MESA, Ariz. – The A’s signing of former Giants’ closer Santiago Casilla could have ruffled the feathers of incumbent closer Ryan Madson.
After all, Madson had about as good a record (6-7, 3.62 ERA and 30 saves in 37 tries) for a bad A’s team as Casilla (2-5, 3.57 and 31 saves in 40 tries) had for a San Francisco team that made it to the postseason.
Santiago lost his job in San Francisco in September thanks to a Major League-leading nine blown saves. Madson let seven get away from him, but Oakland kept turning to him in September.