Chris Davis retires!

[kidrock]

I think this saves the O's the 6m deferral of next years salary.  The 17m in cash he would receive next year is split over 3 years.

[Sports Guy]

Just now, eddie83 said:

I think I read Britt wrong. Looks like the $6M deferred he gets next year is not impacted. 

Her revised tweet said this season though.  For 2022, she said he won’t get the deferred payments.

[HowAboutThat]

61 comments in 45 minutes. And more coming. Is that some kind of record?

[SteveA]

3 minutes ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

It appears there is no insurance that was going to kick in to cover any portion of Davis' contract. Otherwise I think the Orioles let it play out instead of negotiating a settlement. 

 

So two of the biggest contracts the Orioles ever gave out ended with degenerative hip disease?

[DrungoHazewood]

2 minutes ago, orioles119 said:

Don't the Orioles consult an orthopedic doctor?  That's two players in the last 30 years with huge contracts that have degenerative hip conditions.

Is there any reason to think that's indicative of anything besides a slightly unusual coincidence?

[Ruzious]

If Davis contributes his 2022 salary to charities, I think that would be the one gesture that could rebuild his relationship with Baltimore.  It's an enormous amount of money, but he can afford it, and he didn't earn it.  It would be a wonderful thing to do, but it's his money and obviously his choices.     

[DrungoHazewood]

Just now, SteveA said:

So two of the biggest contracts the Orioles ever gave out ended with degenerative hip disease?

We all know Davis' contract really ended about three years ago.  He got a degenerative hip condition long after he stopped being a major league player.

[eddie83]

1 minute ago, Sports Guy said:

Her revised tweet said this season though.  For 2022, she said he won’t get the deferred payments.

I think she worded it poorly. It reads like the $6M is off the books next year. Nobody else is reporting that. Her follow up tweet wasn’t much better. 

[Orioles4Life21]

Man I will never forget that summer of ‘13, even though the team wasn’t as good as ‘12 or ‘14.

Thanks for the memories Chris.

 

[eddie83]

4 minutes ago, kidrock said:

I think this saves the O's the 6m deferral of next years salary.  The 17m in cash he would receive next year is split over 3 years.

That is how I read it from Britt but I don’t see that anywhere else. 

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

So the Orioles have no guaranteed player contracts now for the 2022 season.

 

[brvn52]

1 minute ago, Ruzious said:

If Davis contributes his 2022 salary to charities, I think that would be the one gesture that could rebuild his relationship with Baltimore.  It's an enormous amount of money, but he can afford it, and he didn't earn it.  It would be a wonderful thing to do, but it's his money and obviously his choices.     

There are plenty of reasons to knock Davis, but his generosity is not one of them. He’s been immensely generous to Baltimore. To say he should donate his entire 2022 salary just isn’t fair. 

[accinfo]

The happiest man alive right now is Brandon Hyde because he doesn't have to field anymore Chris Davis questions after this week.

[Ruzious]

Just now, brvn52 said:

There are plenty of reasons to knock Davis, but his generosity is not one of them. He’s been immensely generous to Baltimore. To say he should donate his entire 2022 salary just isn’t fair. 

Lol, 

[DrungoHazewood]

1 minute ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

So the Orioles have no guaranteed player contracts now for the 2022 season.

 

I'm just hoping that every year we can have a Bonilla-like day when Davis gets his deferred payment and the entire social media-verse can laugh and laugh, and demonstrate that they have no concept of the time value of money.