Carlos Beltran, acquired by the Giants last season in a mid-year deal with the New York Mets for top pitching prospect Zack Wheeler, could be staying in the N.L. West in 2012. MLB.com, citing two Major League sources, says the 34-year-old free-agent Beltran is being pursued by Colorado, which is also reportedly talking to free-agent OF Michael Cuddyer.
Cody Ross is another former Giant to have reportedly flirted with the Rockies, but MLB.com's Thomas Harding says the Rockies have cooled recently on the 2010 NLCS MVP. Beltran, who will turn 35 on April 24, hit an even .300 between the Mets and Giants in 2011. He is a career .283 hitter with a .361 on-base percentage.
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In 44 games with the Giants after he was acquired on July 28, Beltran hit .323 with seven homers and 18 RBI. He spent time on the disabled list in mid-August after being removed from a game against the Phillies due to a sprained right hand. Beltran has 302 homers over his 14-year career, which began with the Kansas City Royals in 1998.Comcast SportsNet reporter Jaymee Sire spoke with Giants GM Brian Sabean at the Winter Meetings in Dallas last week, and he offered this on the prospect of re-signing Beltran and Ross:"Simply put, with Ross, we could never get on the same page. And Beltran, we knew it was going to be a stretch."The Giants traded pitcher Jonathan Sanchez to the Kansas City Royals on Nov. 7 in exchange for OF Melky Cabrera. Then, on Dec. 6, San Francisco traded OF Andres Torres and reliever Ramon Ramirez to the Mets for speedy centerfielder Angel Pagan.
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