``I'm a big believer in earning your spots, and Ellis earned the leadoff spot,'' he said. ``Where that puts everybody else, I can't lay it out.''

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Good news, I want to see Kotsay low in the order, in a RBI spot (5th behind Chavyy and Thomas?)he's a better hitter with runners on...