There were plenty of rumors swirling throughout baseball that the Oakland Athletics were looking to trade their closer Huston Street before the deadline, with the latest rumor being a deal with the Chicago White Sox, but when the deadline passed Huston was still a member of the Oakland Athletics. Though now Street is probably wishing he had been dealt.Why? Because he is no longer the only closer in Oakland, as he's now going to be sharing the role.
The move undoubtedly is spurred by Street's difficulties this season salting away victories, though Geren went to great lengths Saturday to de-emphasize those struggles.Street has had some struggles this season, converting 18 of his 23 save chances, which gives him the lowest save percentage of any closer in the American League. Still, Street's been pretty effective for the A's in his career, and considering that the team traded away anybody who could help them win this season, I'm kind of surprised to see they suddenly care about it now.
"I actually talked with (Street on Friday) and just said with the way [Jerry] Blevins is throwing and [Brad] Ziegler is throwing, I could potentially use anybody in any situation right now," [Manager Bob] Geren said.
There had been talk in Chicago the last few days that the 
