Earlier today, 25-year-old Chris Davis was not named a starter but was selected as a reserve for third base for the AAA All-Star game, but could have very well made the list as a starter. However, it was 30-year-old Brian Barden who was selected as a starter for the All-Star game at third base. He is sixth in the Pacific Coast League with a .360 batting average. He has recorded seven homers and 38 RBIs. (more…)

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…)