As I run a service-oriented blog, I thought I'd do you a quick service and run down the ex-A's (minor- and major-league) who will be on (or appear to be on) 25-man rosters (and disabled lists) around the league. I will probably miss somebody -- you know where to find me if I do.

• Padres (5.1): Derek Norris is the starting catcher; Brett Wallace and Jemile Weeks appear to have bench roles; Tyson Ross and Drew Pomeranz are in the rotation, the former as the Opening Day starter; and Jabari Blash, who the A's picked in this year's Rule 5 draft from the Mariners before trading him to San Diego in the Yonder Alonso deal, has made the team as a reserve outfielder
• Cubs (5): Ben Zobrist will be the every-day second baseman; Addison Russell will be his partner in the middle infield; Jon Lester and Jason Hammel remain in the starting rotation; and Trevor Cahill will pitch in middle relief
• Dodgers (5): Scott Kazmir will be in the starting rotation; Joe Blanton somehow still has a career in the bullpen; and Andre Ethier, Brett Anderson, and Brandon McCarthy will all start the year on the disabled list
• Angels (4.5): Yunel Escobar, if four days in the winter counts, will be at third base; Geovany Soto is the backup catcher; Cliff Pennington is the utility infielder; Craig Gentry will split left field with Daniel Nava; and Huston Street is still the closer
• Mariners (4.05): Nelson Cruz is the DH; Seth Smith will play at least part time in right field; Ryan Cook and Evan Scribner will start the year on the DL; and don't forget that the A's won Hisashi Iwakuma's rights before the Mariners did
• Blue Jays (4): Josh Donaldson remains the third baseman and MVP candidate -- sigh; Edwin Encarnacion will DH; Jesse Chavez is a middle reliever; and Arnold Leon will apparently pitch out the bullpen as well
• Astros (3): Luke Gregerson has been bumped back to his longtime setup spot by the acquisition of Ken Giles; Pat Neshek also has a bullpen role; and Max Stassi will start the year on the DL
• Brewers (3): Chris Carter will start at first base; Colin Walsh, who was taken from Oakland in the Rule 5 draft, should have a bench role; and Sean Nolin, who they picked up on waivers, will start the year on the disabled list
• Indians (3): Rajai Davis is in left field; Collin Cowgill will be a bench/platoon outfielder; and Dan Otero is a middle reliever
• Mets (3): Yoenis Cespedes will be the every-day center fielder; Bartolo Colon has a place in the rotation at least until Zack Wheeler returns; and Jerry Blevins will take his usual role in middle relief
• Twins (3): Kurt Suzuki is the starting catcher; Tommy Milone has a rotation spot; and Fernando Abad should pitch in middle relief
• Cardinals (2): Matt Holliday remains in left field; and Brandon Moss appears not to be an every-day starter but should see time at first and in the outfield;
• Diamondbacks (2): Brad Ziegler is the closer and Tyler Clippard is a setup man, so you can safely stay away from Arizona games until the eighth inning when they're ahead
• Giants (2): Jeff Samardzija will throw every fifth day; and Santiago Casilla is the closer
• Nationals (2): Stephen Drew has a bench role behind Anthony Rendon, Daniel Murphy, and Danny Espinosa; and Gio Gonzalez is the no. 2 starter
• Rangers (2): Colby Lewis is the perpetual third starter; more intriguingly, A.J. Griffin will apparently begin the year as the fifth man, though Yu Darvish should bump him from that spot by June
• Rays (2): Danny Farquhar is a setup man; and Dana Eveland, for some damn reason, is a middle reliever
• Braves (1): Eric O'Flaherty was a Pirates NRI traded to Atlanta in a cash deal in March; he should be a middle reliever
• Marlins (1): Craig Breslow was an NRI and should be a middle reliever
• Pirates (1): John Jaso will apparently lead off and play first base
• Reds (1): Dan Straily could start the year in the rotation
• Red Sox (1): Chris Young will be a platoon outfielder
• Rockies (1): Carlos Gonzalez is still in right field
• White Sox (1): Brett Lawrie will start at second base
• Orioles (0): BOOO
• Royals (0): BOOOO
• Phillies (0): I thought Andrew Bailey was going to make this team, but he did not, so BOOOOOO
• Tigers (0): BOOOOO
• Yankees (0): BOOOOOO