sfgate.com - 3/31/2009
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From Chronicle Staff Writer Susan Slusser in Phoenix Joey Devine is schedule to see Dr. James Andrews in Alabama next week (April 8) about his chronically sore right elbow. He's certain to miss at least a few weeks. This makes Andrew Bailey a near-lock to make the team to start the season unless ...
oakland.athletics.mlb.com - 4/2/2009
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PHOENIX -- Right-hander Joey Devine, who'd been penciled
in to share the closer's role with Brad Ziegler...
early in the season, will instead open the season on the disabled list. Forced to miss more than three weeks of camp while tending to a sore ...
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Devine to begin season on disabled list | ...
fantasybaseballflash.com - 4/2/2009
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Trevor Cahill, the Oakland Athletics’ top prospect, was
named as the team’s second starter on April 2,...
2009. Not many people are familiar with Cahill, but they are starting to catch on to this potential sleeper for fantasy starting rotations. What can Trevor Cahill bring to your ...
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Player Breakdown: Trevor Cahill is Oakland Athletics’ ...
mvn.com - 4/6/2009
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mvn.com —
With the news coming that the Oakland A's
have placed RP Joey Devine on the 60-day disabled...
list with an elbow injury, Brad Ziegler now stands alone as the team's closer for the forseeable future. Ziegler pitched well in his first big league season in 2008, going 3-0 with a 1.06 ERA and 11 ...
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Fantasy Baseball 2009: Oakland A's Closer Situation
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A's Expect Trevor Cahill To Make 2nd Start Against Angels
A's pitcher Trevor Cahill will start their second game against the Angels this season, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. He has pitched only six starts above single-A. Shockingly, he's a righty.
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Tuesday Wrap: Devine dinged, Sheffield shuffled out
Roto Arcade —
A lot of interesting fantasy news floating on the wires, let's sort through it: • Joey Devine (elbow) is headed to Alabama to meet with Dr. James Andrews, and we all know what that means. The Oakland closing situation cleans up nicely with this news; Brad Ziegler now has the ninth inning essentially to himself, with Santiago Casilla the second in command. • Ryan Braun (intercostal tightness) says he's ready to get back on the field, though the problem hasn't gone away completely. "It's just getting back into activity," Braun told the Milwaukee ...
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A's co-closer Devine headed to DL (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 3/31/2009
Joey Devine will start the season on the disabled list because of a recurring elbow problem, leaving the Oakland Athletics without one of their two closers. Devine, who had to come out of Monday's game because of elbow pain, said Tuesday morning he ...
