Category: hot seat

Hottest – In a committee, or on the verge of losing their job right now 30. Jean Machi (cuff: Junichi Tazawa) 29. Bruce Rondon (cuff: Alex Wilson) 28. Sean Doolittle (cuff: Drew Pomeranz) 27. Kevin Jepsen (cuff: Glen Perkins) Jean Machi is pitching just like you’d expect from a guy with 12 years in the minors…

Hottest – In a committee, or on the verge of losing their job right now 30. Sean Doolittle (cuff: Drew Pomeranz) 29. Junichi Tazawa (cuff: Jean Machi) 28. Bruce Rondon (cuff: Alex Wilson) -Sean Doolittle is ostensibly still the most likely reliever in the A’s bullpen to be closing by the end of the year,…

Here’s our latest Hot Seat update, a ranking of current closer job security. Hottest – In a committee, or on the verge of losing their job right now 30. Edward Mujica (cuffs: Fernando Rodriguez/Sean Doolittle) 29. Junichi Tazawa (cuff: Jean Machi) 28. Tommy Kahnle (cuff: Justin Miller) 27. Bruce Rondon (cuff: Alex Wilson) -Oakland’s next save…

Teams at the top are desperate for wins. Those near the bottom are assessing what they’ve got. That means short leashes everywhere, and the return of the Hot Seat column. Note that these rankings are in order of current job security. Hottest – In a committee, or on the verge of losing their job right…