The Oakland A’s agreed with Khris Davis on a one-year contract on Wednesday, the team announced. Davis had been eligible for salary arbitration, but that process is now avoided thanks to this new deal. He’ll make $10.5 million in 2018, reports Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports.
Khrush is the only Oakland A’s player ever to notch back-to-back 40-homer seasons, having swatted 42 in 2016 and then 43 in 2017. He’s up there with all-time names like Reggie, McGwire, Canseco, and Giambi in terms of Oakland slugging history. Here are the most prolific single seasons since the team arrived in 1968 (so, no Jimmie Foxx):
| Name | Year | HR |
| Mark McGwire | 1996 | 52 |
| Mark McGwire | 1987 | 49 |
| Reggie Jackson | 1969 | 47 |
| Jose Canseco | 1991 | 44 |
| Jason Giambi | 2000 | 43 |
| Khris Davis | 2017 | 43 |
| Jose Canseco | 1988 | 42 |
| Mark McGwire | 1992 | 42 |
| Khris Davis | 2016 | 42 |
Of course, homers were at an all-time high around the league in 2017, but even among his contemporaries Khrush is still one of the biggest dinger monsters around.