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The A's bullpen is shaping up to be a wild card yet again, with no clear closer in sight as we charge toward Opening Day. The volatility of relievers isn't just a cliché, it's a reality that could make or break this season for Oakland.
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Athleticsnation
“Relievers Are Volatile”…But Why?
It’s well known that relievers are a volatile bunch. From year to year you don’t usually know quite what to expect, as mediocre relievers suddenly blossom and have career years and the guys you thought you could count on inexplicably struggle. Sometimes this volatility doesn’t just show up from one season to the next. Relievers […]
Athleticsnation
Who Will be the A’s Closer This Season?
Last July, the A’s made one of the biggest trades of the trade deadline, sending flamethrowing closer Mason Miller to the San Diego Padres in exchange for elite shortstop prospect Leo De Vries and three minor-league pitchers. After trading Miller, one of the best closers in the league, many people expected the A’s bullpen to […]
MLB.com
No closer, no problem? A's likely to lean on bullpen versatility again in '26
MESA, Ariz. -- The Athletics entered Spring Training without a set closer, and by the time Opening Day comes around next month they don’t expect that situation to be any different.
“The next question is probably, ‘Who’s going to close?’ manager Mark Kotsay said on Wednesday as camp opened up.
MLB.com
A's prospect Jump 'like a sponge' in first big league camp
MESA, Ariz. -- The buzz surrounding Gage Jump is palpable.
Upon taking the mound on the second day of Athletics Spring Training for his first bullpen of camp, the energy on the backfields of Hohokam Stadium was different. Suddenly, all eyes were locked in on Jump. Among the spectators: A’s
Baseball Prospectus
Five & Dive Episode 521: The Wrist Bone’s Connected to the Hamate Bone
Chronicling the newest crises in the Worst Bone in Baseball, as well as other news.
The post Five & Dive Episode 521: The Wrist Bone’s Connected to the Hamate Bone appeared first on Baseball Prospectus.
Baseball Prospectus
Early ADP Analysis ’26: Shortstop
Is the market over-correcting for shortstop injury risk?
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