They want Niese for Fuentes......

Brian Fuentes is a free agent at the end of the year and has said he will explore the free agent market. Fuentes wants to be a closer so any team with an established closer doesn't have a chance. Basically Fuentes will be a very expensive rental player, the Rockies have asked for a top prospect pitcher from each team interested and specifically Jon Niese from the Mets. Something to remember is even if Fuentes leaves at the end of the year, he would be a type A free agent giving the team that traded for him two picks. With Niese looking like a back of the rotation starter and Holt looking strong along with several relievers ( Parnell, Kunz, Muniz), I wonder if they will consider solidifying the pen and taking the picks next year (I wouldn't but can see the argument) .......

The Rockies are playing an intriguing game of poker with closer Brian Fuentes. The price is high, causing most interested teams — the Tampa Bay Rays, the New York Yankees and Mets, the Boston Red Sox and the Florida Marlins — to consider other options. Colorado wants a premium starting pitcher, a fair demand save for the fact the teams interested in Fuentes see him as a two-month rental, not a long-term solution. All already have closers, and Fuentes is determined to test the market before considering signing somewhere as a setup man. source Denver post