Category: hot seat
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Closer Hot Seat update: April 19, 2016
Welcome to our weekly Hot Seat column! Each week — usually on Mondays — we’ll update this space to give you an easy-to-reference guide on who might be closest to losing their jobs. Note that this isn’t necessarily a ranking of the best closers; rather, it’s a guide to job security. —– Latest update: April…
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Hot Seat: September 5, 2015
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…
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Hot Seat: August 29, 2015
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,…
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Hot Seat: August 22, 2015
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. Sean Doolittle (cuff: Drew Pomeranz) 29. Bruce Rondon (cuff: Alex Wilson) 28. Junichi Tazawa (cuff: Jean Machi) -Sean Doolittle returned from the DL today, and while he is the…
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Hot Seat: August 15, 2015
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…