It seems like discussions between the Colorado Rockies and their 2017 closer Greg Holland have dragged on forever. Originally, it was reported at the Winter Meetings that the two sides were close to a deal. A few minutes later, those reports were reported to be overstated (we have the full report when it happened here).
Since then, it has been a bit quiet on the Holland front since then but Thomas Harding of MLB.com addressed it on Tuesday in his post-Christmas mailbag.
When asked about an update on Holland, Harding says that he believes that Holland “remains the favorite to return as the Rockies’ closer.