It is easy to blame Lou Trivino for the Oakland A’s current situation. His two week implosion at the end of August and into September led to the A’s falling out of a wild card berth, facing an uphill battle in their quest to return to the postseason. Now, as they are 3.5 games out of a wild card spot with five games left to play, they essentially need to win out in order to have even a slight chance at making up that ground.
But Trivino is not the only reliever to have struggled when the A’s needed them most.