On the one hand, Ike Davis isn't all that good at hitting baseballs relative to what major-league first basemen are supposed to do.

On the other, neither was Brandon Moss before he came to Oakland (and Davis' major-league stat line is a damn sight better than Moss' was).

On the other other, Moss can play the outfield, while Davis is limited to first base. Also on this same hand, Moss came on a minor-league deal while Davis, if he stays, will cost something in the low- or mid-seven figures.

Is a deal coming? Probably, in the sense that with Billy Beane there's always a deal coming. Does this acquisition necessarily mean that a deal is coming with Josh Reddick or Brandon Moss or John Jaso? Not neces-- okay, actually, looking at the roster and looking at the fact that it might be pretty silly to give up anything of value (and losing $270,000 in international slot value is something), it probably is fair to guess that a trade with one of those players is more likely than a trade of Josh Donaldson or, I don't know, Nate Freiman.