Rajai Davis Stolen Away

Well, my question about the A’s crowded outfield was answered today when the Oakland A’s traded away the 50 stolen bases man, Rajai Davis, to the Toronto Blue Jays for for minor league right-handers Trystan Magnuson and Daniel Farquhar. Or as I like to call them… T who and Daniel what? Davis was one of my favorite players last year – a guy with legit speed who also hit for a pretty good average. But, when the A’s decided to pick up the option of Coco Crisp to go along with a healthy Ryan Sweeney and a newly-acquired David DeJesus, there did not seem to be a place for Rajai. There was no surprise that the A’s wanted to add power. Speed was great but there is no value in having guys on base if nobody is going to drive them in. But Cliff Pennington and Coco Crisp showed speed on the bases so I’m not too concerned with there being a big gaping hole in terms of base steals. Speaking of steals, no question that Rajai was a steal for the A’s,...