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Any deal I would be comfortable with has no shot of being signed. Davis has a skillset that is already volatile enough that he's only 1 year removed from being basically replacement level and too many similar players were pretty much finished in their early to mid thirties. I agree he's getting at least 5 years, I think 6 is more likely, and 7 is a possibility.

I see your point. But he's also 2 years removed from finishing 2nd in the MVP voting. He's had 1 mediocre season (still on pace to hit 30+ HR) sandwiched between 2 monster seasons. He was also pretty good in 2012. I think many teams will look at 2014 as just a bad year. Dumb or not, the Orioles will miss losing Davis. And so will the fans when Lyle Overbay or someone else off the scrap heap is the starting first baseman. No big FA deal is going to go 100% in favor of the team. But, you have to take the risk at some point. I'd rather it be Machado, but I really believe Manny doesn't have any plans on staying in Baltimore. I think Davis would love to.

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Davis will be far more valuable to a team that plays in a park where a lot of HRs are hit, especially those that have a short right field fence. That would most clearly be Camden Yards and Yankee Mausoleum, and might also include Texas, Toronto, Colorado and Cincinnati. If Davis is not playing on a team with that characteristic, his HRs and RBIs will diminish, perhaps precipitously. (His BA may go up since there will be more ground in the OF for the shifted fielders to cover.) I would expect Davis to go to a team where he will continue to hit a lot of HRs. He's simply going to be more valuable to such a team -- which, all other things being equal, should offer him more money (or years) -- and he is likely to be more productive and happier on such a team.

I would be surprised to see the Hal Steinbrenner, sort-of-cost-conscious, stuff-our-own-pockets-even-more Yankees sign Davis since they have big contracts with Teixeira at 1B, Beltran in RF and A-Rod at DH. For the Yankees to use him they would have to make a trade, platoon (even though Beltran and Teixeira are switch-hitters), or sit one of them. (I assume that Texieira's current injury or injuries aren't career-threatening.)

The Jays strike me as a real possibility; they could decline their team option on Encarnacion (who is 32) or Bautista (who is almost 35), make that player a QO and sign the younger Davis. Or they could keep both by exercising their options, sign Davis and lose the draft pick. Encarnacion could be the regular DH, and Davis could play some RF with Bautista the DH. I have no idea how much Toronto can or will spend, and I'm not sure anyone else does, either. Pretty good lineup though: Tulo, Donaldson, Bautista, Davis, Encarnacion, Martin, Pillar, Travis, Revere. (I'm pretty sure all those are under team control or have contracts or team options.)

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The Orioles.

(POSTED AUGUST 1st)

I'm glad that he's still here.

(POSTED AUGUST 5th)

Now, I'm REALLY GLAD that he is still here.

(POSTED AUGUST 15th)

Now, I'm REALLY, REALLY, REALLY glad that he is still here.

And I hope that we find a way to keep him here.

(POSTED SEPTEMBER 3rd)

Roy Firestone said that we HAVE TO sign Davis.

So, let's do it.

The fact that he's a good defensive 1st baseman makes it imperative, in my rat's ass of an opinion.

Pretty please, with carob-coated rice cakes on top ??? ):pray:

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Davis must hear the cash register ring with every dinger now. What else is there to play for at this point?

He's edging into 6/120 territory. Maybe higher if he closes out strong? I could see someone backing up the Brink's truck if he winds up with 47 jacks.

Davis could end up with 50 or more the way he is hitting right now and no idea how long it might last. Not too many "non-steroid" players have hit 59 more than once in their careers.

I hope the Orioles are willing to engage in serious talks about resigning Davis, and just make a some namby-pamby offer and say "well, we tried."

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Davis must hear the cash register ring with every dinger now. What else is there to play for at this point?

He's edging into 6/120 territory. Maybe higher if he closes out strong? I could see someone backing up the Brink's truck if he winds up with 47 jacks.

I think he's probably already in that range. 6-7 years and 150ish wouldn't surprise me at all.

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Davis could end up with 50 or more the way he is hitting right now and no idea how long it might last. Not too many "non-steroid" players have hit 59 more than once in their careers.

I hope the Orioles are willing to engage in serious talks about resigning Davis, and just make a some namby-pamby offer and say "well, we tried."

Sad part is that Davis wants to stay an Oriole. He also seems to be loyal and probably feels he owes the Orioles a lot for his success. I think he would take a discount to stay an Oriole. How much I don't know. And I'm not sure the Orioles will be willing to go that anyhow. The cheapness of the ownership will really be obvious this offseason if no big moves are made. The excuses are over. Tons of money coming off the books and a team that can still contend. They finally got the fans to believe again. This could be the dagger if Angelos screws fans again.

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Sad part is that Davis wants to stay an Oriole. He also seems to be loyal and probably feels he owes the Orioles a lot for his success. I think he would take a discount to stay an Oriole. How much I don't know. And I'm not sure the Orioles will be willing to go that anyhow. The cheapness of the ownership will really be obvious this offseason if no big moves are made. The excuses are over. Tons of money coming off the books and a team that can still contend. They finally got the fans to believe again. This could be the dagger if Angelos screws fans again.

We have no way of knowing that.

He seems happy enough to be here but we don't know.

Me, I think that if he had been willing to sign for a discount a deal would have happened already.

Guys don't test the free agent market so they can turn around and give their old teams a discount.

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We have no way of knowing that.

He seems happy enough to be here but we don't know.

Me, I think that if he had been willing to sign for a discount a deal would have happened already.

Guys don't test the free agent market so they can turn around and give their old teams a discount.

We also don't know what the Orioles were offering. I think the O's have a better shot at extending Davis then Manny. JMO.

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We have no way of knowing that.

He seems happy enough to be here but we don't know.

Me, I think that if he had been willing to sign for a discount a deal would have happened already.

Guys don't test the free agent market so they can turn around and give their old teams a discount.

Plus, the fact he was willing to negotiate before hitting FA showed he wanted to stay.

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