in a bidding war, but they certainly have some young players that could lure the proven veteran. Reds' GM Walt Jocketty has a track record of pulling off deals just like this, but I don't think the Reds should come off a Johnny Cueto-type young arm to get Holliday, who could be a free-agent at the end of the season. 

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