Found December 08, 2011 on Rockies Review: Yardbarker Blogger Network
Mlb_colorado_rockies_5674
The Colorado Rockies are quietly rebuilding their roster in Dallas at the annual baseball winter meetings.With all of the hype around what the newly-named Miami Marlins are doing, particularly signing Jose Reyes to an absurd amount of money and trying to lure Albert Pujols with an even more absurd amount of money, the Rockies have seemed quiet. However, the club is doing anything but standing pat.If Dan O'Dowd believed that Jim Tracy wasn't the issue, and Jim Tracy believed that none of his coaches were the issue, then they are backing up their beliefs this week. Instead of re-tooling the coaching staff, the Rockies are quietly changing a clubhouse mindset that most believe became too comfortable, too okay with losing.The other issue that became glaringly obvious in 2011 is that the Rockies are not as deep as they thought they were. that is particularly true when it comes to starting pitching. It was so apparent that the club was in a position that they were almost forced to...
THE BACKYARD
BEST OF MAXIM
AROUND THE WEB
RELATED ARTICLES

Rockies trade closer Street to Padres

The Colorado Rockies have sent closer Huston Street and cash to the San Diego Padres. The Rockies get a player to be named and cash in the trade announced Wednesday at baseball's winter meetings. The 28-year-old Street had 29 saves in 33 chances for Colorado in 2011. He was 1-4 with a 3.86 ERA in 62 games. The right-hander has 178 saves in seven seasons with Colorado and the...

Rockies trade closer Huston Street to Padres

The Colorado Rockies have sent closer Huston Street and cash to the San Diego Padres. The Rockies get a player to be named and cash in the trade announced Wednesday at baseball's winter meetings. The 28-year-old Street had 29 saves in 33 chances for Colorado in 2011. He was 1-4 with a 3.86 ERA in 62 games. The right-hander has 178 saves in seven seasons with Colorado and the...

Padres Set to Acquire Rockies Closer Huston Street for PTBNL

It is being reported from multiple sources that the Padres have acquired Colorado Rockies closer Huston Street for a player to be named later. The Padres will be the third major league team for the 28 year old from Austin, Texas.  While Street posted a 3.86 ERA in 2011, his ERA outside of Coors field was a 2.19 in 29.1 innings, while posting a 25/4 (K/BB) ratio.   Street is in...

In Huston Street, Padres Acquire Future Trade Chip

On Tuesday’s edition of our award-winning, critically acclaimed podcast, managing editor Dave Cameron suggested that Aaron Harang should donate a portion of his new $12 million contract (courtesy of the Dodgers) to the San Diego Padres. It was, after all, San Diego’s cavernous Petco Park that aided Harang in recording a career-best 3.64 ERA, even while posting an xFIP...

Huston Street says trade from Rockies to Padres is "bittersweet"

Huston Street knew his days with the Rockies were numbered given the team's bullpen depth and desire to use his money to pursue a veteran starter or everyday player.

Rockies trade Street to Padres

A former closer became the vehicle to open up a battery of possibilities. That is the simplest explanation behind the Rockies' trade of Huston Street to the San Diego Padres.

Rockies trade closer Street to Padres (AP)

The Colorado Rockies have sent closer Huston Street and cash to the San Diego Padres. The Rockies get a player to be named and cash in the trade announced Wednesday at baseball's winter meetings. The 28-year-old Street had 29 saves in 33 chances for Colorado in 2011. He was 1-4 with a 3.86 ERA in 62 games.

Padres could have deal for Rockies closer Street

Huston Street, 28, would make $7.5 million . . . or same as Bell in 2011

Rockies trade closer Street to West-rival Padres

The Colorado Rockies have sent closer Huston Street and cash to the San Diego Padres.

Wednesday Winter Meetings Talk

I am going to be perfectly honest here. I ran out of time to even start the scheduled “State of the Farm” post. I work Tuesday night/Wednesday morning and I was so caught up in the book work I was doing I lost track of time. With the winter meetings going on and the Rule 5 draft coming up, I am going to push that post to Friday. Let’s use this post to talk about...

Rockies send Street to San Diego

The Colorado Rockies have traded closer Huston Street to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later.

Padres send Schmidt to Rockies

Former first-round draft pick completes trade for Huston Street

Rox get lefty Schmidt to complete Street deal

The Rockies received Minor League left-handed pitcher Nick Schmidt from the Padres on Friday to complete the deal that sent former closer Huston Street to the Padres.

BP Unfiltered: Winter Meetings Dispatch: The Social Ramble Ain't Restful, with Jose Reyes, Albert Pujols, Huston Street by Steven Goldman

Overture: as I look over at the MLB network set on my left, I see that Peter Gammons has moved over to make room for Harold Reynolds. No matter how far you run, Peter, you cannot get away. As Satchel Paige noted, the social ramble ain't restful. If the purpose of these meetings is for general managers to meet and make deals, they fail woefully. There is also a great deal of...

Mets working on another reliever, multi-player trade

The Mets are working to sign another reliever, and have a multi-player trade in the works, tweets Jon Heyman of SI.com. Joel Sherman of the New York Post says the Mets are close to signing another reliever and obtaining one in a trade, and Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports describes the trade as a ‘change of scenery’ move for both parties. Last month, CBSSports.com’s Jon...
THE MLB HOT 40
Today's Best Stuff
For Bloggers

Join the Yardbarker Network (YBN) for more promotion, traffic, and money.

Company Info
Help
What is Yardbarker?

Yardbarker is the largest network of sports blogs and pro athlete blogs on the web. This site is the hub of the Yardbarker Network, where our editors and algorithms curate the best sports content from our network and beyond.