Huston Street and the Oakland Athletics agreed to a $3.3 million, one-year contract Thursday, avoiding arbitration. The 2005 AL Rookie of the Year was limited to 48 outings last season because of an irritated nerve in his right elbow that landed the closer on the disabled list for two months.
The 24-year-old Street went 5-2 with a 2.88 ERA and 16 saves in 2007. His 48 appearances were his fewest in three major league seasons. He begins this year with 76 career saves, fourth in Oakland history and the fifth-most in major league history by the age of 24.
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