All of the bashing of Kotsay is misplaced and downright misguided. You would have to go about 5-6 deep on the list before you get to Kotsay. For what he is being used for right now, he is above average. Look at other bench players in the league and you will see that he is well above average. As a starter no, but as a bench player, he has excelled expectations. To say anything different, you just have a ingrained bias that will never change, no matter the evidence proving otherwise. And to bring Kotsay up in a Gamel thread is pointless too, seeing that they play different positions.