According to Paul Hoynes at Cleveland.com, the Indians expect Coco Crisp to join the club on Thursday, and will be activated only after rosters expand to 40 on Friday, September 2.
Thus, Crisp isn’t a guy that the Indians expect to play for them in the playoffs. He’s just outfield depth that can fill a part-time role for the September push to hold off the Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals in the AL Central.
The 36-year-old Crisp was slashing .234/.299/.399 for the A’s in 393 at bats. He had been benched in Oakland, perhaps to avoid allowing him to accumulate enough playing time for his 2017 option to vest.