Uli2001

Well this shows he is being either incredibly arrogant or very delusional about his situation.

Yes I was going to post that. What you saw today is the next step of the pitch-count revolution in baseball.

Davis in the 7th spot is much better than Davis leading off. A step in the right direction.

If I were him I would be giving most of the money to charity. You don't need this kind of money to live a decent life anyway.

They slammed their window shut with those moves. Miller might have been had if they really ($$) wanted him while Cruz would have been a bargain for his production. They would have been in the WS.

This is an extremely small sample size. Let's wait a full season before we crown him the next Arrieta. However, it's well known that leaving the AL immediately improves a pitcher by 1/2 run. Subtract another 1/2 run for leaving the AL East. Perhaps another 1/2 run for leaving the Orioles organization. Then a mediocre 4.0 ERA pitcher all of a sudden is a very good 2.5 ERA one.

Let the Arrieta comparisons/predictions begin.

That's why slugging % is a thing.

A lot of players on this roster are looking up at Mendoza.

No they aren't because OPSs do not add up (it's more like an average). But I get your joke.

I knew a "that's what she said" reply was coming.

Chris Davis is fourth in ABs in the team while having a .463 OPS, good for 17th. Why is this embarrassment allowed to continue? How long before they finally do the right thing and bench/DFA/buy him out?

That shouldn't be a problem if he was hitting HRs. I don't think the NYY are getting rid of Judge any time soon.

No.

Here's a random thought: Davis batting 5th night in and night out is outrageous.

I believe that Machado's value is that the highest it will ever be. Whoever "buys" him at the end of this season will be buying incredibly high. Just look at his numbers prior to this year compared to his numbers this year. He's an .800 OPS player, not a 1.100 one.

Davis's problem is not physical, he's no injured or old. It's completely mental. Recall Chuck Knoblauch, who suddenly lost the ability of playing second base (he couldn't throw to first)? This is the same kind of problem that Davis is facing as a hitter. Working with a good psychologist might fix it.

They trade for him to get the 500 HR mark in Baltimore. I remember the nice banner on the warehouse.

I never sat along the first-base line in Memorial Stadium but I was an Ed Murray fan and I never heard he was a "bad guy." I don't believe that Oriole fans of the 80's and 90's (except for a few nuts) would treat a player differently because of race.

An incredibly unnatural motion. It's a testament to the human body that it can even withstand it for any length of time.

Can Peter mortgage OPACY to sign him?

What a lineup. Sigh.

Oh Yeah.

The last time Brach blew a save on Friday night this team went into a tailspin.