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Es4M11 Major Leaguer Cup of Coffee

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Hard to imagine the Orioles not releasing Chris Davis if by the end of May he is headlong into a repeat of 2018. There's just no way the Orioles can carry a guy like that on the roster, it doesn't matter how much money he's owed. I have faith the new powers in the front office will make the right decision if and when it comes to it.

The money is already gone, and so is any semblance of the  old Chris Davis. Why waste a roster spot on a developing team?

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Bmorebirds24 Major Leaguer Cup of Coffee

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4 minutes ago, Es4M11 said:

Hard to imagine the Orioles not releasing Chris Davis if by the end of May he is headlong into a repeat of 2018. There's just no way the Orioles can carry a guy like that on the roster, it doesn't matter how much money he's owed. I have faith the new powers in the front office will make the right decision if and when it comes to it.

The money is already gone, and so is any semblance of the  old Chris Davis. Why waste a roster spot on a developing team?

Analytics might fix him?

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2 minutes ago, Satyr3206 said:

That will never happen. You have to have certain abilities. Crunched stats have nothing to do with it. Either you can hit or you can't.

That’s too extreme a statement.   Certainly analytics can’t help if you are no longer physically capable of hitting.  But if your problem is a mechanical flaw that has leaked in or a problem with approach, analytics sometimes can help.    

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4 minutes ago, Satyr3206 said:

The first ten feet that the ball is thrown are the most important. If you can recognize the pitch, and it's location, you will be a good hitter. If not, have a plan b.

Davis' plan B is to not swing at all and watch strike 3.  maybe the numbers will teach him to swing?  Again a joke!

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If you look at Davis's stats the last 2 years, the big difference is he walked 20 less times in 2018 compared to 2017 and had 19 less hits.  His plate appearances and strikeouts are very close both seasons.  What this means, not sure.  Digging a little deeper, he hit more ground balls and fly balls in 2018 and less line drives, not hitting the ball as consistently as hard as 2017.  It would seem his pitch selection is down causing less walks and when he does swing, it is either swinging at pitches he can't do much with, or just can't drive the ball like he use too.  Could be all 3. 

                 2018            2017

PA               522              524  

Hits               79                98

Walks           41                 61

K                  192              195

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Es4M11 Major Leaguer Cup of Coffee

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9 hours ago, Bmorebirds24 said:

Analytics might fix him?

Analytics won't help him see a pitch. Analytics aren't going to speed his bat up at the age of 33.

Davis is done. I'll eat eat my own flip-flop on a live web stream if he hits over .240 with 30+ HR again.

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