The A's announced Wednesday that they've reached an one-year agreement with slugger Khris Davis to avoid arbitration, two days before the deadline for clubs and arbitration-eligible players to exchange salary figures. The deal is worth $10.5 million, according to MLB Network insider Jon Heyman.
Davis, 30, has crushed 85 homers with 212 RBIs over his two seasons in Oakland, including a career-high 43 home runs in 2017, good for fourth most in the Majors. He joined Hall of Famer Jimmie Foxx (1932-34) as the only A's players with back-to-back 40-homer seasons.
While Davis' power production remained elite, he did see a spike in strikeouts, from 166 to 195 last year, but he also had 31 more walks, which helped translate to a 29-point increase in his on-base percentage, to a career-best .