By now we've all heard the surprising news that Matt Holliday has been traded to the A's. The Rockies received in return closer Huston Street, left-hander Greg Smith and outfielder Carlos Gonzalez.The trade is surprising from the A's point of view, last year GM Billy Beane started another rebuilding cycle and they don't seem ready for an expensive All-Star just yet.But the Rockies have been in search of a center fielder and Gonzalez fills that role. They are also losing closer Brian Fuentes to free agency and aren't expected to pursue him. So Street could be slid into the closers role and every team in the league is always looking for lefties. Here's a twist; the Rockies could allow Manny Corpas who has shared the closers role with Fuentes the past two seasons to take sole possession of the closers role and flip Street for other pieces. Colorado has been said to have liked Heilman and Schoeneweis for sometime now and both are on the block. Street is a 25 y/o ...
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