At what OPS would you not offer Davis a QO?

[DrungoHazewood]

It's a slam dunk that he gets a Q.O. Power is at a premium right now in baseball. I just hope he drops down a few more bunts against the shift.

Good baseball players are at a premium, as always. Nobody cares if you hit 25 homers if you're not any good. See Ryan Howard.

[Frobby]

Good baseball players are at a premium, as always. Nobody cares if you hit 25 homers if you're not any good. See Ryan Howard.

Mark Reynolds, 2012: .221/.335/.429. We non-tendered him and he got a one-year, $6 mm deal from Cleveland.

Chris Davis, 2015: .221/.312/.462. And he's going to get $65 mm? I think not!

Unless Davis picks up the pace considerably, he's pretty much the same player Reynolds was three years ago. Davis is a better defensive 1B (but not drastically so) and can play the OF. Otherwise, they are streaky guys who have a lot o power and strike out a ton.

[isestrex]

Ham sandwich. Or even turkey sandwich. I am offering him a QO pretty much no matter what (first, Boras clients don't take QOs, second, even if he tanks this year and does take the QO, it is still a one year deal and I make the calculated wager that the fluke of 2013 can be recaptured in a one year situation, or even anywhere remotely close to it).

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[brianod]

Ham sandwich. Or even turkey sandwich. I am offering him a QO pretty much no matter what (first, Boras clients don't take QOs, second, even if he tanks this year and does take the QO, it is still a one year deal and I make the calculated wager that the fluke of 2013 can be recaptured in a one year situation, or even anywhere remotely close to it).

Completely agree. One year 15 million is not that horrible for a guy that has done what he has done. We need the pick and if he returns, so be it. There will be a team that thinks they can fix him and that team might be right given the performance of ERod and Arieta.

[El Gordo]

Completely agree. One year 15 million is not that horrible for a guy that has done what he has done. We need the pick and if he returns, so be it. There will be a team that thinks they can fix him and that team might be right given the performance of ERod and Arieta.

Yeah maybe they'll make him into a pitcher.

[tntoriole]

I still hope he gets ridiculously hot and hits 40 home runs this year. It will not only make it much more likely that we see the World Series, but it will also make it very clear that he will get both a QO, we get a pick, and we don't have to waste any mental activity thinking about trying to sign him.

[brianod]

Yeah maybe they'll make him into a pitcher.

Thanks for your contribution, lame as usual.

[maybenxtyr]

Mark Reynolds, 2012: .221/.335/.429. We non-tendered him and he got a one-year, $6 mm deal from Cleveland.

Chris Davis, 2015: .221/.312/.462. And he's going to get $65 mm? I think not!

Unless Davis picks up the pace considerably, he's pretty much the same player Reynolds was three years ago. Davis is a better defensive 1B (but not drastically so) and can play the OF. Otherwise, they are streaky guys who have a lot o power and strike out a ton.

I compared the two in another thread about making trades, and I couldn't agree more. With the CBA ending next year, it may be beneficial for a player accepting the QO and rolling the dice on a better system under the new agreement.

[fearthenoodle]

Stephen Drew and Kendrys Morales turned down QOs. Chris Davis would have to be in the mid-.600s or lower to even begin to think of not offering. He's on pace for a 2-3 WAR year right now.

[DJHJR86]

I voted for .733, but that was under the assumption that the O's were not going to offer him a QO. There's no doubt in my mind he'll be offered one regardless of his season or stats this year.

[Nevermore]

I'd offer him a QO. He is Boras's client and he won't accept it and we'll get the draft pick when he leaves to be overpaid by another team.

[Redskins Rick]

I'd offer him a QO. He is Boras's client and he won't accept it and we'll get the draft pick when he leaves to be overpaid by another team.

If he is batting OPS of .700, and with his decline for 2 straight years, not sure, he would get a big contract, in spite of having Boras.

[TouchemAll]

I'd offer him a QO. He is Boras's client and he won't accept it and we'll get the draft pick when he leaves to be overpaid by another team.

Yep this ^^^^

[Redskins Rick]

Disclaimer: I know Rick Ankiel the hitter and Rick Ankiel the hitter are the same person, just referring to Ankiel magically forgetting how to pitch

LOL, he didnt forgot how to pitch, he lost of sense of where the plate and strike zone was.

[Redskins Rick]

Yep this ^^^^

I know the majority are so sure that Chris will turn down the QO and sign the big $$$$.

I was leaning that way too, but I don't know, been a rough year for him so far.