Baltimore Orioles: Two sides to every story

The flip side of the Chris Davis saga with the Baltimore Orioles.

There are two sides to every story, and yes that’s even true regarding the Baltimore Orioles and Chris Davis. In general, most of us tend to think that Davis and especially agent Scott Boras are crazy for turning down the offer that the Orioles made. Boras is consistently spun into a villain, both on this column and on many other media. (And I’m not really apologizing for that, because I think that Boras is ruining baseball with his tactics across the board – not just with Davis.)

But there’s always an inverse side to every saga. No, I’m not going to turn around and defend Boras’ concept of literally having no loyalty to any organization short of the one that gives you the most green. However perhaps there is another way of looking at the Davis situation that we’re missing.

On one hand it seems that there have been no other offers on Davis, and the Orioles have left the table. Outwardly, it would appear that most other teams in baseball probably agree that the offer the Orioles put out was a solid one, and they aren’t about to go above that to get Davis. That said, Boras is probably of the mindset that at some point someone will just bit the bullet and pay up.

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However on the other hand, it does seem a bit strange that there’s been no other action on Davis (of which we know). So could that be a good sign for the Orioles? Could that mean that the Orioles still have the “inside track?”

Needless to say, it’s not a bad thing – for the Orioles, that is. I’m not sure it means that they have the inside track, but it’s not a bad thing. As I said, I suspect that Boras is just playing the waiting game and expecting someone (the Orioles or anyone else) to “come to their senses” and pony up the money for which he and Davis are looking.

However we’ve also heard over time that the dialouge between Boras and the Orioles is still ongoing. While the offer of seven years, $154 million is technically off the table, it could be thrown back out there at any time. So the fact that rumors of discussions between Boras and St. Louis, New York, Boston, Washington, Los Angeles, etc. regarding Davis aren’t flying out there does in fact bode well for the Birds.

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Obviously we can’t know if Boras isn’t talking to these teams because they aren’t interested (at his price) or if because he knows Davis really wants to be on the Orioles. Keep in mind that part of Boras’ sales pitch to potential clients is that while they may want to be in certain cities and on certain teams, he’s there to ensure that their financial goals are met moreso than their destination goals. At the end of the day, the Orioles might have made the best offer for Davis that Boras will get.

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So as has been the case for awhile, we’ll just have to wait and see. But mind you, pitchers and catchers report two weeks after the Super Bowl. Tick-tock.