For the third time in his career Street is switching teams, this time to the Padres. Street always delivered very solid strikeout numbers with great control, but Rockies fans will remember him for the home runs and injuries. Hopefully San Diego can fix one of those problems. Going from pitching in Coors Field to Petco Park is any pitcher’s dream and especially for one who only induced groundballs 34.9 percent of the time last season. In three seasons in Colorado, Street posted HR/9 totals of 1.02, 0.95 and 1.54. Compare that to his last stint in a pitcher’s park (0.34, 0.51, 0.90 and 0.77 in Oakland) and you would think the problem will be neutralized a bit.
Best case scenario: Neftali Feliz (TEX)
Similar players: Matt Capps (MIN), Brandon League (SEA), Heath Bell (MIA)
Worst case scenario: An injured Joe Nathan (MIN)
Strengths
Strikeouts, control. It’s exactly what you want to see out of your closer. Street boasts a very solid 9.10 K/9 and an equally impressive 2...
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