(a) Kotsay only bats left.
(b) I don't see Williams beating out the loser of Halsey / Kennedy / Saarloos for the bullpen spot, especially considering that those three all pitched in the 'pen for the A's last year.
(c) While you're probably right that it'll happen, I hate the 7-man pen. I'd much rather see the pen be Street, Duke, Calero, Embree, Gaudin, and the second-best of the four guys shooting for the fifth spot in the rotation, with Witasick exiled and the other two fifth-spot guys hitting Sac-town.
(d) Batting orders aren't that important, but I'd like to see:
Against lefties: Kendall, Kielty, Bradley, Piazza, Chavez, Swisher, Kotsay, Crosby, Ellis
Against righties: Kendall, Bradley, Piazza, Chavez, Swisher, Kotsay, Kielty, Crosby, Ellis
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