Chris Davis, 2020

[wildbillhiccup]

You guys are looking at this the wrong way. The less time Davis spends in camp the less time he has to be negative influence on the younger players. I'd be perfectly fine with him not showing up until late March. 

And aside from perception does it really matter if he is or isn't putting the time in and/or trying to improve at this point? He can dig all he wants, but he's never getting out of this hole. 

[wildbillhiccup]

1 minute ago, wildbillhiccup said:

You guys are looking at this the wrong way. The less time Davis spends in camp the less time he has to be negative influence on the younger players. I'd be perfectly fine with him not showing up until late March. 

And aside from perception does it really matter if he is or isn't putting the time in and/or trying to improve at this point? He can dig all he wants, but he's never getting out of this hole. 

He can "climb" is what I meant to say. 

My analogies will make much more sense after I finish my first cup of coffee

[interloper]

He could very well be in camp. Roch alluded to the fact that some players may have reported outside of the time/place when media is present. He didn't name every single other position player.

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Pretty big news on the second tweet. 

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[LTO's]

10 minutes ago, interloper said:

Pretty big news on the second tweet. 

I'm sure they talked about it. I'm even more sure it was about how stupid it would be for him to do. I really wish he would stop trolling O's fans with this "i'm thinking of retiring" garbage. We have it bad enough as it is, we don't need to hear how Davis is seriously considering throwing away 10s of millions of dollars when we all know that will never happen.

[interloper]

3 minutes ago, LTO's said:

I'm sure they talked about it. I'm even more sure it was about how stupid it would be for him to do. I really wish he would stop trolling O's fans with this "i'm thinking of retiring" garbage. We have it bad enough as it is, we don't need to hear how Davis is seriously considering throwing away 10s of millions of dollars when we all know that will never happen.

It does complicate whether or not Elias wants to release him if he thinks there's a chance Davis will give up the rest of the contract. Just from our point of view it seems like Davis is stringing Elias along. But I'm sure they've had more in depth conversations. 

[Moose Milligan]

11 hours ago, Il BuonO said:

Betcha the guy who might have a chance at the 26th spot on the roster cares if he is.

Well, whatever.  That guy probably understands that Davis has more years and money on his contract and that takes precedence over who is more deserving of the spot.  It's unfortunate but it's the truth. 

[24fps]

40 minutes ago, LTO's said:

I'm sure they talked about it. I'm even more sure it was about how stupid it would be for him to do. I really wish he would stop trolling O's fans with this "i'm thinking of retiring" garbage. We have it bad enough as it is, we don't need to hear how Davis is seriously considering throwing away 10s of millions of dollars when we all know that will never happen.

Has he ever talked publicly about walking away before?  I remember him talking about his frustration several times, but never quitting before the end of his contract.  I think this is significant however unlikely it might be.

[interloper]

3 minutes ago, 24fps said:

Has he ever talked publicly about walking away before?  I remember him talking about his frustration several times, but never quitting before the end of his contract.  I think this is significant however unlikely it might be.

No, to my knowledge this is the first time he's mentioned it.

[Frobby]

Roch has an article up:  https://www.masnsports.com/school-of-roch/2020/02/davis-on-his-offseason-workouts-thoughts-of-quitting-and-more.html

[Yardball85]

1 hour ago, interloper said:

 

I really do not remember that many fly balls "dying on the warning track."  I remember a lot of swinging and looking strike outs.  Which adding 25 pounds of weight won't help avoid.  

[Mr. Chewbacca Jr.]

3 minutes ago, Yardball85 said:

I really do not remember that many fly balls "dying on the warning track."  I remember a lot of swinging and looking strike outs.  Which adding 25 pounds of weight won't help avoid.  

The ball was juiced and balls were flying out of every park last year. He's kidding himself.

[webbrick2010]

Has our crack beat writer staff ever asked him point blank why he chose to lose the 25 lbs?

Was it hard to keep the weight on without steroids?