Matt Holliday

Matt Holliday said Friday on ESPN Radio that he would be willing to defer some of his contract in order to help the Cardinals retain Albert Pujols.

Holliday inked a massive seven-year, $120 million deal with the Cardinals last offseason. "I deferred $2 million a year for the whole contract," the outfielder said Friday morning. "I would be willing, if they came to me and said, 'Hey, this is what it's going to take to get Albert done, would you do it again or do more?' Scott [Boras, Holliday's agent] probably wouldn't like me to stay that, but if that's what it took, I would be willing to do that." It's a nice gesture, but also doubtful to happen or in any way shape the course of negotiations between the Cardinals and Pujols' representatives.