Sean Doolittle earned his first save of the season today, striking out three in a scoreless ninth inning. He did give up a hit and a walk, but was able to survive and help earn the A's a combined shutout against the Royals. Manager Bob Melvin has indicated that he is going to play the match-ups in t[...]

Oakland A's manager Bob Melvin reiterated that the 9th inning role will be matchup based in 2017. Veteran's Ryan Madson, Sean Doolittle and Santiago Casilla appear to be the primary options, with John Axford in the mix. Situational mixing and matching could boost the value for the only left-hander i[...]

Sean Doolittle pitched a scoreless inning on Friday night, striking out two Mariners along the way. The hard-throwing lefty has now pitched two scoreless innings while racking up four strikeouts since returning from an extended stay on the DL. Doolittle is theoretically second in line for save oppor[...]

Sean Doolittle was placed on the DL with an inflamed labrum in his throwing shoulder. This was the same shoulder that caused him to miss almost all of the 2015 season. He has no timetable for a return to the field and can be safely dropped in all leagues.

It’s not even July and we already have a closer moving from one coast to another, causing a likely bullpen controversy in the process. With the trade deadline somewhat on the horizon (remember, it’s August 1st this year), here’s a ... read more »

Sean Doolittle earned his fourth save on Thursday, but it was a shaky one. The southpaw entered with a 5-2 lead and promptly allowed a two-run home run which brought the Angels to within one run before closing out the game. Doolittle is usually the eighth-inning guy for Oakland, but he does see the [...]

Sean Doolittle returned to a setup role on Monday, logging his seventh hold of the season. He converted a save opportunity over the weekend, opening up speculation he could regain the closer's role for Oakland. That doesn't appear to be the case, but he still has value in deeper leagues, especially [...]

Sean Doolittle pitched a perfect ninth inning to earn his third save of the season. He struck out one batter in his inning of work. Normal A's closer Ryan Madson was used in the eighth inning and earned a hold. This situation is interesting as Madson had blown his past two save opportunities. That b[...]

Sean Doolittle picked up his sixth hold on Tuesday night against the Mariners. The southpaw had a disastrous start to the season, but he's calmed down since. Over the past month he has a 2.38 ERA, 17 strikeouts, and four holds over 11.1 innings of work. He's a decent option in fantasy leagues that c[...]

Although it wasn't a save situation, Oakland closer Sean Doolittle came into the game down 3-2 and promptly gave up a homer to Eric Hosmer. The Royals went on to win 4-2. Doolittle's ninth inning job was already on thin ice and last night didn't do much to help the cause. Doolittle may not have the [...]