Ah, its been so long since I've Rosterbated, it feels so dirty. So lets get on with it.

Come the end of May, the A's will have several roster moves waiting for them. The first and most pressing of which will be to activate Eric Chavez and reinstall him at Third Base to replace Jack Hanahan. Hanahan, like all of his other teammates, is not hitting for average, nor is he hitting for power, but he is getting on base at a good clip, putting up a batting line of .245/ .402 /.362. In fact, he is getting on so well it might be a good idea to put Hanahan as the new Leadoff hitter until Chavez gets back, seeing as how our other alternatives in Suzuki and Davis have not produced in that slot.

Two other moves that the A's will likely make are the call up and recalling of Carlos Gonzalez and Travis Buck. Incidentally, while Carlos Gonzalez has spent most of his minor league playing career in Centerfield, and Travis Buck has spent his playing career in the Corner Outfield position, the two have been swapped in Sacramento since Buck was sent down and Gonzalez activated. Travis Buck has been playing Centerfield with Gonzalez in Right Field, possibly pointing to where they will be playing when they make it up to Oakland.

Assuming that both youngsters are back in form and hitting after their respective injuries, the lineup could receive an instant boost. The Outfield, which is currently a weakness among weaknesses for the A's, would instantly become stronger both offensively and defensively, with Emil Brown and Jack Cust platooning in Left Field instead of both manning the corners. Emil Brown could even be traded if the club finds favor with Chris Denorfia or Ryan Sweeney over the stopgap ReAct Brown.

Kurt Suzuki's latest struggles also lead to another interesting potential callup. Landon Powell, who was drafted at the same time as Suzuki, is playing regularly in Sacramento. While Powell is hitting for a low average on the season, he is hitting .250 in May, but with a .930 OPS in May and a .845 OPS on the year, most of which is coming through the A's main weakness of Slugging. The Catcher has hit 7 Homeruns this season in 72 At Bats. Powell has hit much better against LHP this year, but has only a .100 BABIP against RHP according to Minor League Splits, so platooning could very well work with Suzuki. Having both catchers split time behind the dish would keep Powell healthy, as well as add much needed offense the A's lineup, as Powell has always been considered a much better hitter than Suzuki, as well as a better fielder, though with concerns about injuries (ACL in particular), his weight and his work ethic.

Justin Duchscherer came back from injury last year. Chad Gaudin came back from injury last year. But I do not trust the injured A who should be rejoining the team shortly to remain both healthy and effective. Kiko Calero is coming back to Oakland after his stint on the DL, and a rough night at Sacramento, very soon if reports are to be believed, and the injury to Casilla might ensure that he will return. But with the Bullpen functioning well, and pitchers already not getting enough work as they need (Gaudin), Calero does not seem to be worth bringing up. Indeed, Brad Ziegler seems a better choice, especially to complement Alan Embree's Power-Leftyness with a Lefty-Chadwick in Brad Ziegler.

Gio Gonzalez will not be joining the A's anytime soon, as the lefty has a 4.85 ERA in Sacramento, with a 1.67 WHIP to go with it. Not a whole lot of pitching is doing well in Sacramento, so it is a good bet that few pitchers will be coming out to help us with our MLB staff already running very well on its own.

So the question of course becomes who will be sent down if and when these moves are made. Gregorio Petit has already been called up, if not temporarily, to fill in for the sore Mark Ellis and the DL'ed Casilla. Perhaps the A's should consider sending Bobby Crosby down to Triple A and put some pressure on Crosby to perform, while putting out possibly the best defensive infield in the Majors on the field.

When Eric Chavez is activated, does Chavez take Hanahan or Murphy's place on the 25 Man Roster? Hanahan can play Third Base, and possibly Second base, but because of Chavez's injury, was never tried there. Or perhaps do the A's finally make a decision on the MIke Sweeney-Frank Thomas issue and trade one of the two sluggers?

If Buck and CarGon are called up, who are the two odd-men out of the outfield in Oakland? Rajai Davis is out of options, Ryan Sweeney has one left, as does Chris Denorfia (DL), and Emil Brown has the right to refuse an assignment to the Minors if I am not mistaken.

Come June, this is the roster I would put out there, for better or worse.

R C1 Kurt Suzuki
L 1B Daric Barton
R 2B Mark Ellis
L 3B Eric Chavez
R SS Gregorio Petit
L LF Jack Cust
L CF Travis Buck
L RF Carlos Gonzalez
R DH Frank Thomas

S C2 Landon Powell
R SS Donnie Murphy
L 3B Jack Hanahan
R CF Rajai Davis
R CF Chris Denorfia

RHP Joe Blanton
RHP Rich Harden*
RHP Justin Duchscherer
LHP Dana Eveland
LHP Greg Smith

RHP Huston Street
RHP Chad Gaudin
RHP Andrew Brown
LHP Alan Embree
RHP Joey Devine
LHP Brad Ziegler**

* If Still Alive
** Till Santiago Casilla gets back

Moves:

Option Bobby Crosby to Triple A Sacramento.
Trade Mike Sweeney.
Keep Kiko Calero on Disabled List.
Option Ryan Sweeney to Triple A Sacramento.
Trade Emil Brown.
Call up Brad Ziegler.
Call up Carlos Gonzalez.
Recall Travis Buck.
Activate Eric Chavez.
Call up Landon Powell.

Lineup:

L CF Travis Buck
L 1B Daric Barton
R DH Frank Thomas
L LF Jack Cust
L RF Carlos Gonzalez
L 3B Eric Chavez
R 2B Mark Ellis
R C1 Kurt Suzuki
R SS Gregorio Petit