Pending a physical, it appears that the A's will deal Mark Kotsay to the Braves for Joey Devine. Some writers in the baseball world think this might be a precursor for Billy Beane (the A's GM) to deal the heralded young reliever, Huston Street. Fun fact: Street beat out our own Robinson Cano for the 2005 rookie of the year award.
Street, for sure, is the real deal. If Beane is thinking about continuing to rebuild, he might indeed consider dealing Street. Although, Street is still very young, and some think that keeping Street to close out tight games would go a long way to building confidence in the younger, newer A's.
Myself, I feel like Beane might not shop Street. Street younger than Swisher and Haren, and Street does have an injury history. I could see him being shopped at the trade deadline if he stays healthy and further raises his value. Even if Street is shopped, he would still command a fairly steep price. Probably 1 high level prospect, and 1-2 mid-level prospects. I have a lot of faith in our farm system, and with Cox, Sanchez, and Melancon coming up, Rivera signed for 3 more years, I feel like we're pretty set in that department, although we still do need guys for the bridge to Mo.
What do you guys think? Does Beane listen to offers for Street? If so, what does it take to get him? And of course, is it worth the price?
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Street is to expensive. We don't need him, but we could use him if healthy and for the right price. The thing with him is; he has a tendency of breaking down at the wrong time. Just when everything is set in the bp...down he goes.
That'd be sweet, but Beane's known as being a stickler in terms of trades. He asks for a lot in return, and is known for usually getting the better end of a deal. I'd be for it as long as we wouldn't give up too many of our good prospects.
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