And Span continues to give away outs. If he's batting 7th or 8th his wasted outs don't matter as much. His ability to make contact in a way that often results in outs, is better used with someone on base. Due to holding runners, etc. And his speed makes a DP less likely. I can NOT believe that he's still leading off. And in every game that he does, it illuminates Williams' lack of baseball acumen. Sad and preventable.