"The San Diego Padres are very close to acquiring closer Huston Street from the Rockies in a trade, CBSSports.com's Danny Knobler has learned. Knobler reports the deal is "basically done" and that it will be for a player to be named later. The move marks a salary dump for the Rockies, as the Padres will pay Street's $7.5 million in 2012.

The biggest factor in the Rockies making this move was clearing salary to go after starting pitching, Scott Miller of CBSSports.com notes. Just to throw a name out there, the Rockies were said to be interested in free agent Roy Oswalt earlier this offseason. "