PLAYING TIME: Devine hits DL as OAK closer decision nears
Mar 19 2012
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Devine to DL, OAK close to naming closer
Just two days after OAK manager Bob Melvin said that he’s “getting closer” on making an announcement pertaining to the team’s closing situation, OAK announced Sunday that Joey Devine (RHP, OAK) has been placed on the DL with right biceps soreness. Devine had been sidelined since a March 8 outing vs. LA in which he gave up 4 runs and 3 BB in less than an inning. He’s eligible to come off the DL on April 8, the best-case scenario being that he only misses four regular season games.
Devine has given new meaning to the term “fragile”—as indicated by his F Health grade, a two-year absence (2009-10) due to Tommy John surgery and recovery, and a series of elbow/forearm/back...
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