Chris Davis is the owner of the largest contract in Baltimore Orioles history. Baseball Reference rates his WAR as -0.7 this season. The O’s are paying Davis $17M this season to be a below average player. Not good. The analysis of Chris Davis could end right there.
But it’s fun trying to find seek out some positives with these 2019 Orioles. When Mike Elias was introduced as General Manager in November, he was asked about Davis, who was coming off a disastrous 2018 season where he slashed .168/.243/.296 with 16 home runs.