Pressbox: Davis Named Most Valuable Oriole (Upset with No Extension Talk)

[Can_of_corn]

About the end of August for Weaver.

I meant was it their walk year?

[weams]

Not sure where Weaver and Varitek were, contact wise, when they extended.

Might have been last year.

End of September for Varitek.

[weams]

I meant was it their walk year?

Yes. It were.

[Can_of_corn]

Yes. It were.

OK then, it happened twice before.

[weams]

I meant was it their walk year?

I was wrong on the month.

His first long-term deal was an extension covering the 2002-2004 seasons, which bought out his first year of free agency.

[weams]

OK then, it happened twice before.

Varitek was prior to walk. My bad. Still once. Andruw Jones did too, but he had to fire Boras to do it.

[Can_of_corn]

Varitek was prior to walk. My bad.

Not an analogous situation then.

[weams]

You mean Scott did not tell him that Dan spoke with him?

Derek Lowe got a club option for his first year of FA as well. But we are talking long term extensions here in a walk year of which there is Weaver.

[Tony-OH]

Maybe the writers named him MVO to put more pressure on Angelos to keep him. Do you imagine letting the last two MVOs leave via free agency because you want to be buried in your gold coins instead of keeping the talent to win?

[scOtt]

Maybe the writers named him MVO to put more pressure on Angelos to keep him. Do you imagine letting the last two MVOs leave via free agency because you want to be buried in your gold coins instead of keeping the talent to win?

[Can_of_corn]

Maybe the writers named him MVO to put more pressure on Angelos to keep him. Do you imagine letting the last two MVOs leave via free agency because you want to be buried in your gold coins instead of keeping the talent to win?

We all know how Angelos responds to pressure.

I'm more likely to believe the press core gives undue weight to home runs and RBI.

[weams]

We all know how Angelos responds to pressure.

I would not think Peter himself would be in attendance. Would you? Unless they go out for a nice dinner.

[scOtt]

I would not think Peter himself would be in attendance. Would you? Unless they go out for a nice dinner.

He has people for that.

[PaulFolk]

http://www.pressboxonline.com/2015/10/02/chris-davis-named-2015-most-valuable-oriole

I couldn't say it outright in the story, but I think the voters got this one wrong. Manny Machado has pretty clearly been a better all-around player than Davis this season. Manny has been nearly as good on offense and worlds better on defense.

Here's a story I wrote a couple weeks ago laying out the arguments for each: http://www.pressboxonline.com/2015/09/18/who-should-be-named-the-2015-most-valuable-oriole

[scOtt]

I couldn't say it outright in the story, but I think the voters got this one wrong. Manny Machado has pretty clearly been a better all-around player than Davis this season. Manny has been nearly as good on offense and worlds better on defense.

Here's a story I wrote a couple weeks ago laying out the arguments for each: http://www.pressboxonline.com/2015/09/18/who-should-be-named-the-2015-most-valuable-oriole

I completely agree but... 45-120... 32-20... 32-20 is nice...

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