Today we are joined by Eric Arditti (@BarstoolRDT) former Eutaw Street Report intern and current blogger for Barstool sports. We talk Chris Davis, Crush, The Big Fella, The Deputy, The Mayor of Dong City, and some other stuff.
Chris Davis
We’re not even leading off today – we’re just starting with the cleanup batter. Let’s get into this new Chris Davis contract. Here are some angles from ESR writers so far:
KNEE-JERK REACTIONS: Davis Re-signs at 7/161 – ESR Staff
Chris Davis is Right Player, Right Price for the O’s – Matt Sroka
Davis Contract Will Set O’s Back for Years – Tony Lombardi
15 Reasons I’m Excited to Have Crush Back – Ryan Blake
A Walk Down Memory Lane with Crush Davis – Derek Arnold
Can this offense score 15 runs per game? We saw in 2014, and with the Blue Jays last year, that mashing your way to a pennant is nearly impossible.
Who will pitch for this team? Yovani Gallardo? Mike Wright? Doug Fister? Tyler Wilson? Brian Matusz? T.J. McFarland? Jason Garcia? Dylan Bundy? Vance Worley?
There are obviously more questions than answers when it comes to Birdland arms.
–Bert awkwardly winking at the camera/Josh interlude—
7 Years, $161 Million
Matt says that the Tigers were obviously the other team in the Davis negotiations.
tigers are interesting in that they seriously considered davis before he went back to baltimore & owner ilitch is in to win
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) January 18, 2016
How does the deferred money affect your view of this deal? Just like the Mets have Bobby Bonilla day, the Birds will now have Chris Davis day.
Even Justin Upton got an opt-out (after year two) with his new deal in Detroit. How much credit does Dan Duquette deserve for getting the Davis deal with no player opt-out?
Matt calls some NERDS out by name:
Matt Kremnitzer of Camden Depot
Can't call Angelos cheap for this deal. Can definitely call him foolish.
— Matt Kremnitzer (@mattkremnitzer) January 16, 2016
Jon at Camden Depot
For the next seven years no one should be mad with Davis for his salary. It is ownership and front office who made this happen.
— Camden Depot (@CamdenDepot) January 16, 2016
Bird’s Eye View
More bad news… https://t.co/nBua0Sdwl1
— Bird’s Eye View – O's Pod ⚾️ ????️ (@BirdsEyeViewBal) January 16, 2016
Jeff Long of Baseball Prospectus
7/$161 and a full no trade clause? What are they even doing
— Jeff Long (@JeffLongBP) January 16, 2016
Nobody wants to talk about this, but there's zero chance this deal doesn't impact long term negotiations with Machado, which… Yeah.
— Jeff Long (@JeffLongBP) January 16, 2016
Tony Lombardi (love ya TL!)
This Davis contract should scare you. It could cost them Adam and/or Manny down the road.
It did NOTHING to improve the Orioles.
Matt rips into all of these opinions.
Ball Bag
Should the National League adopt the designated hitter?
What do we do with all these 1B prospects now?
Who will play right field?
What should the name of the new Norfolk Tides seahorse be?
We've had over 1,200 votes for our new seahorse name so far. Make your opinion known here: https://t.co/tAjNlGYCAe pic.twitter.com/yzZZbxtUP7
— Norfolk Tides (@NorfolkTides) January 20, 2016
Wave argument.
