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Chris Davis OFFICIALLY re-called; Andrew Jones Placed on DL
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sportscardtheory
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Re: Chris Davis to be re-called before series vs NYY
FINALLY. He is KILLING in AAA.
FINALLY. He is KILLING in AAA.
schmidtfan20
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Re: Chris Davis to be re-called before series vs NYY
the guy couldn't hit it with a trash can lid in the majors.
the guy couldn't hit it with a trash can lid in the majors.
Austin
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Re: Chris Davis to be re-called before series vs NYY
Smoak hit well in AA, but he's bombed in AAA.
In contrast, Davis is hitting .327 with 6 homers in AAA.
But as a Rangers fan, Davis is so frustrating to watch.
I wouldn't mind the strikeouts so much if Davis was actually good like Ryan Howard or Mark Reynolds.
But Davis has been horrible.
Hopefully doing well in the minors gave him confidence, but I don't have much hope for him.
Smoak is only hitting .247 with 3 homers in 174 at bats in AAA.aw00d05 said:
Smoak hit well in AA, but he's bombed in AAA.
In contrast, Davis is hitting .327 with 6 homers in AAA.
But as a Rangers fan, Davis is so frustrating to watch.
I wouldn't mind the strikeouts so much if Davis was actually good like Ryan Howard or Mark Reynolds.
But Davis has been horrible.
Hopefully doing well in the minors gave him confidence, but I don't have much hope for him.
Re: Chris Davis to be re-called before series vs NYY
If he produced like he did last year I could care less, his only plus this year is his defense compared to Blalock (who sucks at 1st to say the least). I'd like to see Smoak get a shot, and he may when the rosters expand actually.Austin said:
Re: Chris Davis to be re-called before series vs NYY
1. He more than held his own last year, so saying he hasn't succeeded at the major league level is incorrect.
2. He was on pace to hit 30+ HR's this year despite all of the K's.
3. He's 23 and will get better.
4. He can do the same thing Blalock is doing, which is hit HR's with a low batting average, but he'll play gold glove caliber defense in the process.
5. The Rangers need to shake up the lineup, they haven't scored much all year.
6. He'll never K less than 150 times in a season, and may never hit .250, but he'll hit 40 HR a year.
1. He more than held his own last year, so saying he hasn't succeeded at the major league level is incorrect.
2. He was on pace to hit 30+ HR's this year despite all of the K's.
3. He's 23 and will get better.
4. He can do the same thing Blalock is doing, which is hit HR's with a low batting average, but he'll play gold glove caliber defense in the process.
5. The Rangers need to shake up the lineup, they haven't scored much all year.
6. He'll never K less than 150 times in a season, and may never hit .250, but he'll hit 40 HR a year.
Re: Chris Davis to be re-called before series vs NYY
Davis was on pace for 200+ k's easily...Smoak is the 1B of the future no doubt, I kind of hope Davis does well next year and they can deal him for something good at the deadline. Blalock is terrible at first, that's the only reason I want Davis up. A big reason the Rangers aren't scoring is the lineup's Wash puts out, I don't understand how you can't play Borbon when he's batting .450 and steals bases like crazy.WJCIII said:
CAROLINA BOSOX
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Re: Chris Davis to be re-called before series vs NYY
I don't know for sure but I think having Davis on the same AAA team with Smoak might have slowed Smoak's hitting down some. I think Smoak may have felt some added pressure having the guy he is supposed to replace in the lineup on his team. Maybe if Davis is called up then Smoak will get hot again. I hope so.
I don't know for sure but I think having Davis on the same AAA team with Smoak might have slowed Smoak's hitting down some. I think Smoak may have felt some added pressure having the guy he is supposed to replace in the lineup on his team. Maybe if Davis is called up then Smoak will get hot again. I hope so.
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Re: Chris Davis to be re-called before series vs NYY
I don't think Davis really cares one way or another about Smoak. Smoak could be gone in a trade at some point, so his future could be somewhere else. Davis is playing to find a job for himself, period.
