The Oakland A’s certainly had nothing to lose by giving Khris Davis a chance. He had been surprisingly dominant at Triple-A, crushing home runs and looking as though he was ready to be that power hitter that he had been in the past. As the A’s desperately needed right handed pop in the lineup, it made sense to bring Davis up when the rosters expanded.
This month was important for both sides. The A’s needed Davis to be that power source he had been in the past as they attempted to pull back into the playoffs.