New deal for Street
All-Star closer Huston Street and the San Diego Padres have agreed to a $14 million, two-year contract through 2014.
The deal announced Sunday includes $7 million salaries for each of the next two seasons and a $7 million team option for 2015.
Street is making $7.5 million this year in the final guaranteed season of a $22 million, three-year contract he agreed to with Colorado in January 2010. He could have exercised a $9 million option for 2013, which San Diego in turn could have bought out for $500,000.
Street, who turns 29 Thursday, is 2-0 with an 0.91 ERA and has converted all 17 save opportunities in his first season with the Padres.
“You find a place that you’re comfortable with, obvious success makes you feel more comfortable, but also the team, my teammates, wanting to be a teammate with these guys for an extended period of time,” Street said. “It’s a two-year deal with an option so if the team picks up that option it’s three years, that’ll be four years here in San Diego, at least. I think the organization itself is a bunch of people that I like, that I like being around, that I want to go play for and ultimately you have to believe in that, you have to believe in everybody involved.”
Street has 195 career saves with a 2.97 ERA in eight seasons after starting his career with Oakland.
Clearing the bases
The Athletics obtained catcher George Kottaras from the Brewers in a trade for minor league reliever Fautino De Los Santos. … Angels rookie Mike Trout, the A.L. batting leader, did not start in the team’s series finale against the Rays because of a sore left knee. … Lew Ford’s contract was purchased from Triple-A Norfolk by Baltimore. The Orioles made room for the veteran outfielder by optioning pitcher Miguel Socolovich to Norfolk. … Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts will have season-ending surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right hip. Roberts missed the start of the season with a concussion. The two-time All-Star has played in only 115 games over the last three seasons. … Nationals first baseman Adam LaRoche left his team’s game against the Brewers due to tightness in his back. The team said he was day to day. … Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton will begin a rehabilitation assignment Wednesday with Class A Jupiter following right knee surgery earlier this month. Stanton hopes to return to the big league club on Aug. 10 to face the Dodgers. … The Astros traded starting third baseman Chris Johnson to Arizona for two minor leaguers. The Astros got infielder Bobby Borchering and outfielder Marc Krauss in the deal.