As for not bringing up Smoak, Texas is in the playoff hunt. I doubt they want to be throwing rookies into the lineup regularly with games on the line. Borbon is doing really well and even he is not in the lineup daily. With Davis tearing up AAA, it only made sense to bring him back. He has MLB experience and he can't really do any worse than Andruw Jones has the past month or so in his starts.
aw00d05 said:
I don't think Davis really cares one way or another about Smoak. Smoak could be gone in a trade at some point, so his future could be somewhere else. Davis is playing to find a job for himself, period.
As for not bringing up Smoak, Texas is in the playoff hunt. I doubt they want to be throwing rookies into the lineup regularly with games on the line. Borbon is doing really well and even he is not in the lineup daily. With Davis tearing up AAA, it only made sense to bring him back. He has MLB experience and he can't really do any worse than Andruw Jones has the past month or so in his starts.
Re: Chris Davis to be re-called before series vs NYY
When rosters expand I don't see why you wouldn't bring up Smoak, the MiLB season will be done, and he won't have to play he can just get a feel for what it's like to be in the majors. I'd throw him in every once in a while if Davis/Blalock suck like usual.AndruwHRJones said:
sportscardtheory
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Re: Chris Davis to be re-called before series vs NYY
I find it funny that some people would rather have the guy hitting .247 up instead of the guy hitting .330. Davis has outplayed Smoak in every facet of the game since they started playing together in AAA, and he's only less than a year older than Smoak. He is the clear choice for a call-up.
I find it funny that some people would rather have the guy hitting .247 up instead of the guy hitting .330. Davis has outplayed Smoak in every facet of the game since they started playing together in AAA, and he's only less than a year older than Smoak. He is the clear choice for a call-up.
Re: Chris Davis to be re-called before series vs NYY
Nobody is debating the K's, but you also can't debate the fact that a 23 year old kid was on pace for 30+ HR's betting eighth for his team. Throw in stellar defense, and this kid has a huge future.
aw00d05 said:
Nobody is debating the K's, but you also can't debate the fact that a 23 year old kid was on pace for 30+ HR's betting eighth for his team. Throw in stellar defense, and this kid has a huge future.
Austin
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Re: Chris Davis to be re-called before series vs NYY
He also had only 10 doubles in half a season, which means it was homer or nothing for him.
I'm a Ranger fan and I could not stand watching Davis play.
Yes he's young, and will probably get better, but he looked worse than Rob Deer or Dave Kingman in the first half of the season.
(And I wonder how many of Davis' supporters are investors in his cards.)
Who cares if he was on pace for 30+ homers if he was hitting .202 with only 33 rbi in 77 games.WJCIII said:
He also had only 10 doubles in half a season, which means it was homer or nothing for him.
I'm a Ranger fan and I could not stand watching Davis play.
Yes he's young, and will probably get better, but he looked worse than Rob Deer or Dave Kingman in the first half of the season.
(And I wonder how many of Davis' supporters are investors in his cards.)
sportscardtheory
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Re: Chris Davis to be re-called before series vs NYY
I was going to say the same thing about Justin Smoak. Davis clearly got back on track in AAA. Now we will see if it translates into the Majors.
Austin said:
I was going to say the same thing about Justin Smoak. Davis clearly got back on track in AAA. Now we will see if it translates into the Majors.
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Re: Chris Davis to be re-called before series vs NYY
Just remember... Davis can play RF as well. There will be a DH spot open for them I am sure. His future or Smoak's future may not be at 1B. And think of this. What did Mark Reynolds hit his 1st couple of years. Now look though. .280 with 30+ homers and on pace for 200+ K's. Does anybody really care about his K's with that BA and HR total. If Davis can make an adjustment at the plate and bring his BA up, keep the HR possibility of 30+ homers but maybe still have 200+ K's should anybody care?
Just remember... Davis can play RF as well. There will be a DH spot open for them I am sure. His future or Smoak's future may not be at 1B. And think of this. What did Mark Reynolds hit his 1st couple of years. Now look though. .280 with 30+ homers and on pace for 200+ K's. Does anybody really care about his K's with that BA and HR total. If Davis can make an adjustment at the plate and bring his BA up, keep the HR possibility of 30+ homers but maybe still have 200+ K's should anybody care?
