Chris Davis 2019 and beyond

[Roll Tide]

Personally, I'm open to give him the offseason to do something to revitalize his career and half season. I'd tell him he needs to be hitting .250 with 12-15 Ks at the all star break. When that doesn't happen I'd make it painful for him as possible. Play him one game a week and hopefully he looks for a way out.

[Can_of_corn]

14 minutes ago, Roll Tide said:

Personally, I'm open to give him the offseason to do something to revitalize his career and half season. I'd tell him he needs to be hitting .250 with 12-15 Ks at the all star break. When that doesn't happen I'd make it painful for him as possible. Play him one game a week and hopefully he looks for a way out.

I don't think Davis is going to get to the all star break with only 15 strikeouts. 

[Redskins Rick]

15 minutes ago, Roll Tide said:

Personally, I'm open to give him the offseason to do something to revitalize his career and half season. I'd tell him he needs to be hitting .250 with 12-15 Ks at the all star break. When that doesn't happen I'd make it painful for him as possible. Play him one game a week and hopefully he looks for a way out.

I dont think there is a MLB out there, that would leave Davis on the bench drawing the salary he is drawing.

Unless your deep pockets like Boston, Dodgers or the Yankees, you dont DFA him either.

[Can_of_corn]

2 minutes ago, Redskins Rick said:

I dont think there is a MLB out there, that would leave Davis on the bench drawing the salary he is drawing.

Unless your deep pockets like Boston, Dodgers or the Yankees, you dont DFA him either.

If you are in the hunt for a playoff spot can you afford to play him?

[Redskins Rick]

1 minute ago, Can_of_corn said:

If you are in the hunt for a playoff spot can you afford to play him?

didnt the Yankees play A-rod, until almost the bitter end?

[Can_of_corn]

2 minutes ago, Redskins Rick said:

didnt the Yankees play A-rod, until almost the bitter end?

Did the 2016 Yankees consider themselves playoff contenders?

[Redskins Rick]

5 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Did the 2016 Yankees consider themselves playoff contenders?

Yes, they was not mathematically eliminated until 29 Sept.

[Tx Oriole]

15 minutes ago, Redskins Rick said:

I dont think there is a MLB out there, that would leave Davis on the bench drawing the salary he is drawing.

Unless your deep pockets like Boston, Dodgers or the Yankees, you dont DFA him either.

Of course not  but does Buck have to play him 95% of the time?

[Redskins Rick]

3 minutes ago, Tx Oriole said:

Of course not  but does Buck have to play him 95% of the time?

Losing 9-2 is not because of only Davis in the lineup.

 

[Can_of_corn]

4 minutes ago, Redskins Rick said:

Yes, they was not mathematically eliminated until 29 Sept.

That would explain why they traded Chapman and Miller in July.

Because they thought they were contenders.

[Redskins Rick]

2 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

That would explain why they traded Chapman and Miller in July.

Because they thought they were contenders.

I concede, you win.

[wildbillhiccup]

Buyout is the only option, but I don't think that happens while Angelos Sr is still alive because it would be admitting a huge mistake. From ownership/management's perspective, they're going to stink for the next years and they're already on the hook for his astronomical salary so why not play him?   

What I'd like to see is have them hang the Davis signing on Brady's head. Then they can buy him out and fire Brady. Two birds, one stone. 

[ChuckS]

I chose the play him for a half season option.

Davis isn’t blocking anyone who is knocking down the door in the minors. He will be though. We have multiple OF prospects who are near major league ready and Mancini needs to be moved to 1B. OF defense will improve and help our young pitching and the offense will improve too.

Its a sunk cost. I would be fine with just releasing him in the offseason. There is slim to no chance that he can ever be above replacement level again. 

 

[baltfan]

2 hours ago, Dark Helmet said:

If not for the knee surgery, Trumbo was a trade candidate I believe this winter. He was on pace for around 25 HR. A team looking to not invest a long-term contract for some pop at DH. A team like Oakland maybe. 

Guys like Trumbo aren't worth much in today's game.  There will be five guys like him that are free agents that struggle to get deals.  Heck, the very best version of him, J.D. Martinez, garnered little in the way of interest last year.

[Tx Oriole]

2 hours ago, Redskins Rick said:

Losing 9-2 is not because of only Davis in the lineup.

 

Maybe not. I'd just rather see at this point some young guys in the lineup. At this point winning shouldn't be the focus. Using the young guys. See what they have. Hell if they want to use Davis then use him as DH.