Chris Davis 2019 and beyond

[atomic]

What's the worst average ever for someone with 500 plate appearances?

[baltfan]

I actually thought he oooked a little better today.  It isn’t like anyone but Mancini was hitting the ball very hard. 

[PaulFolk]

1 minute ago, atomic said:

What's the worst average ever for someone with 500 plate appearances?

According to BR's Play Index, it's a tie between Rob Deer (1991) and Dan Uggla (2013). They each hit .179 in 500+ plate appearances.

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

2 minutes ago, atomic said:

What's the worst average ever for someone with 500 plate appearances?

I think after this year all Orioles fans will know the answer to this question.

[atomic]

4 minutes ago, PaulFolk said:

According to BR's Play Index, it's a tie between Rob Deer (1991) and Dan Uggla (2013). They each hit .179 in 500+ plate appearances.

Well I think Chris has a good chance of hitting less than. 179.  Question is can he get the required plate appearances 

[Oriol3s]

21 minutes ago, oriolediehard said:

1000000 dollars per swing and a miss.

Come on now, he'll swing and miss far more than 27 times a season.

[Ohfan67]

2 hours ago, spiritof66 said:

Don't worry .  .  . he will be.

Not unless it’s in his church softball league.  Unlikely he’s still in baseball in three years. 

[amdcpus]

7 minutes ago, Ohfan67 said:

Not unless it’s in his church softball league.  Unlikely he’s still in baseball in three years. 

Hahahahahahaha you really think the Orioles will pay him 100 million more to not be on their team? He's going to be in the lineup for the next 5 years, even if he's batting sub .150.

[section18]

If anyone recalls our current hitting coach was brought in at Davis's suggestion and he credited him with his success.  Coolbaugh has been a flop with CD and the rest of our hitters and should have been replaced a year ago. I've written on here several times over the last few years that CD should go to a lighter bat. I don't know what weight bat he is using but he isn't getting around fast enough. A lighter bat would help him.  Any hitting instructor would tell him that and he might improve his BA and power numbers.  This is not rocket science. The other ideas about him having vision problems and needing contacts is not far fetched.  He needs to return to Florida for extended ST and we need to bring in a top hitting instructor like a Wade Boggs to try to help him.  There is too much money invested in him to let him continue to self destruct and ruin the teams chances to win in the future.

[oriolediehard]

Amazing we spent and succeeded to improve our pitching this offseason and now we can't hit. We just can't win. Very frustrating. 

[pastorfan]

10 hours ago, atomic said:

What's the worst average ever for someone with 500 plate appearances?

We will know that answer this September.

[pastorfan]

11 hours ago, atomic said:

Hit the ball into the shift once again. 

BUT, he hit it. Baby steps. He looked much better than last night. Maybe he will bat 7th tonight.....he seems to be going down one slot each game...

[Going Underground]

First baseman Chris Davis, whose seven-year, $161 million contract signed in 2016 now appears to be the sort of awful deal that can cripple a franchise, has a .088/.225/.176 slash line and snapped a bat over his knee in frustration Monday night. Second baseman Jonathan Schoop, a first-time all-star in 2017, is at .200/.231/.320. Right-hander Kevin Gausman, last year’s Opening Day starter, has an 8.00 ERA after two starts. Right-hander Alex Cobb, signed to a four-year, $60 million contract just three weeks ago, has been building up arm strength in Florida and will make his season debut Saturday in Boston.

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/sports/wp/2018/04/10/as-os-navigate-a-treacherous-month-in-a-pivotal-season-jury-is-still-out-on-teams-direction/?utm_term=.c3937bb3ac26

[TouchemAll]

How low can this go...

.088/.225/.176 slash line

[Yardball85]

1 hour ago, TouchemAll said:

How low can this go...

.088/.225/.176 slash line

he will always be "Crush" the "Bopper" to Bordick.