PT TODAY: OAK to go with closer committee
Apr 11 2017
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| American League | National League | |
| Athletics | Closer committee in Oakland | |
| Oakland Athletics RP Sean Doolittle and RP Santiago Casilla will be used to close out games based on matchups, according to manager Bob Melvin. Source: MLB Network Radio | |
| BHQ take: Which confirms that incumbent closer Ryan Madson is on the outside looking in—at least for now. We already had made some adjustments when it looked more like a full-on committee, but now it's down to two. It seems likely that the match-ups will favor righty Casilla in most cases, so he gets the biggest saves boost. Both Casilla and Doolittle have looked very sharp in the early going,... |
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