Baltimore Orioles first baseman Chris Davis announced his retirement from Major League Baseball on Thursday, according to Joe Trezza of MLB.com. Davis was on the injured list at the time of the announcement after undergoing season-ending hip surgery earlier this season. He had struggled at the plate over his last three seasons, and he ends his career with a .233/.315/.459 triple-slash line, 295 home runs, 780 RBI and 707 runs scored. If he was being rostered in deep dynasty formats as a ...

Baltimore Orioles first baseman Chris Davis (hip) is expected to miss the remainder of the season. According to general manager Mike Elias, the veteran underwent left hip surgery on Wednesday, and Davis will spend the next four or five months recovering. The 35-year-old has seen better days from a statistical perspective and is coming off a horrendous 2020 season in which he averaged .115 at the plate while striking out 17 times throughout 52 at-bats. While it is unknown if Davis will be able ...

Baltimore Orioles first baseman/designated hitter Chris Davis (back) is a candidate for the 60-day injured list due to persistent back issues, per manager Brandon Hyde. Davis has played in just one Grapefruit League game due to back soreness, with the ailment apparently causing significant long-term effects. Unavoidable when discussing Davis is his contract situation: owed $23 million each of the next two years, the Orioles are attempting to find at-bats for the former slugger, while managing ...

Baltimore Orioles first baseman Chris Davis is seeking a specialist for his sore back, according to manager Brandon Hyde. Davis has been day-to-day with a lower back strain since last week and currently there is no timetable for his return. Davis was limited to just 16 games last season while dealing with patellar tendinitis in his left knee. He put up a brutal .115/.164/.173 batting line with zero home runs and one RBI over his 52 at-bats last year and hasn't been an effective hitter since ...

Baltimore Orioles first baseman Chris Davis (back) was held out of the team's spring training lineup on Tuesday after he strained his lower back in Sunday's spring opener, according to manager Brandon Hyde. Davis is considered day-to-day. After hitting just .115 without a home run in 16 games last season, Davis needed to earn at-bats in a reserve role entering camp this year. He was on the injured list twice last season with left patella tendinitis. Turning 35 later this month, Davis is signed ...

Baltimore Orioles first baseman Chris Davis said Friday that he has spoken with manager Brandon Hyde, who indicated that he would need to prove that he deserves to play in 2021. Davis, who is entering the sixth year of a seven-year, $161 million contract, was once a major power threat at the plate. However, he has put up abysmal numbers over the past three seasons, failing to hit more than 16 home runs or hit above .200. The 34-year-old did say that he has made some adjustments to his swing ...

No matter how high a particular player's BABIP may be, his average will be mediocre at best if he strikes out too much. This is why fantasy managers have known for years that players like Chris Davis are potential drains on a fantasy team's batting average. Furthermore, players that whiff a lot tend to continue to do so - it is a very sticky trait.In 2019, the league average K% was 23%, meaning that roughly one in five MLB PAs ended in a K. That rate was virtually unchanged in 2020 with a 23.4 ...

Baltimore Orioles first baseman Chris Davis is under contract through the 2022 season at a substantial price tag, but his -7 OPS+ from this year has left many clamoring for the Orioles to move on from his contract. General manager Mike Elias reiterated Saturday that Davis would be a part of the club heading into 21, although he would not reveal his role. Its difficult to see a path in which Davis would get anything mirroring consistent playing time with Renato Nunez having blossomed at first ...

Baltimore Orioles first baseman/designated hitter Chris Davis has been placed on the 10-day injured list due to patellar tendinitis in his left knee, paving the way for Ryan Mountcastle to join the active roster. The club anticipates Davis missing more than the required 10 days on the IL, which essentially zaps him of any fantasy implications that he may have had. Having opened the year with a .122/.173/.184 slash line through his first 52 plate appearances, Davis is a non-entity for the ...

Baltimore Orioles first baseman/designated hitter Chris Davis was out of the starting lineup again Sunday against Washington, having pinch-hit and struck out in the ninth. With his numbers (.133/.188/.200) having plummeted through the early part of the 2020 campaign, Davis is moving out of a full-time gig, paving the way for Renato Nunez to see more time at first base. As if Davis lack of production was not incentive enough to look elsewhere in all season-long formats, the fact that he will no...