Billy Beane doesn't seem too concerned about A's sluggish start

By foxsports
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At 12-18, the new-look Oakland A's aren't exactly off to a fantastic start. In fact, they haven't had a start this poor in a while:

Despite that, general manager Billy Beane doesn't seem nearly as frustrated or concerned about it as you might expect him to be. 

After Thursday's 6-5 loss to the Minnesota Twins, John Hickey of Inside Bay Area caught up with Beane via phone...and Beane emphasized that no, he isn't frustrated. 

Rather, he's advocating patience until closer Sean Doolittle and pitcher Jarrod Parker (and perhaps pitcher A.J. Griffin) make it back from their respective injury situations: