“The Mets were rebuffed in their attempt to trade Aaron Heilman to the Rockies for Huston Street,” reports Ken Rosenthal in his live blog for FoxSports.com.
According to Rosenthal, “Heilman has drawn interest from more than a dozen clubs.”
Rosenthal agrees with reports that suggest the Mets turned down trading Heilman to the Cubs for Jason Marquis.
“Street [...]

“The Mets are looking at Pirates RHP Matt Capps and a few others, in addition to Rockies RHP Huston Street, as they begin to focus on a set-up man,” reports Jon Heyman on his live blog for SI.com.
Heyman also believes the Mets have talked to the Cubs and Mariners about ‘relief help.’
In 214 appearances in his four-year [...]

…i am re-posting this from last night, in case you missed it…
“I think we’re going to have to continue (to improve the bullpen),” Mets GM Omar Minaya said yesterday, according to Newsday.
“I don’t feel we should just tell ourselves the only thing we need is one guy.”
In the Bergen Record, Bob Klapisch explains, “K-Rod didn’t [...]

The Mets are still working with the Rockies on a deal that could bring Huston Street to Queens, according to people connected to the team, as Omar Minaya works to find a set-up man for Francisco Rodriguez.
Though they have not have substantive talks in Vegas, the Rockies and Mets have been in talks for nearly a [...]

“The Rockies continue to be interested in Aaron Heilman, even if it does not involve a Huston Street trade,” writes Joel Sherman at his blog for the New York Post.
Meanwhile, according to Jayson Stark at ESPN.com, “The Mets and Cubs have discussed a trade that would send pitcher Jason Marquis to New York for Heilman.  [...]

In a post to his blog for the New York Post, Joel Sherman explains that it was Omar Minaya who approached the Rockies about swapping Pedro Feliciano and Aaron Heilman for Huston Street.
The Rockies considered it, explains Sherman, but when they turned to Minaya to accept the deal, the Mets changed their mind.
“Now it looks [...]

“Aaron Heilman has been a trade target this winter by the Rockies, but they deemed the price too high,’ reports the Denver Post, according to a source close to the talks.
…as i wrote yesterday, the Mets are still very much involved in talks with the Rockies for street, in a deal that would include heilman…i [...]

According to Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe, ‘The Blue Jays would deal B.J. Ryan if overwhelmed by an offer.’
…the buzz from toronto has been that the Jays will trade ryan, but they prefer to move other players, like Lyle Overbay, if they absolutely need to make a deal…
Meanwhile, the Rockies are looking to acquire a [...]

According to two reports from MLB.com, the Tigers and Rockies may be showing interest in free-agent LHP Joe Beimel, who has reportedly been seeking a multi-year deal.
…i sense Mets fans are pretty split on beimel…i like him, some do not…the thing is, it may not matter…
…from what i can gather, in an effort to re-make [...]

Free-agent RHP Trevor Hoffman has had talks with the Mets about meeting at the Winter Meeting or in New York, ‘or perhaps both,’ according to the New York Post, who cites the player’s agent.
…unless he is open to being a set-up man, ‘with experience as a closer,’ i hope Omar Minaya’s interest is limited to simply asking for an [...]