Denver Post (Free subscription) | 12/24/2008
Alan Embree was signed to bolster the Rockies' bullpen, not save it. And despite now sporting Embree, Huston Street and Manuel Corpas, the Rockies are still seeking bullpen depth.
Purple Row (Free subscription) | 12/13/2008
Willy Taveras cut As expected the Rockies cut ties with Willy Taveras Friday night, but did tender contracts to Garrett Atkins, Clint Barmes, Jorge De La Rosa, Huston Street, Jason Grilli, and Taylor Buchholz.
Bugs and Cranks (Free subscription) | 12/12/2008
But before we get to the Winter Meetings… Doesn’t this look familiar? The road to trade for the Mets’ Aaron Heilman wasn’t going through Huston Street. Holliday’s Road Leads To Huston Street. And what about this? Sound more like FanPest …. First-ever Rockies Fest Announced… I’m just giving the Denver Post a hard time here. It’s highly possible they [...]
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 12/11/2008
Denver Post : Bid for Mets' Heilman comes to end — LAS VEGAS — The road to trade for the Mets' Aaron Heilman wasn't going through Huston Street. — So it was that the Rockies lost their shot at the Mets pitcher Wednesday night. Heilman was shipped to the Mariners in a three-team …
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 12/11/2008
The road to trade for the Mets' Aaron Heilman wasn't going through Huston Street.
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 12/11/2008
The road to trade for the Mets' Aaron Heilman won't go through reliever Huston Street. A Rockies' official said Wednesday that the team won't trade Street, believing he's too valuable to the bullpen.
MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 12/11/2008
“The Mets were rebuffed in their attempt to trade Aaron Heilman to the Rockies for Huston Street,” reports Ken Rosenthal in his live blog for FoxSports.com. According to Rosenthal, “Heilman has drawn interest from more than a dozen clubs.” Rosenthal agrees with reports that suggest the Mets turned down trading Heilman to the Cubs for Jason Marquis. “Street [...]
Hot Foot (Free subscription) | 12/10/2008
Obviously, the Mets are trying to revamp their bullpen. Earlier, Hot Foot’s own Dave Rosado posted a story via SI.com’s Jon Heyman that told of the Mets interest in Pirates RHP Matt Capps and Colorado’s Huston Street. Well, FoxSports.com Ken Rosenthal is reporting that the Mets offered Aaron Heilman to the Rockies straight up for Huston [...]
Bugs and Cranks (Free subscription) | 12/10/2008
– Alan Embree became the latest Oakland Athletic to join the Colorado Rockies when he signed a one-year deal worth between $2 and $2.5 millllllion. You may recall O’Dowd traded all-star outfielder Matt Holliday to Oakland for Huston Street, Carlos Gonzalez and Greg Smith — which means the Rockies have now acquired roughly 10% of Oakland’s [...]
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 12/10/2008
The Mets signed Francisco Rodriguez yesterday, but GM Omar Minaya is not done tinkering with his bullpen. SI.com's Jon Heyman says Matt Capps, Huston Street, and others are on the radar as setup possibilities. However, teams are asking for Jon Niese and the Mets don't want to give him up. Heyman adds that the Mets have talked to the Mariners and Cubs about relief help as well.
Hot Foot (Free subscription) | 12/10/2008
The ever-busy Jon Heyman of SI.com is reporting that the Mets could be interested in Pirates RHP Matt Capps in addition to Huston Street to set up for Francisco Rodriguez. Heyman goes on to report that teams are interested in Jon Niese, but that the Mets are not interested in shipping him off. For the 2008 season, [...]
Hot Stove News Tracker (Free subscription) | 12/10/2008
LAS VEGAS -- The Mets are looking at the Pirates' Matt Capps and a few others in addition to Colorado's Huston Street as they begin to focus on a set-up man to front new closer Francisco Rodriguez . One problem the Mets are encountering, though, is that teams are insisting on young lefthanded pitching prospect Jon Niese , whom the Mets do not want to trade, in return. The Rockies' rejected the Mets'...
Dom D's - Mets Fan Blog (Free subscription) | 12/10/2008
Dan Graziano of the NJ Star Ledger came up with the Mets Wish List, and here it is: -- Huston Street: They'd love to deal Aaron Heilman for him and make Street a setup man. -- Oliver Perez: Fear price will climb too high, but want him back. -- Derek Lowe: Top choice for starter if they can't retain Perez. -- Jon Garland: Not as good as the previous two, but more likely to fit into budget. -- Raul...
MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 12/10/2008
The Mets are still working with the Rockies on a deal that could bring Huston Street to Queens, according to people connected to the team, as Omar Minaya works to find a set-up man for Francisco Rodriguez. Though they have not have substantive talks in Vegas, the Rockies and Mets have been in talks for nearly a [...]
The Eddie Kranepool Society (Free subscription) | 12/09/2008
Nicely done by Omar signing Fransisco Rodriguez to 3 yr/$37 mil with an option for a 4th year. Now that Rodriguez is in the fold the other pieces of the off season puzzle should start to fall into place (Huston Street and then I’d look for a deal with Tampa Bay for a starter and don’t [...]
