RP Huston Street named Colorado Rockies CL

April 2, 2009 @ 10:00:00

By Ryan Dodson
Edited by Nicholas Minnix

The Denver Post's Troy E. Renck reports Colorado Rockies reliever Huston Street has officially been named the team's closer.

Street defeated reliever Manny Corpas, in part due to Corpas' 2 mph drop in velocity this spring. Corpas is working out a mechanical glitch in hopes of alleviating the velocity loss.

Street wasn't the favorite for the closer role initially. He has failed to live up to expectations: In his career he has 94 saves and 27 blown saves, which is a lackluster success rate. Street left a pitchers' park in Oakland, where he had a 3.73 ERA last season, to pitch in a hitters' paradise in Colorado.

Street probably won't have a short leash, but because he has someone behind him, it's unadvisable to draft him no earlier than the mid-teen rounds. Don't let that discourage you; he's not without value as a low-end No. 2 fantasy reliever. Corpas' draft value plummets to the final rounds, which may make him a value on draft day. In most formats, if he is released from a fantasy team, and you have an extra space, stash him on your bench.

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