Chris Davis 2019 and beyond

[foxfield]

1 minute ago, SilverRocket said:

The lower exit velocity is the worrying part. I wonder if he's changed his approach to try to beat the shift more.

I am mostly concerned by the seemingly endless called strike 3.  

 

[backwardsk]

Maybe not facing so many lefties will help some.

[Redskins Rick]

2 minutes ago, dan-O said:

Trumbo also has lower exit velocity. These are our 4 and 5 hitters! Sheesh.

Sometimes we worry too much about all the extra metrics, exit velocity, bat speed, TTP, Home run trot, etc.

Enjoy the team being in first, and I suspect soon, both Trumbo and Davis will be sending balls out of the park.

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

1 hour ago, dan-O said:

Trumbo also has lower exit velocity. These are our 4 and 5 hitters! Sheesh.

One thing that would help is to not have Davis and Trumbo back to back in the lineup.  If they heat up fine, otherwise way too many rallies get killed.

[MDtransplant757]

4 minutes ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

One thing that would help is to not have Davis and Trumbo back to back in the lineup.  If they heat up fine, otherwise way too many rallies get killed.

Trumbo did so well last year because he was batting behind Davis

[MDtransplant757]

Just now, dan-O said:

In before CoC "lineup protection is a myth". 

It's not

[FlipTheBird]

He's off to a slow start, yeah, but so's nearly everyone in the lineup. Before the Boston series, Manny looked just as lost. Adam Jones has shown a stronger approach at the plate, but the team as a whole hasn't started hitting yet. This will change.

[Natty]

So far Machado has more homers than Davis and Trumbo combined. Schoop has the same number as Davis and Trumbo combined. 

Go figure...

[Redskins Rick]

1 hour ago, dan-O said:

In before CoC "lineup protection is a myth". 

I thought that was Drungo's theory of batting order placement and who bats before and after you, doesnt change how the hitter actually performs?

[Dark Helmet]

3 hours ago, dan-O said:

Trumbo also has lower exit velocity. These are our 4 and 5 hitters! Sheesh.

Poor contact does that. They still have power.

[Cumberbundy]

It looks nearly impossible to allow a hit to Chris Davis right now. I couldn't believe Kendrick found a way to throw 3 fastballs, in a 2 strike count, that were so far off the plate. I was praying for a hbp after he swung at ball that went 57 feet (it feels a bit presumptuous to definitively state that he was swinging at the baseball). 

Edited May 5, 2017 by Cumberbundy

[ChuckS]

Davis is a guess hitter, who can't hit pitches if they are thrown in certain areas of the zone.  

I've said it before, but this will go down as the worst contract in O's history.  

[Cumberbundy]

4 minutes ago, ChuckS said:

Davis is a guess hitter, who can't hit pitches if they are thrown in certain areas of the zone.  

I've said it before, but this will go down as the worst contract in O's history.  

We need to start calling his guesses from the dugout. Like a catcher looks over for signs, we need to have some on staff who guesses for Chris. Just read the sign and play ball. 

[ORIOLE33]

This is going to be the year Davis gives us next to nothing. I think he's done being a real threat.

[BarclaySouthway]

They've been getting him out with fastballs with 2 strikes.  Why he wasn't looking fastball over the last couple games, I have no idea,  I was kinda hoping he'd get plunked, since that worked wonders for Manny.

Oh, and he needs to try and lay one down the third base line in the right situation.