MESA, Ariz. – Khris Davis could be the face of the new Oakland-centric focus the club is taking under new president Dave Kaval.
Davis, who came to the A’s almost exactly a year ago from the Brewers, spent the offseason in Oakland. To be sure, he took some vacations, but when he wasn’t traveling he was at home, learning the city and working out at a West Oakland gym.
“It was great, really good,” Davis said Sunday morning as all the position players reported to Oakland’s spring training facility. “I got to see the heart of the city.