Crush to RF Possibly?

[scOtt]

Samir Naghee... Naga... Naga... Nagonna happen here.

[scOtt]

I do not.

I don't think anyone associated with the team thinks that would be a good idea.

Davis plays a pretty good RF....for a first baseman.

He'll wear out by August out there running down fly balls. He's a great tool for Buck to have, in very small doses.

[weams]

I tend to think that he is overrated defensively by the fans (and evidently the owner).

I tend to think the same metrics that under rate Davis over rated Napoli.

[DrungoHazewood]

If Mancini is tearing up Triple A in May and we are getting nothing from RF or LF, you better believe he will be up here and Davis or Trumbo will playing in the OF.

This is a very realistic scenario.

Who's the last Norfolk batter who tore up AAA? Even Wieters, in the middle of his epic minor league rampage, OPS'd under .900 there.

Norfolk OPS leaders (min 200 PAs):

2015 Parmelee .831

2014 Weeks .783

2013 Valencia .857

2012 Ford .940

2011 Fox .842

2010 Moore .821

2009 Salazar 1.026 (in 213 PAs)

2008 Salazar .883

2007 House .828

Your typical best-hitting Tide is in the low/mid 800s.

[SpinJr]

Mancini to RF would be an option worth exploring.

Interesting thought.

[Can_of_corn]

Who's the last Norfolk batter who tore up AAA? Even Wieters, in the middle of his epic minor league rampage, OPS'd under .900 there.

Norfolk OPS leaders (min 200 PAs):

2015 Parmelee .831

2014 Weeks .783

2013 Valencia .857

2012 Ford .940

2011 Fox .842

2010 Moore .821

2009 Salazar 1.026 (in 213 PAs)

2008 Salazar .883

2007 House .828

Your typical best-hitting Tide is in the low/mid 800s.

His stint at Norfolk was the season after his epic season. It might have served as a cautionary tale if the hype machine had not already reached overload.

[Bazooka Jones]

Agreed. I also heard Roch on 105.7 last week say that Davis doesn't want to play the outfield regularly and Buck doesn't want him to either. Davis was given some assurances he will be playing first base.

It was also stated at the press conference. He'd only work RF as a fill-in role.

[Morgan423]

I'd hope to see Crush in RF no more than 5 - 10 games per season, maybe occasionally resting an OF. He's much better defensively at first.

[theobird]

Davis is a pretty good first baseman, and a pretty horrible RFer. I think that Trumbo is a better OFer than Davis, although not great. I don't see Davis playing in the OF except in an emergency.

[ChuckS]

Who's the last Norfolk batter who tore up AAA? Even Wieters, in the middle of his epic minor league rampage, OPS'd under .900 there.

Norfolk OPS leaders (min 200 PAs):

2015 Parmelee .831

2014 Weeks .783

2013 Valencia .857

2012 Ford .940

2011 Fox .842

2010 Moore .821

2009 Salazar 1.026 (in 213 PAs)

2008 Salazar .883

2007 House .828

Your typical best-hitting Tide is in the low/mid 800s.

I'd say an .800 plus OPS sustained over a couple months could earn him a shot in the big leagues considering the league and ballpark.

[OFFNY]

If Mancini is tearing up Triple A in May and we are getting nothing from RF or LF, you better believe he will be up here and Davis or Trumbo will playing in the OF.

This is a very realistic scenario.

Who's the last Norfolk batter who tore up AAA? Even Wieters, in the middle of his epic minor league rampage, OPS'd under .900 there.

Norfolk OPS leaders (min 200 PAs):

2015 Parmelee .831

2014 Weeks .783

2013 Valencia .857

2012 Ford .940

2011 Fox .842

2010 Moore .821

2009 Salazar 1.026 (in 213 PAs)

2008 Salazar .883

2007 House .828

Your typical best-hitting Tide is in the low/mid 800s.

Nolan Reimold in 2009, just prior to his call-up to the Orioles that May.

I was fortunate enough to see him and Wieters play against the AAA-Scranton Yankees that year. I also saw Wieters play the previous year in a doubleheader against AA-Harrisburg.

[Herman]

If the Orioles signed real outfielders this wouldn't be a debate. Nope, instead of filling the holes on the team they bid against themselves to bring back Chris ".196" Davis. I wish they would have let another team overpay for him. Would it surprise anyone if at some point Davis' strikeouts were higher than his batting average?

[Redskins Rick]

If the Orioles signed real outfielders this wouldn't be a debate. Nope, instead of filling the holes on the team they bid against themselves to bring back Chris ".196" Davis. I wish they would have let another team overpay for him. Would it surprise anyone if at some point Davis' strikeouts were higher than his batting average?

I wouldnt be surprise if Davis leads the team in HR and RBIs and has a WAR of over 5+ and you would still find something to be unhappy about.

[Herman]

I wouldnt be surprise if Davis leads the team in HR and RBIs and has a WAR of over 5+ and you would still find something to be unhappy about.

Where did the team finish in 2013 and 2015?

5 WAR...so 78 wins instead of 73 wins. Wonderful. Who cares if he leads a 4th or 5th place team in home runs and RBI.

[Redskins Rick]

Where did the team finish in 2013 and 2015?

5 WAR...so 78 wins instead of 73 wins. Wonderful. Who cares if he leads a 4th or 5th place team in home runs and RBI.

Do you actually root for the Orioles?

Do you remember 2012 and 2014?

2013 they were in it, until the final series of the season.

2015, they were in it, until Early August.