With the Oakland Athletics winning 97 games in 2018, they set themselves up for their latest first-round draft pick in team history at No. 29 in Monday’s MLB Draft (excluding supplemental picks).
After taking a chance on future NFL No. 1 pick Kyler Murray with the ninth pick last year, they unsurprisingly went with a consistent, reliable player this Draft, that being Junior Clemson shortstop Logan Davidson.
Also unsurprisingly, Davidson is the latest in a long line of shortstops taken by Billy Beane in the first round, the 10th such player since his tenure began in 1997.