The continuing Saga of Kris Davis

by joltinjoe on Jul 6, 2009 10:23 AM EDT Comment 22 comments

I, like many people on this board, were VERY high on Kris Davis coming into the year. Although his K numbers were high, the mighty bat and long track record of decent or better averages made me think he'd be able to put up big numbers this year.

Instead, he's hitting right around .200 with a a record-setting-pace of K's. Granted he is showing power but when you're hitting .200, that just won't cut it.

The Rangers finally had enough and demoted the Human Fan to AAA last night to make room for Josh Hamilton.

Supposedly they just want him to go down and work on "things" and then they will call him right back up.

What does the community think? Is he going to end up a perpetual bust? Or is he going to revamp his swing and return better than ever, terrorizing balls and exciting the hearts of many fantasy owners?

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090706&content_id=5721028&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

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who is

Kris Davis?

by richieabernathy on Jul 6, 2009 10:24 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I think he is trying to make a play on Chris Davis by spelling his name with

a K instead of ‘ch’. Perhaps it would be funnier if it hadnt been done a million times already and if he actually spelled continuing (no ‘e’) correctly. So upon reading this instead of thinking this was a clever play i just immediately believed the author to be unintelligent.

by Michael Cave on Jul 6, 2009 10:28 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

No way, dude

Spelling it with a K is incredibly Klever, and I’m sure no one else thought of it, this it the very first time.

G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....

by t ball on Jul 6, 2009 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Can't get down with it

I’m still too distracted by the brilliance of people who say Failcoeur.

by aap212 on Jul 6, 2009 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I would think Flailcoeur would be more clever...

just a thought

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by JT12340 on Jul 7, 2009 5:31 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

wow

such snarkieness and cynicism. lighten up folks, just having a little fun and trying to start a discussion. I didn’t claim to be making an original spelling change nor am I claiming to be some brilliant and clever person. Relax and post your thoughts on Kris DAAAvis.

by joltinjoe on Jul 6, 2009 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Pop quiz:

Intentionally spelling names incorrectly is:

a. Asinine
b. Too clever by half
c. Indicative of a sense of humor that hasn’t progressed since grade school
d. All of the above.

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Somewhere out on the highway tonight, the drunken engines roar
It's just one of those things, one of those things
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In memory of Nick Adenhart and all victims of drunk driving

by PaulThomas on Jul 6, 2009 6:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

+1

LOL

by joltinjoe on Jul 6, 2009 6:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I liked "Failcouer" to tell you the truth

but in general I would agree.

by alskor on Jul 6, 2009 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, dont get the "community"

started on Chris Davis…

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by harendaman365 on Jul 6, 2009 10:40 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Who knows?

He might end up being nothing much in the long run . . .but the guy has been pushed so hard, so fast that it’s really difficult to say just what the future holds for him. IF the Rangers had been more conservative with him and he was spending this season at AA/AAA, we wouldn’t be having this discussion.

Just another entry in the “stop saying they’re ready when they’re really not” column. AA players are very, very rarely ready to contribute upon promotion to the majors. Even players who successfully transition from AAA to the majors often do so only after a full season or two of scuffling in the majors.

by mrkupe on Jul 6, 2009 11:08 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Davis

Every player is different. Some can handle a big jump from AA, others can’t. Sometimes we judge prospects way to quickly, this was the beginning of his first full MLB season. If one doesn’t think he, or any prospect in that situation has adjustments to make, you are going see overreactions. This is common place for prospects.

Remember: baseball guys... baseball...

by Metty5 on Jul 6, 2009 11:47 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

It is about time

He probably should have been sent down awhile ago. He desperately needs to go down and work on fixing his swing problems, be they mechanical, physical, or mental. The potential is still there, as evidence by the power totals and his previous minor league success.

by aCone419 on Jul 6, 2009 12:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

AAA. Now.

Try Salty at 1B (even if his long term future is as a catcher, get him ABs), and get Teagarden some much needed PAs.

"You end up with a name like ‘Outman,’" he said last week. "What else are you going to do? You’re going to get people out, man." ~ Dallas Braden

Free Travis Buck.

by Blicks on Jul 6, 2009 12:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Salty is not a 1B.

He has been very good defensively behind the plate this year. Better than Teagarden.

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by RangerMad on Jul 6, 2009 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

No need to call the man known as “Father Nature,” Kris Davis.

He’s been having this atrocious year on purpose, so that AL pitchers could feel better about themselves.

Believe me when I say, Chris Davis is the man responsible for the sun rising and setting day and night.

by Frederick0220 on Jul 6, 2009 12:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I think he goes down, changes his approach a little, regains his confidence and settles in at .250-.265/.310-.330/.450-.500. I still like the original Mike Jacobs comp… but a little better perhaps. A couple real nice career years and a bunch of stretches where he gets hot (like last year’s debut) and makes you think he’ll end up something more than he is… but ultimately his proclivity to K and lack of selectivity will prevent him from being anything other than a slightly below average or average hitter at 1B… though his defense will make him a nice little player.

by alskor on Jul 6, 2009 1:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs