Rockies sending Matt Holliday to Oakland?

ESPN is reporting that the Oakland A's and Colorado Rockies have agreed to send Matt Holliday to Oakland. What the Rockies will get in return hasn't been confirmed and the deal is in the process of being finalized.

"Talks are continuing. They're very fluid and at this point, everything's speculation," Rockies spokesman Jay Alves said, speaking on behalf of general manager Dan O'Dowd.

Some of the players being discussed in the trade for Holliday are pitchers Greg Smith, Huston Street and Brett Anderson as well as outfielders Carlos Gonzalez and Ryan Sweeney.

"I don't know how official everything is," Smith said, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. "All I know is I've been called, and I'm flying to Denver probably tomorrow."

"They just called me a little while ago and told me the deal's in place," Gonzalez said, according to USA Today. "It surprised me, but that's how baseball works. You're always subject to be traded."

In the past 3 seasons, Holliday has posted much better splits at home (Coors Field) than on the road. At home, Holliday hit .361 with 62 HR and 219 RBI in 908 AB and, on the road, he hit .296 BA with 33 HR and 120 RBI in 869 AB.

Arizona rejects Jeff Withey's request to transfer

Arizona Freshman Center Jeff Withey requested to transfer from Arizona, but the Wildcats denied his request.

"My very simple reason is I firmly believe, as the letter of intent states, that he needs to stay a full academic year," Livengood said to the Arizona Daily Star. "At the end of [the year] -- as I told him last night -- I would gladly release him if he wanted."

Abdul Gaddy, Mike Moser, and Solomon Hill, all commitments for 2009 withdrew within days of Lute Olson's resignation announcement.

He can transfer without permission from the school. However, he would have to sit out this season, he would lose eligibility for a season and the new school wouldn't be able to offer him financial aid.