Chris Davis

[Sports Guy]

A power guy with low OBP and a mediocre glove. Even if he does pan out, which is a long shot, he's nothing much to get excited about at 1B.

Unless the scouts and his rep are wrong, then he has more than a mediocre glove. I don't think we have seen him enough to know for sure.

That being said, I wouldn't expect much either but he does have the chance to be a big bat,so he should be given that chance on a lousy team.

[BaltimoreTerp]

Thanks for setting me straight boss

Well, based on what you said somebody had to

[El Gordo]

I hated what I saw from Davis the first 6 games. I loved what I saw the last 3. What does that mean? The sample size is too snall to draw any conclusions about him.

[NewMarketSean]

Davis probably isn't the best young player we could have given a shot at 1b but he is definitely better than the mediocre to terrible vets we were signing for 1b the last few years.

[clapdiddy]

I am not a Davis believer, but we need him to have consistent AB's for a couple of months. If he pans out, good for us. If he doesn't, first base still remains a glaring hole in this organization and will need to be addressed.

[Tony-OH]

Note to Tony: Davis is slugging .577. Only 154 games left to go.

Note to Frobby, see the second part of your post.

As an Orioles fan I hope you end up right in this one, but I take all theses early season numbers with a grain of salt. It's good that he had a nice series in Toronto, but I'll be more convinced when we're in July and he's got that SLG pct.

[Frobby]

Note to Frobby, see the second part of your post.

As an Orioles fan I hope you end up right in this one, but I take all theses early season numbers with a grain of salt. It's good that he had a nice series in Toronto, but I'll be more convinced when we're in July and he's got that SLG pct.

That's why I put that part about 154 games in there. I'm glad Davis had a good series. I don't really think it means much at all. Just having a little fun.

[Slappy]

Unless the scouts and his rep are wrong, then he has more than a mediocre glove. I don't think we have seen him enough to know for sure.

That being said, I wouldn't expect much either but he does have the chance to be a big bat,so he should be given that chance on a lousy team.

I guess that's the problem with defensive stats or reputation, nobody really knows. He's looked okay so far. His career TZ rating is below average for his ML career though. My point is that teams like Boston, Tampa, New York, LA, etc. all have first baseman who combine hitting for average, power and patience with recognized gold-glove level defense. And Detroit has one who is off the charts on the first three. If Chris Davis pans out, maybe we have a guy with good power. It just isn't enough at that position.

Well, based on what you said somebody had to

Yes, we all know you are the board's resident know-it-all.

[oriole]

I wasn't too high on Davis coming into the season. If he ends up being a decent player then great but he is a gamble. I'm glad to see he had a good series but baseball is a game of consistency over an entire season. I want to see him do that before I change my mind about him.

[WV O's]

When he is going good, he seems to have a good eye at the plate. When he is going bad...he makes up his mind too quickly IMO. He misses his pitch too often.

[SrMeowMeow]

I guess that's the problem with defensive stats or reputation, nobody really knows. He's looked okay so far. His career TZ rating is below average for his ML career though. My point is that teams like Boston, Tampa, New York, LA, etc. all have first baseman who combine hitting for average, power and patience with recognized gold-glove level defense. And Detroit has one who is off the charts on the first three. If Chris Davis pans out, maybe we have a guy with good power. It just isn't enough at that position.

If Davis turns into a .250/.310/.450 guy, I agree that that's probably a below-average 1B. But I'm confident that his ceiling is higher.

[EddieMurrayfan]

I wonder how many of the Chris Davis skeptics wanted to sign Adam Dunn for big money?

[CA-ORIOLE]

I wonder how many of the Chris Davis skeptics wanted to sign Adam Dunn for big money?

You can count me. I wanted to sign Dunn and I'm a Davis skeptic.

[Slappy]

Between tonight's game and the Toronto series, I have a hard time considering Chris Davis a great fielding first baseman.

[andrewochs615]

Me thinks Davis needs a new glove.