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During every game, someone on the Orioles broadcast will comment on how Chris Davis is playing Gold Glove defense. At the end of the year when he doesn't win the Gold Glove, O's fans will be outraged. But let's be honest, Chris Davis is NOT a Gold Glover. Yes, he's gotten better than he was. I would put him at the level of average to above average defensively. But to say he's a Gold Glover is to buy in to the homer mentality of the O's broadcasters. I have never been blown away with his defense. We can't confuse improved defense with Gold Glove defense.

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tntoriole Hangout Grand Counsel

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Chris can and should certainly be in the mix for a Gold Glove. His DRS is +6 this year which ties him with Mitch Moreland for the AL high and his RZR of .810 is highest in AL for first baseman with more than 700 innings played and second in the ML to Wil Myers with the Padres. Gold Glove is a beauty contest which is perhaps related to why broadcasters are saying this more often, but he is definitely playing as well, if not better, defensively as any first baseman in the AL.

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Def rating has MCab on top with Moreland and Chris next in the AL. Wil Myers for the Padres is on another planet per defensive ratings.
Not on fanGraphs. http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=1b&stats=bat&lg=al&qual=y&type=8&season=2016&month=0&season1=2016&ind=0&team=0&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&sort=20,d Shaw only has 194 innings at 1B.
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I think Davis is an unusual -- not unique, but unusual -- combination of first basemen with two different skill sets. The first is the tall guy who is uses his height by becoming adept at stretching for, and usually at digging out, throws. Boog Powell is a familiar example of this type. The second is the adept infielder, often a converted 3Bman or outfielder, who has good range in stopping ground balls, often coupled with a strong and accurate arm and good instincts for the 3-6-3 and other plays around the infield. Vic Power was the paradigm of this style in my youth, and Texieira is in this mold. These guys win the Gold Gloves.

Davis is a useful combination of the two -- not Gold Glove level, but very good and often surprisingly good.

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Knee jerk reaction to 2 errors FTW!

Like clockwork.

Actually, no, it wasn't a knee jerk reaction to the errors. I have been too lazy to post all season about this. I noticed the home bias by the broadcasters at the beginning of the year (although, come to think of of, they started this towards the end of last year). I think his strength is scooping the ball out of the dirt on throws. I think the rest of his defense is average at best.

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