Nolan Writin' » Davis http://nolanwritin.com A Texas Rangers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Fri, 24 May 2013 13:59:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Chris Davis is the Right Choice http://nolanwritin.com/2011/04/14/chris-davis-is-the-right-choice/ http://nolanwritin.com/2011/04/14/chris-davis-is-the-right-choice/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 09:00:18 +0000 http://nolanwritin.com/?p=1632 After the Josh Hamilton injury this week, the Texas Rangers have called up Chris Davis. Davis, a left-handed first baseman, who has had multiple chances to stay in the big leagues. This spring Davis was told he would be competing for the first base position, quickly Davis was made aware of the club’s intentions for [...]

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]]> After the Josh Hamilton injury this week, the Texas Rangers have called up Chris Davis. Davis, a left-handed first baseman, who has had multiple chances to stay in the big leagues. This spring Davis was told he would be competing for the first base position, quickly Davis was made aware of the club’s intentions for Mitch Moreland to be the primary starter. During the spring, some controversy was raised where Davis told media outlets that if he wasn’t going to be a starter on the Rangers roster, they should trade him to a team who needs him. Shortly after making the comments, Davis backtracked somewhat and folded into the “what is best for the team” mantra.

Texas Rangers' Chris Davis, called up to replace Josh Hamilton

Chris Davis Called up from Round Rock

I’m on record as saying that Chris should have made the club. As always I am no way qualified to make such a decision (just a loud fan), but Davis earned a position. This spring Davis worked hard and put up impressive numbers. In 58 at bats Davis accumulated 21 hits and 5 home runs. His strikeouts were high at 17 but decreased from previous springs. Chris Davis’ most impressive stat was his OPS (On Base plus Slugging),which many experts are using as a better evaluation of a player than batting average. A good OPS is .800 and up, Davis had a 1.128 OPS this spring, impressive to say the least. To be fair to Moreland, he put up similar, if not slightly better numbers than Davis, and clearly earned his position. In the end it was postseason experience that Moreland gained last season, that gave him the edge and the job. (more…)

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