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Holliday

He hasn’t been ruled out for the season, but if he does play it won’t be until the very end.

It’s good news that surgery won’t be necessary, but Holliday could still miss the remainder of the season.

We’ll see. Holliday is worth holding on to in NL-only leagues, but if everyone is healthy in the Rockies’ outfield that’s a lot of time to give the youngster.

''He’s gone from a moth to a butterfly,’' since he first arrived in Colorado, outfield coach Dave Collins said. Holliday is hitting .286 with seven homers and 17 RBI; his improved defense could keep him in a prominent role after the returns of Preston Wilson and Larry Walker.

Holliday hit one 426-feet even though his bat snapped. He also had an RBI on a groundout earlier in the game.

Holliday has seven homers and 21 RBI in 23 games since the All-Star break. He’ll cool off, but he’s worth owning in all formats while the Rockies are at Coors Field.

Holliday signed a minor league contract with the Rockies in late July and went on to bat .283/.415/.434 with two home runs in 25 regular-season games before appearing in four games for Colorado in the playoffs. 2019 would be his 16th season in Major League Baseball. He turns 39 years old in January.

The Rockies are going with Holliday in left with the Brewers starting southpaw Wade Miley, which means David Dahl is on the bench for the second straight game. Wild Card Game hero Tony Wolters is catching after Chris Iannetta caught the first two games. The full lineup looks like this: Charlie Blackmon CF, DJ LeMahieu 2B, Nolan Arenado 3B, Trevor Story SS, Holliday LF, Carlos Gonzalez RF, Ian Desmond 1B, Wolters C, German Marquez P.

Carlos Gonzalez and Gerardo Parra are on the bench with the Cubs throwing lefty Jon Lester. The full starting lineup for the visiting Rockies: Charlie Blackmon CF, DJ LeMahieu 2B, Nolan Arenado 3B, Trevor Story SS, Matt Holliday LF, Ian Desmond 1B, David Dahl RF, Chris Iannetta C, Kyle Freeland SP.

Holliday, 38, now boasts a .359/.479/.564 batting line with two homers and three RBI over 17 games since being reunited with the Rockies. He should continue to see at-bats against left-handers, but that arrangement doesn’t leave much room for relevance in mixed fantasy leagues.