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claudecat
That would be Rich Dubroff. Not generally a correct folks kinda guy, but this one was too glaring.
docmilo5
Come on over to Seattle Mr. Hunter. You’ll be a DH, but play every day. We could use your RH bat behind Cano vs lefties and Seager vs righties. If our manager can pull his head out of his behind and not feel the need to hit our bad hitting CFers in the leadoff spot every game, our team could have just as good of chance as anyone to reach the post season and win some games. Plus, think of all the times you can beat up on the Angels after they dumped you for Hamilton.
discollama
If I’m the O’s, I’m not complaining about Davis. If he gets $12 mil in his final arb year, you’re looking at some serious upside. Not to mention that Pearce is about as wild as a wild card can get. He’s never really shown that he could come close the level of production he showed this past year. He could be good insurance if Davis doesn’t bounce back, but nothing in his peripherals indicates that Davis lost anything skill-wise. He seems more than capable of getting back to .240 with ~30 HR’s, and a decent walk rate. Considering that league hit .251, I wouldn’t call him ‘no average’ just yet. Give him a chance to prove that 2014 was a fluke.
Lefty_Orioles_Fan
Yes, but does Disco Llama advertise?
Anyway, seriously, what if the Royals buyout Billy Butler and make him a free agent? I would rather give Butler a chance, then I would Davis
discollama
Why? Butler has shown a clear decline in skill set. Sure, he might be able to recapture some of that, but why risk giving $12 mil to a guy on a pillow contract that can’t play defense, cant run, posted a career low in BB% and isolated slugging, and over the last two years hit more than half of his balls on the ground? Butler has much more limited upside and a much lower floor than a guy like Davis.
Hazmak
His GDPs is amazing…what a trainwreck. Even when hitting well he still is a mess with those kind of groundball numbers.
I agree Davis is way better. I would take Davis’ floor over Butler’s ceiling. Even in his best years Butler barely could squeak out 1 WAR.
Joe Butler 2
T.J. House is the man. All I have to say.
Andrew van Laar
No Average? The guy hit .270 and .286 the past previous two seasons before this season. For a guy who hit .196 this year, having an OBP of .300 and driving in 72 runs still would warrant serious consideration from me to tender him a contract.
Mikenmn
Regarding Davis, it depends on whether you think “low average-power” profile he demonstrated in 2014 is his skill set. Remember that he hit .286 and .270 in his previous two seasons and he’s going into his age 29 year. Let’s assume 2013 was a fluke. Was 2012 a fluke, and would you pay $12M (and the chance to make a QO and pick up a draft pick) for it? The O’s found gold in Pearce, but why would you think his fluke year is any more a sign of his skill set than 2014 was a sign of Davis’s?