PT TODAY: Trivino gets early nod for saves for A's

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Athletics | Trevor Rosenthal undergoes surgery
Oakland Athletics RHP Trevor Rosenthal (shoulder) underwent thoracic outlet surgery Thursday, April 8, and will sidelined for at least eight weeks.   Source: MLB.com - Martin Gallegos
 
BHQ take: As we expected. The news here is that, in a news conference, OAK Mgr Bob Melvin gave at least a clue to whom he's leaning to get most of the OAK save chances. That appears to be RHP Lou Trivino, and not LHP Jake Diekman, whom Melvin suggested would be better suited in his current setup role. Trivino burst on the scene with a strong 2018 season, but wasn't quite as...

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