MINNEAPOLIS -- The A's lost left-handed reliever Sean Doolittle to the 10-day disabled list in a flurry of bullpen moves on Wednesday and could be without him for several months if history is any indicator.
Doolittle, who left the team in Minneapolis to be examined for a shoulder strain in the Bay Area, missed 59 games last season with a similar injury. In 2015, he was sidelined for 121 games with two different shoulder issues. The fact that his shoulder is barking again is obviously a concern, and the A's will act accordingly in a "fairly conservative" manner, A's manager Bob Melvin said.