As Sean Doolittle scoured the room and chatted up some of his new teammates, Oakland's bearded closer couldn't help but envision the potential of an experienced, new-look bullpen for the Athletics going into 2016. From offseason acquisitions John Axford and Ryan Madson to Marc Rzepczynski and Liam Hendriks, manager Bob Melvin has a long list of relievers to call upon for any situation or matchup leading to a healthy Doolittle in the ninth inning. ''I like the fact that they're all veteran guys that have a lot of playoff experience, they have a lot of experience being a part of winning teams,'' Doolittle said at Sunday's FanFest.
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