2012 MLB Season Preview: Oakland Athletics
By Doug Wachter
Offseason Additions/Subtractions
Additions: OF Yoenis Cespedes; OF Seth Smith; OF Josh Reddick; OF Collin Cowgill; SP Bartolo Colon; SP Brad Peacock; SP Tom Milone; SP Jarrod Parker
Subtractions: OF Josh Willingham; OF David DeJesus; DH Hideki Matsui; SP Gio Gonzalez; SP Trevor Cahill; SP Rich Harden
Projected Starters
2012 Projected Lineup
1. Jemile Weeks – 2B
2. Seth Smith – LF
3. Yoenis Cespedes– RF
4. Chris Carter/Manny Ramirez – DH
5. Brandon Allen – 1B
6. Coco Crisp– CF
7. Kurt Suzuki – C
8. Josh Donaldson – 3B
9. Cliff Pennington– SS
2012 Projected Rotation
1. Brandon McCarthy – RHP
2. Bartolo Colon – RHP
3. Dallas Braden – LHP
4. Brad Peacock – RHP
5. Tom Milone – LHP
2012 Projected Bullpen
RP Joey Devine
RP Neil Wagner