Comments on: Relief Pitcher: Minaya turned down Rockies

By: hornthecheck

hornthecheck — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:19:58 +0000

We need Street, but giving up Heilman and a lesser prospect would make more sense. Feliciano is key. We need him and all the relievers we can get. 2 for 1 would be a mistake unless we are getting rid of a lesser prospect with Heilman.

By: TheWizard7

TheWizard7 — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:18:31 +0000

I don’t get turning this down from a talent, change of scenery, payroll, PR perspective. Seems like a win win win win for me…

By: TheresAlwaysNextYear

TheresAlwaysNextYear — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:25:50 +0000

good one Omar because you know… getting rid of Heilman and Feliciano for a Good pitcher would just be dumb.

By: MetsfanfromnybutinSC

MetsfanfromnybutinSC — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:59:47 +0000

WE NEED STREET!

By: dykstraw

dykstraw — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:54:46 +0000

i love feliciano, but who knows how much longer he’s going to be effective. if i’m omar i cash him out to get heilman out the door for a real big part of the 2009 pen.

heilman may have all the talent in the world but he appears to have zero confidence, and that’s not gonna work in this town. he should have been traded or allowed to start while he still had value.

By: casey s.

casey s. — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:44:55 +0000

there has to be more to this story. i refuse to believe that it went down that way.

By: uppertank

uppertank — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:43:01 +0000

What a team…

By: Gina

Gina — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:35:44 +0000

I would think Evans would be a player to keep because of his gap power. Who else in our minor league system who might be ready anytime soon has shown the ability to hit for real power. And since they don’t seem to want to go after any legit power bats we may need that for 2010.

Personally I don’t like the idea of parting with Carp of Evans because both of them have shown signs of being + offensive players, obviously neither are as polished as Murphy but they’re both younger. But between the two I’d rather give up Carp. Personally I’d rather them part with a pitching prospect like Kunz so our system has so so little in the way of positional players.

By: kidfromqueens

kidfromqueens — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:34:25 +0000

Even if this report is true, which I have my doubts about, most people here, Matt included somewhat, are misrepresenting what Sherman wrote. He did not say that Omar offered this deal, the Rockies decided to accept, and then Omar rejected them. He says that Omar “floated the possibility” of this trade, but decided not to do it when the Rockies got back to him (it doesn’t say anything about what the Rockies were calling back to tell him). I know that some of us don’t like Omar, but to criticize him over a mischaracterization of a disputed report seems going a little overboard….

By: a1boogz

a1boogz — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:32:02 +0000

Evans is the bat to move. The Rockies are looking for a RH OF who will be affordable. The kid showed gap power in Shea Stadium last yr, and a relentless attitude to play hard. He’d be a good fit for the Rocks and he’d get a more than fair shot to play every day. Package him and Heilman for Street, and tell them to find their own Lefty Specialist. I don’t wanna deal Feliciano, and we’d hafta eat a million or two on Schoenweis…so why bother.

Heilmand and Evans for Street. GET IT DONE!