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In the first 2 games Davis seemed to be baffled by several pitches. He let pitches go down the middle for called strikes, even the 3rd strike. But he is swinging at pitches way out of the strike zone.

But he did homer against one of the best pitchers. 

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On 3/30/2017 at 0:16 PM, Frobby said:

Davis' performance against LHP varies year to year.    I'd start out with him playing every day.    If after two months he's struggling vs. LHP, I'd consider sitting him at least some of the time vs. LHP.

With the money he's making, he needs to turn it around.

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3 hours ago, RZNJ said:

In his two big years he OPS'd .763 and .799 against LHP.     Gotta wait and see which Chris Davis we get this year.

I can't find career numbers R vs. L.  Last 3 years avg. is .725 OPS vs. lefties. Is Trey going to put that up? Maybe. Is Trey going to do that playing playing GG caliber defense. No.

Like C_o_C said, that a good way for a manager to get himself fired.

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2 hours ago, OriolesMagic83 said:

23 million reasons why Davis won't sit against lefthanders.  It would have to be June and Davis has a low .600 OPS against LHP before Buck even considers it.

A little bit of the tail wagging the dog here.  The major reason he got the big contract is that he is a big-time power bat that you want in your lineup every single day.Insert other media

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2 hours ago, OriolesMagic83 said:

 

There are 23 million reasons why Davis won't sit against left-handers. It would have to be June and Davis be hitting a low .600 OPS against LHP before Buck even considers it.

 

 

 

16 minutes ago, BohKnowsBmore said:

 

A little bit of the tail wagging the dog here. The major reason he got the big contract is that he is a big-time power bat that you want in your lineup every single day. Insert other media

 

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Also, Davis is very solid and dependable on defense at 1st base. Davis is a major contributor to the excellent defensive infield that we have (Machado, Hardy, Schoop, and Davis.)

 

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As others have noted, his superior defense makes his presence in the lineup essential. That's not to say you can't rest him now and then against certain lefties, but you don't turn him into a platoon player. Believe me, I seriously doubt that there's a single one of you who gets more frustrated by Chris Davis' strikeouts (I'm old enough to remember when it was considered embarrassing to strike out and Dave Kingman was considered a bit of a joke because he struck out 120 or 130 times a year). But unless you have a replacement of similar defensive quality (the Orioles don't), you keep him in there. I might move him down the order another spot or two though.

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3 hours ago, scOtt said:

I can't find career numbers R vs. L.  Last 3 years avg. is .725 OPS vs. lefties. Is Trey going to put that up? Maybe. Is Trey going to do that playing playing GG caliber defense. No.

Like C_o_C said, that a good way for a manager to get himself fired.

Numbers tell us funny things.

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