Free Khris Davis before the 2020 postseason

Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty ImagesThe Oakland A’s are going to the 2020 postseason. That much is for sure. Most likely, they’ll do it as the AL West division winner, and at the moment it looks like they’ll be the No. 3 seed — definitely not lower than that, maybe not higher.

There are nine games left in the regular season, before the Wild Card Round begins Sept. 29. The A’s could have the division wrapped up by the end of this weekend, and it would be surprising if they didn’t. They don’t even have to win another game, just wait for two losses by the Houston Astros.

With that in mind, what exactly is Oakland playing for over the next week-plus? It’s not to clinch, which is already…