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A 2017 Oakland A’s left field preview

Slugger Khris Davis will be the Oakland Athletics starting left fielder after hitting a whopping 42 home runs in 2016. That number had him tied for third in entire league tied with Brian Dozier and Edwin Encarnacion.

Had Davis been on a National League team, he would have beaten the Milwaukee Brewer’s Chris Carter for the honor of league leader by one long ball.

Still, Davis’ power came with a low batting average (.247), an even lower on-base percentage (.