Street well aware he’s a trade target

KANSAS CITY — Most players will claim, whether it’s true or not, that they do not read the things that are written about them.

Not Huston Street.

“I read everything,” the Angels’ veteran closer said. “I know exactly what’s going on.”

So, yes, Street knows his name has come up as a potential trade target this week. And that the Giants are an interested suitor, as first reported by the San Francisco Chronicle. And he knows that the Angels are in the type of precarious situation that would prompt them to swap veteran players for controllable prospects.

“The reality is, no matter how bad I want to get traded or don’t want to get traded, or want to go to this team or that, you can’t control it,” Street said. “I have a desire to stay here. I’ve said that. I don’t want to be traded. I’m not going to be shy about that, because I don’t want to be. I signed with the Angels to win a World Series, and I still believe in that idea. But I’m not naïve to the fact that it’s not in my hands, it’s not in my control. And if it happens, then guess what, I’ll be thankful, and I’ll go on to the next day. I’m just trying to get the next save.”

“The next save” is the concept that continues to guide Street’s season, one that has seen him post a 4.78 ERA and a 1.84 WHIP — both easily on track for career highs — with a very limited …

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