Davis is definitley jacked this year...

[SteveA]

2 hours ago, murph said:

Has it been clearly stated that he gained 25LBS of muscle or just 25LBS of weight?   Don't think I have seen that, but may have missed it. 

It's probably 25 pounds of weight, with some clear and significant muscle growth.   If you just said someone gained 25 pounds it might be interpreted that they ate cheeseburgers and donuts all winter.   So you clarify by saying "that's muscle, not fat".   Does that mean you are saying that every ounce gained is muscle?   Of course not.   You are making the point that there is clear, visible added musculature that accounts for a significant amount of the weight gain, that's all.

People took that and parsed it as an exact statement rather than a standard, commonly used, descriptive term to describe someone who jacked themselves up, then went down a rabbit's hole of determining whether it is possible to put on 25 pounds of muscle in an off season.   That's a combination of not having much to talk about yet, and certain people who want to take every statement and parse the words to their exact, pinpoint meaning, even when people rarely converse in casual conversation or informal message board chat with that level of exactitude.   A message board post is not a scientific paper, people use words to denote general feelings, emotions, opinions, and ideas, and do not expect everything they say to be rigorously vetted to the tenth decimal place.   But around here, sometimes it is.

[SteveA]

3 minutes ago, atomic said:

Maybe Davis should go up there without a bat. That might confuse the pitchers. As he doesn’t hit the balls in over 51 percent of his at bats does he really need a bat?

Ever see this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwMfT2cZGHg

 

[Legend_Of_Joey]

10 minutes ago, MongoBoy said:

All this means is that Davis will now be able to break a bat across his abdomen instead of his quad when he strikes out looking in his fourth straight at-bat.  That is, assuming, he also worked on his lats. 

Or smash the bat into the ground if he gets hit by a pitch.

[Finisher]

On 2/20/2020 at 12:51 PM, jarman86 said:

https://www.aworkoutroutine.com/how-much-muscle-can-you-gain/

https://www.bodybuilding.com/content/how-much-muscle-can-you-gain.html

https://www.mensjournal.com/health-fitness/how-gain-muscle-just-week

https://www.menshealth.com/fitness/a19544064/pound-of-size/

http://thehealthyexec.com/much-muscle-can-gain-6-weeks/

Just the top results for how much muscle can you gain in a week, but yeah....I'm probably making it up cause I know nothing.

AVERAGE man can gain .25-.5 lbs in a week

.25 a week is 1 pound of muscle a month for long term lifters, which I previously posted in here.

.5 is possibly doable on the max end for newb gains, which Davis is not.

He gained 5-6 pounds of muscle if we're being generous. I would guess he "supplemented" so bump that number up slightly.

https://www.menshealth.com/fitness/a26239086/how-much-muscle-you-can-gain-month/

"In one study from the University of Central Missouri, experienced lifters gained an average of 2.18 to 2.33 pounds of muscle over the course of an eight-week training program—not as much as you might expect from a newbie just hitting the gym."

[Il BuonO]

So, what are we talking here, another 53 HR season?

[higgybaby]

It’s called hyperbole. Obviously he didn’t add 25lbs of muscle. He added 25lbs and he looks pretty ripped. That is very possible to do in 25 weeks. 

[Bonecrusher52]

On 2/21/2020 at 9:05 PM, Il BuonO said:

So, what are we talking here, another 53 HR season?

[connja]

Just for fun....what's our upside if Davis hits .250 with 45 homers?  No comments on likelihood please.  Offense could be pretty good.

[OsEatAlEast]

Looks like Davis has his walking muscles warmed up already this spring. If he can keep his walk rate on par with his career I'll take a .250 avg in a heartbeat. Heck even .230 if he could get back into 30 dinger territory.

[Can_of_corn]

19 minutes ago, OsEatAlEast said:

Looks like Davis has his walking muscles warmed up already this spring. If he can keep his walk rate on par with his career I'll take a .250 avg in a heartbeat. Heck even .230 if he could get back into 30 dinger territory.

You'll take .187 with 12 home runs and you'll like it.

[Il BuonO]

6 hours ago, Bonecrusher52 said:

ST OBP 1.000, baby! It’s on!

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

4 hours ago, connja said:

Just for fun....what's our upside if Davis hits .250 with 45 homers?  No comments on likelihood please.  Offense could be pretty good.

A positive drug screen test. 

[Sir_Loin]

5 hours ago, connja said:

Just for fun....what's our upside if Davis hits .250 with 45 homers?  No comments on likelihood please.  Offense could be pretty good.

After talking with people it seems like Davis really has turned a corner. 
 

Not only did he alter what size bat he is using, he was able to generate more bat speed with the help of the O’s and the Blast Technology this winter. 
 

Time will tell it it leads to better results and exit velo...

[GuidoSarducci]

7 hours ago, connja said:

Just for fun....what's our upside if Davis hits .250 with 45 homers?  No comments on likelihood please.  Offense could be pretty good.

If a good chunk of that is against the Yankees and Red Sox, that will be all the upside I need

[REDMAN]

Big different when your facing 90/92 and faces MLB pitchers 95 and up, need to see more, couldn't hit velo the last 2 years.