Khris Davis and the Athletics have reached an agreement on a one-year deal worth $16.5MM, tweets Jon Heyman of Fancred. Davis had previously been projected by MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz to receive $18.1MM. Davis, 31, is entering his final season of arbitration eligibility before he may enter free agency next winter. Davis enjoyed a career year in 2018, slugging a Major League-leading 48 home runs and serving as a catalyst for a surprising A’s team that won 97 games and earned a trip to the AL Wild Card game.
Not only is Davis’s contract notable because of its overall dollar value but also because the salary comes in significantly below the figure projected for Davis earlier in the winter. For an Athletics team that entered 2018 with the Majors’ lowest payroll, the $1.6MM difference between Davis’s actual and projected salary certainly holds some importance. In a competitive American League, the Athletics still find themselves seeking out free agents to bolster an injury-battered pitching staff; indeed, the club, which has garnered a reputation as savvy market shoppers, will have an additional $1.6MM at their disposal compared to initial projections. While that money alone won’t buy one of the big names still without a contract, it will grant Oakland some invaluable flexibility as the team seeks to make a second consecutive postseason appearance.
So no room for Harper in Oakland
You expected him to be non-tendered?
You must be joking. Harper would never ever consider Oakland. Next to Tampa and the Marlins, Oakland is a horrible place to play. They can’t keep a football team, the basketball team is probably going to move, they can’t even sell out a playoff game. They were a great story last year and their fans could care less. Move the team to Montreal!
actually would make more sense for Harper’s former team to move back, or a Florida team. A’s can move to Vegas if they so need to.
The warriors chase arena opens in SF this year.
Yeah, the Warriors will probably play there next season. ;)
Fans could care less? One of the most unknowledgable comments I’ve read on here in a while. Educate yourself on the situation before posting dumb comments like this.
Its not so much the Harper to Oakland comment but those who believed the guy was being serious. Come on who would think Harper will sign with anybody but a top 5 payroll team.
Yeah alright, the team that holds the joint third most World Series trophies is a “great story last year” the A’s have been more successful than 26 other teams, but they’re the ones that need to relocate
Seems like 3/48 or 4/60 would really be beneficial for both sides here.. pref 3/48 but KD would want more years
Not for a DH only that doesn’t get on base enough. People forget Davis has a career .320 OBP. He’s entering his age 31 season.
A’s fans.. Would you do Schwarber & Jen-Ho Tseng for Khris Davis, etc…???
No, the A’s already have enough unproven pitching…why would you want Khrush?
Because Schwarber is not an NL player despite his big improvement fielding last year. Then we’d have one of the best HR hitters in Wrigley
Davis is a horrible defender
Won’t be long before he’s an ex-a … cheapskate a’s won’t sign him for big bucks on mulit-year deal … a’s fans (both of them) will miss him.
because big bucks and multi-year deals ALWAYS work out…
Does statman mean like how his favorite team signed all those allstars to big contracts and now are stuck in last place.
Well, the A’s need Kris Davis period. Whether Krush is worthy or Oakland signs him long term then that is just different.
Very glad to see they reached an agreement. Hoping they can work out extension. Doubt that would be discussed till end of season. Seems to me 3 years on extension would likely be the top end
Sign this man long term!
I still want to see an extension multi year contract.
To file under oddity: Davis has hit .247 four years in a row.
I wonder if a consecutive streak like that has ever happened before?
I don’t believe it has
Pretty sure this is largest one year salary ever paid to an A’s player in the history of the franchise.
I’d have to agree with you, I haven’t seen the A’s pay a player that much in a while.
Those Swartz predictions haven’t been too good this year.
I believe it is as the largest prior was likely Eric Chavez at around 12
He’ll get traded next week.
Don’t worry Chris Davis is out there for your favorite team to pick up.
Chris Davis? Lol, no thanks.
He hit 48 homeruns in Oakland, He would hit 80 in that girls softball field that is Yankees stadium