Last May, I wrote an article called, “The return of Mark Canha, again.” Canha had just rejoined the Oakland A’s for his second stint of the year, after missing nearly all of 2016 to injury, and in eight games after his callup he’d gone 11-for-25 with three homers. It seemed like he was finally getting his chance to shine after a rocky road behind him. However, his bat went quiet after that initial hot streak, and a couple weeks later he was out of the lineup until late-season garbage time.
Now he’s back again, again. Entering 2018 he seemed completely buried on the depth chart, but one thing led to another and here he is.