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In-flux A’s bullpen might get new closer

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TORONTO - After Santiago Casilla’s latest meltdown, the A’s appear to be edging toward a change at closer.

Manager Bob Melvin said Thursday morning at Rogers Centre that he would never signal such a move ahead of time, but he hinted that it’s possible.

“It’s rare that you go through the entire season without tweaking at some point in time,” Melvin said of the closer spot, then added referring to Sean Doolittle and Ryan Madson, “Now we had some other resources here before in order to be able to do that with.