A's to Rockies

Now that the deal for Holliday is complete let's take a look at the players going to the Rockies and how they will impact your fantasy team.

Huston Street - A former closer who lost his job in 2008 will not find any closing duties for the Rockies. From what I have heard, the Rockies will give Corpas the job for 2009. The value for Street is, at the moment, very low. But, there are teams out there who need a closer and most likely Street will find a place somewhere else.

Carlos Gonzalez - He did not have a great rookie season with the A's but expect him to play full-time with the Rockies in 2009. He should only matter to owners who are in extremely deep leagues or NL-only ones.

Greg Smith - Pitched 190.1 innings in 2008 as a rookie which seems a little high in my eyes. He should benefit from the NL lineups but we'll see how he can survive in Coors Field. He is nothing to really jump on for drafts.

In the end, the only person that has value is Street.

Carlos Gonzalez

After the arrivals of Jay Bruce and Clayton Kershaw on red carpets Carlos Gonzalez of the Athletics arrived through the back door and made his major league debut on May 31 hitting 2 doubles and adding a RBI. This LF'er has the potential to give owners a .290AVG, 10-15HR's, 75-80RBI's, and adding in 10SB's. This player will give you what you need, stats. If you are in need of some help grab this guy off the FA list. For some leagues, he is still considered as a waiver pick but I don't believe you should waste a first overall pick on this guy. He will most likely fall into the FA pool and you can grab him with just a drop/pick.

Al-only owners should pick him up ASAP. Mixed owners should wait and see if he can find a spot in the lineup as a full-time player.