Brian Fuentes News

Every so often, for those listening closely, a rumor regarding a catcher or an infielder will float over Queens -- even this offseason hasn't deprived the Mets of that.

It's never easy to pitch at Coors Field, but two Rockies relievers did just that and now they're nominated for honors in the 2008 This Year in Baseball awards.

A club not offering salary arbitration to its free agents no longer loses negotiating rights to the players.

The 2009 destination for free agent Brian Fuentes is still undetermined, but if the closer choses to leave the Rockies, the club doesn't have to exit the relationship empty-handed. The Rockies have until 10 ...

The Indians' two main targets among free-agent infielders were second baseman Orlando Hudson and shortstop Rafael Furcal.

Jose Reyes ' job with the Mets is to field his position well and be the catalyst of the offense, not decide which free agents to sign, as he stressed yesterday at Schneider Children's Hospital in New Hyde Park ...

The Mets reached out to the agents for Brian Fuentes and Francisco Rodriguez yesterday, extending their pursuit of their top two candidates to close for them in 2009 and beyond.

With Brian Fuentes' exit a foregone conclusion, the Rockies' search for a left-handed reliever has led them toward Ponderosa High School alumnus Will Ohman.

In setting their 40-man roster in advance of the Rule 5 Draft, the Indians left one spot open for a potential acquisition through trade or free agency.

This would be smart, if for no other reason then it puts additional pressure on the current group of free agent closers.

The Mets have many goals and many choices in this baseball offseason, but as they take in the lay of the land now, they think they know this: Acquiring a closer will be first on their list of accomplishments.

David Wright isn't burning up his cell phone to entice free agents towards the Mets, but he wouldn't mind the assignment.

The Mets were content to watch Friday from their Citi Field offices as the Yankees made good on their promise of a shock-and-awe first offer to free agent CC Sabathia.

Rockies general manager Dan O'Dowd's attempt to move forward with his roster might mean looking to the immediate past -- to left-handed closer Brian Fuentes.

Rod is looking to pitch in the same town as A-Rod. The Mets will have a new closer next season, and Francisco "K-Rod" Rodriguez wants to be the guy who fills their most pressing need when free agency starts at ...

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The A's are close to acquiring left fielder Matt Holliday from the Rockies, according to major-league sources.

The Rockies, Cardinals, Cubs and D'Backs have interest in Heilman, wrote Adam Rubin in the Daily News on Tuesday.

Dana Point, Calif.- From Francisco Rodriguez to Brian Fuentes to Trevor Hoffman, the Indians have ruled out nothing in their pursuit of a closer.

For openers, the Mets need a closer. To that end, the team already has reached out to representatives for free agent Brian Fuentes.