Padres, Rockies Nearing Huston Street Trade - MLB Daily Dish
It would appear that a salary dump is an acceptable means of moving Huston Street.
He's close to being traded for a PTBNL, with San Diego picking up the majority of the salary.
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Hopefully
This means O’Dowd has something plan that requries getting rid of Street first
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by Colsportsfan on Dec 7, 2011 9:37 AM MST via mobile reply actions
I'm hoping so as well
They’ve been so good about operating on their budget, I can’t seem them NEEDING to free up cash for any particular reason.
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 7, 2011 9:39 AM MST up reply actions
Thanks for the link, Andrew.
Sounds like the Rockies are now in for a starter with the extra cash, btw.
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by Andrew Martin on Dec 7, 2011 10:04 AM MST up reply actions
I like this trade...
Salary dump or whatever you call it. Our bullpen is deep.
Making facetious trade rumors since 2012AD
The Bucs Dugout guide lists three such Padres prospects, all infielders
1B/OF Matt Clark
UT Drew Cumberland
SS/IF Jonathan Galvez
Galvez is easily the best prospect of the three, but I’m suspecting that the Rockies made this trade for pitching, so I will continue looking.
But they may have made the trade for pitching
in the sense of using the $ not paid to Street to acquire a SP.
If so, then one of the other 3 non-pitcher prospects makes sense.
If that is the case, one more that might be intriguing is Vince Belnome.
23 y.o. 2B/3B, hit really well at AA in a small sample in San Antonio in 2011, but they might have had a juiced ball issue there as everybody on that team seemed to hit well this year.
scratch that, I was going off a Yahoo report that said he was left unprotected,
but looking at it (drafted in 2009,) he’s clearly not eligible for Rule 5 status yet.
is Cumberland the guy that retired due to inner ear imbalance or something, and re entlt unretired?
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Dec 7, 2011 11:51 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
Yes, the same, it's why I'd probably guess that he's not the target if this trade goes down/is real.
gotta replace Darin Holcomb somehow
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Dec 7, 2011 12:06 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
My new dream for the Rockies offseason
Use the money to get a veteran SP, and trade for either Prado or Polanco at 3B
GO ROCKIES!
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I like Prado
way better than Polanco. But only if the price is right.
I do as well.
But if the Braves want Fowler and somebody else for Prado, I’d be all for Polanco.
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And I'm thrilled
to hear that DOD isn’t giving up on our young core. It really wouldn’t be worth it to acquire a moderately above-average 2b. Perhaps he has some faith in our young 2b prospects to break through in the next couple seasons (Rutledge, Story).
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How dare that happen
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If this is mostly a salary dump, then send him to Baltimore instead....
Get him out of our division and preferably the NL.
If people think he won't be challenging to us
closing for a division rival, I think they’re really undervaluing his ability.
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- Huston Street
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by purpleJerseygirl on Dec 7, 2011 11:08 AM MST up reply actions
Perhaps...
But I don’t necessarily agree with your evaluation. IMHO Street and Bell were comparable. How many times have you seen players in any sport that have been moved or traded, come back to haunt their old team with spectacular play just to prove a point. I fear this is what Street will do (many times because he is on a division rival team).
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Will the good 2012 ever get here?
by Roxman on Dec 7, 2011 11:31 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
This
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"Ninety percent of this game is mental, the other half is physical" - Yogi Berra
"We made too many wrong mistakes" - Yogi Berra (again)
"I believe there is a universal truth to the process of doing things right."
- Huston Street
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by purpleJerseygirl on Dec 7, 2011 11:36 AM MST up reply actions
Best wishes, Street
Guy was a good representative of the franchise and had some great moments. Getting criticized for not being Mariano Rivera may not be the best way to get sent off, but whatever. Hope he blows a few saves against us but is otherwise nails for the friars.
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I know Huston is passionate about being a closer, and he will be able to fill that role for the Padres. It’s a good move for him personally, but I’m sorry to see him go.
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"Ninety percent of this game is mental, the other half is physical" - Yogi Berra
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by purpleJerseygirl on Dec 7, 2011 11:51 AM MST up reply actions
stark says deal NOT DONE yet
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Dec 7, 2011 11:56 AM MST via mobile reply actions
The Hot Stove makes me happy.
Just a small town kid who thinks Coors Field on a sunny summer Saturday night is the best place to be on this or any other plane of existence. When a late-inning Todd Helton go-ahead homerun is added to this scenario, my brain melts.
From Renck:
Street deal still getting hammered out.Rockies will save all but $500K on deal this year. I figure will receive minor league pitcher in deal
If they don't put this money they saved to good use (which I'm still going to wait and see if they will), this could read
Street deal still getting hammeredout.Rockies will saveall but$500K on dealthis year.I figure will receive minor league pitcher in deal
Although baseball is full of teams suffering setbacks, it’s also full teams overcoming them. All I ask is for the Rockies to be defined by the latter category.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Dec 8, 2011 8:26 AM MST up reply actions
Per Renck
trade is done Street is a Padre
Your 2012 Colorado Rockies:freshly exorcised from Ty Wigginton
Someone needs to tell the Rockies front office that baseball isn’t the Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers. Collecting dozens of mediocre pitchers isn’t going to create a zord that is some front line pitcher.
