Who is the Oakland A’s closer right now? On Tuesday the answer got complicated.
The A’s had to rebuild pretty much their entire bullpen this year. Only two full-time members of last season’s crew returned, and one of them just had Tommy John surgery and will miss the summer. That left Lou Trivino as the presumptive closer alongside a new group of tryouts, from prospects to waiver claims to minor league free agent signings.
Indeed, Trivino has seen most of the 9th inning duties so far. He got the nod in their first two save opportunities last week, blowing one and converting the other.