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Ugh, that last statement isn't fun to read. It's sad to think about players approaching the game with a personal agenda and money being the driving force but it's all too common in this era of the game. I don't endorse Davis becoming a small ball player but there are times where they are basically giving him first base with that shift. I feel like to keep a team on their toes you've got to do the unexpected. It will result in much more dynamic player...right now we've got CD the strike out king, he can hit it out but he probably won't.

Works for some guys. Nelson Cruz is very much on a mission this year, after getting spurned by just about everyone during the offseason. Had to take a one-year deal in hopes of proving himself... and he's certainly seemed quite motivated to do so, thus far.

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Watching his AB it looks to me he is being pitched low and away, down and in, and up and in. Hard to hit a lot of FB that way.

He missed some FBs over the plate yesterday...but they were upper 90's. I wasn't overly concerned with Davis before seeing some of the stats in this thread. Now I'm even more optimistic that he'll rebound.

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I have to give OH'ers a lot of credit for their continued patience on Davis. The old oblique routine doesn't fly too well with me. He is taking some mighty swings and misses without any note of discomfort. His head is flying out and at the present shows zero signs of being near what he was for the first half of last year. For all the love he gets for his OBP he is still a major disappointment. Pitchers are still pitching around him for no apparent reason. When they don't fear him anymore let's see what happens to his OBP. But if people are content with a first baseman, on pace for less that 10 HR's so be it. I hope he turns it around and I'll be patient, but skeptical at the same time.

I co-sign this post. 100% spot on.

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He's been back from the DL one week. I'd give him a bit longer since he did hit 53 HR last year.

The DL excuse is pretty weak. He wasn't on it that long and it wasn't like he was killing the ball prior to the oblique issue. He did however have a rocket HR on Saturday. He is certainly worth being patient with. My problem is that the O's had a very good record when he was on the DL, and since he is back, not so.

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Davis isn't the only one. Manny hasn't done much of anything since he got back either. Sort of disheartening to see the big hitters struggle like they are. The way Nick has been hitting, if Manny and Davis could do a little of what they did last year, this team would be scoring some runs.

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