Saw this on MLBTR comments and I cannot stop laughing.
by DesertTurtle on Dec 7, 2011 12:57 PM MST reply actions 1 recs
Ha.
True, but it does mean we won’t have to rely on the Alan Johnson or Greg Reynolds of the world when the inevitable injuries or ineffectiveness arise.
Poor Greg Reynolds
Can’t declare free agency until after next season, and now like 15th on the starting pitching depth chart.
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by Greg Stanwood on Dec 7, 2011 1:00 PM MST up reply actions
Poor Reynolds????????
What about Poor Rockies Fans who forever have to deal with the fact that we drafted his sorry ass 2nd overall, instead of other more talented players.
He should be paying us.
It's Jim Tracy's Fault.
Eh, he's still a perfectly decent guy who's career didn't turn out how he hoped.
Nothing wrong with feeling for a guy in that case.
He got a few million as a signing bonus
He’s set for life and is going to be just fine.
It's Jim Tracy's Fault.
There's more to life than just money.
I’m sure he will be fine. But I’m also sure there’s some degree of disappointment. Nothing wrong with that and nothing wrong with a bit empathy.
I have no sense of entitlement when it comes to baseball.
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by Greg Stanwood on Dec 7, 2011 1:07 PM MST up reply actions
Didn’t think about that, but it does worry me that they’re just stock piling mediocre pitchers so far.
Another alternative
Some might not even be mediocre. :)
This is both hillarious and absolutely true.
And thing is, we’re still probably not done acquiring medicore pitching options. Can’t wait till we resign both Millwood and Jeff Francis. We’re going to end up with more #4 starters than any team in the league. If we actually feilded a AAAA team, we’d totally rock next year.
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by Gasstation1 on Dec 7, 2011 3:12 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Ok, now that Rox have freed up $7MM in cash....
What is DO’D gonna do with it? Another pitcher or position player. I bet we hear something in the next 48 hours.
Well, that's business, I guess. I'm gonna miss the guy, though.
Does this mean that epic HAR discussions are a thing of the past now?
(I’m not sure if that’s a good thing or a bad thing.)
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In all honesty it looks worse
But perhaps low expectations will end with better results, as opposed to 2011.
Is Gary Crowton fired yet?
Is Jerry Angelo fired yet?
This reeks
They got an extra $7.5 million to spend, which will probably go toward 3-4 more #5 starters. Wasn’t Street a hot trade commodity with at least 4 teams (O’s, Reds, Red Sox, Pads) interested? How is it that all we end up getting is basically a salary dump?
by hiflew on Dec 7, 2011 2:37 PM MST reply actions 1 recs
Because he was never as hot a commodity as the reporters made it sound.
Four teams interested, all but one wanted the Rockies to pay a chunk of the contract. It’s likely that none of the four offered better than what we’ll eventually get back from SD in player value, either.
I'm not going to start banging on the CHEAPFARTZ drum yet.
But I’m taking it out of the closet just in case. I thought the days of payroll reductions and promises of rebuilding were gone after last off-season’s impressive display of securing CarGo and Tulo to long-term deals. However, as things stand right now I can tell you I’ve seen this show before during 2001-2004/05: keep the turnstiles moving by having your two beloved superstars (Helton/Walker) and do everything in the organization’s power to field the lowest-cost team possible while telling us to just wait a little while longer…
Right now, the team has slashed or will slash $25+ million from their payroll. I notice that my ticket deposit will not be reduced by 30%….
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by jasontheuncatchable on Dec 7, 2011 3:53 PM MST reply actions 1 recs
yeah, well they doubled their payroll from 2006 to 2010
While raising ticket prices once in that span. I notice no one complained about that.
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Dec 7, 2011 4:32 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
What's wrong with rebuilding? We've got a team that patently isn't competitive at a high level so rebuilding is exactly what we need to do.
You may prefer to watch the same old players win 77 games in 2012. I’d rather win 70, then challenge at the top in 2013/14/15.
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See, now we're talking. That would be sexy.
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by jasontheuncatchable on Dec 7, 2011 4:25 PM MST up reply actions
The rumor I heard was
Jurrgens and Prado for Smith, Wheeler or Blackmon, Stewart, and one of the Matts (Lindstrom I think).
It’ll probably never happen, but I would love that
Was just reading the chopping block...
They were thinking Smith/Nolan/pitching prospect.(for Prado+JJ)
Obviously NOBODY wants to see Nolan gone, I just wonder if Smith+wheeler+bettis+b prospect would get this deal done with Atlanta?
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Arenado makes perfect sense for the Braves as a Chipper replacement
but their fans don’t seem to get that the Rockies have an even more conspicuous hole at the position if we trade him. There’s no Salcedo in our system, it’s Arenado or bust. He’s probably well nigh untouchable unless it was for a true TOR starter in a similar near MLB situation. So Julio Teheran, I could potentially see us trading Arenado for, but no other Braves player or prospect fits the bill.
That next question is why I don’t know if we should bother discussing it, because so far there’s no indication that it would.
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