NEW YORK (AP) -Mark Teixeira, Huston Street and Brad Lidge were among 22 players who avoided arbitration by agreeing to contracts Thursday, one day before teams and players exchange figures.
Toronto reliever Scott Downs cashed in on a breakout season, getting a $10 million, three-year deal. The only other player to get a multiyear contract was Blue Jays infielder Marco Scutaro ($2.65 million for two years).
The biggest deal of the day went to Teixeira, Atlanta’s slugging first baseman who is eligible for free agency after this season. He agreed to a $12.5 million contract, one of four Braves players coming to terms rather than going through arbitration. The others were reliever Mike Gonzalez ($2,362,500), infielder Omar Infante ($1.4 million) and right-hander Tyler Yates ($800,000).
Street and the Oakland Athletics agreed at $3.3 million. 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.
In all, 27 of the 110 players who filed for arbitration Tuesday have reached agreements. Ryan Howard, Miguel Cabrera and Francisco Rodriguez are among the big stars still in arbitration. Dozens more players were expected to reach deals before teams and players exchange figures Friday.
Hearings are scheduled for the first three weeks of February in St. Petersburg, Fla.
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