an opposing team's scout sizes up the Athletics "When mark Mulder's healthy he's as good as anybody, but they've pushed him back in starts this spring because of a hip problem.... Barry Zito looks like he's in midseason form, and he's developed a cutter to go with his fastball, his changeup and that nasty curve.... Rich Harden concerns me. His splitter is nasty, but when he doesn't get it over, the fastball gets hit.... In the pen they don't have a natural closer. Arthur Rhodes is not the Arthur Rhodes of the past who threw 95 mph.... Mark Kotsay will lead off, and I expect him to have the season he had two years ago when he hit .292 and 17 home runs. He'll also be the best centerfielder they've had in years.... Bobby Kielty is definitely an upgrade over Terrence Long .... Eric Chavez has always been an outstanding hitter.... They've got to use Erubiel Durazo at DH. He's horrible in the field.... Eric Karros was a nice pickup. He and Scott Hatteberg will share time at first....  
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