Chris Davis signs with Orioles: 7 yrs, $161M

[greginpsca]

That contract could potentially become as bad as the Pujols deal at the back end.

[floplag]

O's just screwed a lot of people though.. and may have actually hurt Cespedes/Upton

If a one dimensional player is worth that they HAVE to be worth more... but its a silly number for that player so... logic versus absurdity 

[gurn67]

It's a lot for a one dimensional player.

And to think that I thought Angelos had become smarter with his money over the years.

Silly me

Chicks dig the long ball.

[AngelsLakersFan]

Yeah I'm pretty skeptical of Davis. He has only 2 seasons out of 8 that he's posted over 2 WAR. And they weren't consecutive. Something seems off, but the orioles are the one team that i would say might have enough information to make that decision.

 

Screw that. The O's are banking on him being a 3 war player the next 6 years! 

 

As much as I have been hard on the org this offseason for not spending, deals like this are never a good idea.

[VariousCrap]

I just don't get it.  Davis hits a ton of home runs and drives in runs, but what else does he do?  Average in the field, nothing special on the bases, low batting average and he strikes out a ton.  I just don't get giving him this type of money.

Edited January 16, 2016 by VariousCrap

[AngelsLakersFan]

The issue all offseason long has been that the players know the owners are flush with tons of cash. The owners on the other hand, do not want to establish significantly higher salaries than the ones given out the last few years. The Price / Greinkie / and now Davis deals are all examples of the kind of money teams really have, and what they can really afford.

[Troll Daddy]

What no opt out clause ... ? Boras is slipping

[floplag]

The one thing though that makes sense in this... he is EXACTLY what they needed.  a LH power bat.  They made sure they filled that need even if they overpayed.  They clearly feel they have a shot at the post next season and made the move.  I applaud that much even if the deal makes little sense on its own merit

[NrM]

Orioles outbid themselves.

 

Why does this sound so familiar? 

[Stradling]

Why does this sound so familiar?

Because Boras does that all the time.

[Guest]

So, the Orioles are officially stacked. Overpay or not, they have Hyun-soo Kim, Machado, Davis, Adam Jones, Trumbo, and Wieters. Schoop isn't too shabby either. 

 

I can see them making the playoffs at the very least, but their SP rotation is kind of horrifying. .

[AngelsLakersFan]

The O's aren't that great. They were 81-81 last year and I don't see any significant upgrades.

[Hollyw00d]

Which will be worse, this contract or Ryan howard's?

[Ohtaniland]

The Davis deal includes $42M in deferred money that will keep him on the payroll until 2037.

[Hollyw00d]

Ok, this contract.

[Lou]

So, the Orioles are officially stacked. Overpay or not, they have Hyun-soo Kim, Machado, Davis, Adam Jones, Trumbo, and Wieters. Schoop isn't too shabby either. 

 

I can see them making the playoffs at the very least, but their SP rotation is kind of horrifying. .

I see no marked improvement in that team. Last year the finished 12 games out of 1st place. Toronto and NY will still be better and Boston has improved. Also, Jones' OPS has gone down 3 consecutive years. In fact, last year it was lower than Pujols' - who most everyone here rips apart for his lack of production.

[NrM]

I see no marked improvement in that team. Last year the finished 12 games out of 1st place. Toronto and NY will still be better and Boston has improved. Also, Jones' OPS has gone down 3 consecutive years. In fact, last year it was lower than Pujols' - who most everyone here rips apart for his lack of production.

Agree with your overall point but...

 

Jones career OPS .781. Last year .782

Pujols career OPS .977. Last year .787

Edited January 17, 2016 by Poozy

[Docwaukee]

I see no marked improvement in that team. Last year the finished 12 games out of 1st place. Toronto and NY will still be better and Boston has improved. Also, Jones' OPS has gone down 3 consecutive years. In fact, last year it was lower than Pujols' - who most everyone here rips apart for his lack of production.

you forgot about the fact that Ubaldo Jimenez is their best SP returning from last year.   Maybe they go get Gallardo, but he's not as good as Chen.  They've got a couple of young starters who will have to step up for them to have any shot, but I think they finish around where they did last year.  Maybe a touch better.  I didn't realize how bad Hardy was for them last year.  an OPS+ of 53 in over 400 plate appearances.  yeesh.  

[Lou]

Agree with your overall point but...

 

Jones career OPS .781. Last year .782

Pujols career OPS .977. Last year .787

So Pujols is better on both counts

[Lou]

you forgot about the fact that Ubaldo Jimenez is their best SP returning from last year.   Maybe they go get Gallardo, but he's not as good as Chen.  They've got a couple of young starters who will have to step up for them to have any shot, but I think they finish around where they did last year.  Maybe a touch better.  I didn't realize how bad Hardy was for them last year.  an OPS+ of 53 in over 400 plate appearances.  yeesh.

I agree. Yeesh.

I was looking up their SP numbers then got detoured. As things stand now, i don't see the O's making the playoff with that staff.

[eaterfan]

I see no marked improvement in that team. Last year the finished 12 games out of 1st place. Toronto and NY will still be better and Boston has improved. Also, Jones' OPS has gone down 3 consecutive years. In fact, last year it was lower than Pujols' - who most everyone here rips apart for his lack of production.

I think if Pujols played a good CF we would be more tolerant of his OPS.

[laagamer]

Why he'd ever think of leaving that band box is beyond me.

[Redondo]

The Davis deal includes $42M in deferred money that will keep him on the payroll until 2037.

 

Wow.

[Lou]

I think if Pujols played a good CF we would be more tolerant of his OPS.

Ha. No you wouldn't

[NrM]

Ha. No you wouldn't

 

why not?