Manager Mark Kotsay announced Monday that Capel has made the Athletics' Opening Day roster, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

EDGE Analysis

Capel played well down the stretch for Oakland last season, and he nabbed a spot on the Opening Day roster after he posted an .884 OPS across 20 spring training games. It appears the 25-year-old will begin the season as the club's primary left fielder against right-handed pitching, with Brent Rooker likely to fill the short side of the platoon.