Update: Davis Activated! Davis to IL with knee injury

[Moose Milligan]

6 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

I've wanted him gone for years. 

But it isn't my money and I can see why, for financial reasons, the sons would want to hold onto him if they can't come to some sort of buyout.

I've wanted him gone, too.  But aside from having a shortened season in 2021, there's no financial reason to keep him on.  And even if there's a shortened 2021 season he's still getting in the way of productive players or players that have upside.  It's been indefensible up until now.  If he's on the Opening Day roster for 2021, get out the pitchforks.

[CallMeBrooksie]

3 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

If he retires he gets nothing for any of the remaining seasons.  He'd still get the deferred money from seasons already completed.

 

Well I guess I can forget about that.. a man's gotta feed his family

[CallMeBrooksie]

2 minutes ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

I doubt Davis retires, but he won't collect his salary for 2021-22 seasons if he does quit. There's still the issue of the deferred money of $42M owed from 2023 to 2037. Maybe if he retires a part of that deferred amount gets lopped off in addition?

https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/baltimore-orioles/chris-davis-5397/

 

Year		Age	Status	Base Salary	Luxury Tax Salary	Payroll Salary	Adjusted Salary	Yearly Cash
2016		30		$17,000,000		$21,065,362	$21,065,362	$17,000,000($17,000,000)
2017		31		$17,000,000		$21,065,362	$21,065,362	$17,000,000($34,000,000)
2018		32		$17,000,000		$21,065,362	$21,065,362	$17,000,000($51,000,000)
2019		33		$17,000,000		$21,065,362	$21,065,362	$17,000,000($68,000,000)
2020		34		$17,000,000	$23,000,000	$21,065,362	$7,801,986	$6,296,296($74,296,296)
2021		35		$17,000,000		$21,065,362	$21,065,362	$17,000,000($91,296,296)
2022		36		$17,000,000		$21,065,362	$21,065,362	$17,000,000($108,296,296)
2023		37	UFA
Contract Notes: Limited No-trade clause $42M deferred from 2023-2037

 

 

 

good thing he got that no-trade clause.

[sportsfan8703]

2 hours ago, ChosenOne21 said:

Is it worth hanging onto Davis for the entire offseason and seeing if COVID shortens next year's season to try and save more money on the contract? Just a thought. We can always cut him if it ends up being a full 162 game season

Bingo. Davis will stay on the roster this year because there is a chance there could be a shortened season next year, which would mean less money for the O’s to pay him. It sucks for our playoff chances but could save millions next year. Then we cut him in ST, or whenever a deal is reached about players salary % for 2021. 

[Aristotelian]

47 minutes ago, hoosiers said:

Have to laugh with us being right there with the NYY given how Davis has been retained, Mancini lost to injury before the season, Santander and Hays lost to injury during season, and Bleier, Castro, Givens and Milone traded.  

Well said. That is truly crazy. Don't forget Means has been out and has a 6.50 ERA. 

[sportsfan8703]

If they only play 75% of 2021’s season then the O’s would save $5.75 Million. $23 million to $17.25 million. 
 

Let’s face it. That’s a nice chunk of change. 
 

Then at that point you let him play though ST because there is a possibility that he could have an injury and insurance could pick up some money. 
 

Again, this sucks for our playoff run this year, but I think he’s going to be here till OD 2021 at least. 

[SteveA]

52 minutes ago, CallMeBrooksie said:

I'm not sure I buy the theory that a pro-rated salary in a shortened season is helping the O's out much financially with Davis considering they are getting $0 gate revenue and what will likely be somewhere near half their normal revenue share.

Huh?   Saving millions of dollars in a year when revenue is down isn't helping much?????   Seems like saving $11 or $12 million is even MORE important now.

[CallMeBrooksie]

9 minutes ago, SteveA said:

Huh?   Saving millions of dollars in a year when revenue is down isn't helping much?????   Seems like saving $11 or $12 million is even MORE important now.

I'm thinking that any decreases in salary due to pro-ration is more than offset by the dramatic decreases in revenue, to the point that even his pro-rated salary is a huge drag on the bottom line (possibly even more-so than a normal year). Of course paying less salary is better than paying more... but when you zoom out and see the context, it's not helping much year-to-year.

I understand that it's big dollars saved versus if they had already cut him (see the subsequent discussion since that post), but that's my thought process.

[osfan83]

8 minutes ago, CallMeBrooksie said:

I'm thinking that any decreases in salary due to pro-ration is more than offset by the dramatic decreases in revenue, to the point that even his pro-rated salary is a huge drag on the bottom line (possibly even more-so than a normal year). Of course paying less salary is better than paying more... but when you zoom out and see the context, it's not helping much year-to-year.

I understand that it's big dollars saved versus if they had already cut him (see the subsequent discussion since that post), but that's my thought process.

But cutting Davis today does not result in 162 game full crowd season in 2021. 

[CallMeBrooksie]

Just now, osfan83 said:

But cutting Davis today does not result in 162 game full crowd season in 2021. 

 I know... It's been covered.