The DISASTER Contract

[@iTalkStudios]

What are your thoughts on Chris Davis?

[@kevingohdcantgo10_0]

Washed but was once amazing

[@Flyersfan28]

He is the Goat!

[@fries5849]

Bad but I always rooted for him

[@michaelbaucom4019]

The Mets are still paying Bobby Bonilla...

[@Jose_Hunters_EWF_Remixes]

Don't have any thoughts about Davis, except indirectly, as follows: did it occur to you that perhaps he has a legitimate actual prescription for Adderall, or if he doesn't, he has undiagnosed ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)? From personal experience, I can assure you that it is not a performance enhancing drug, except to the extent that it can keep you awake when you otherwise would be asleep. However, in my case, it doesn't act as a stimulant in a useful way to be abused, as it often puts me to sleep if I take it early in the morning and haven't had enough sleep. And just in case you're wondering, I do have a legal prescription, but I was sufficiently unfortunate to remain undiagnosed with ADHD until past my 30th birthday, after I left graduate school. Hard to be diagnosed with a "learning disorder" when you eventually earned undergrad degrees in BOTH chemistry and physics, as well as a graduate degree in abstract math. But my life would have been seriously a lot less hard, and I would have been far more successful by conventional standards.

[@croke835]

I remember Chris Davis and Khris Davis both being insanely powerful but both of em fell off so fast

[@depressedasfan9452]

Ikr

[@yankmyass]

OHHHH YEAH! I REMEMBER THAT GUY! I was wondering where he went.

[@htxthewild5553]

@@yankmyass khris is in triple A, it’s crazy bc he was a top 10 power hitter 2 years ago

[@yankmyass]

@@htxthewild5553 Wait, what the fuck...he was one of the most respected power hitters literally 2 years ago. Someone needs to make a video on him

[@htxthewild5553]

@@yankmyass yeah his last major league ab was in June

[@oriolestragic-feelithappen4806]

The worst, most heart aching part of it all is Davis was a class act and a hero to the people of Baltimore off the field - to see him struggle at the plate was pain, even after the hitless streak ended

[@joshberman1848]

He was genuinely a kind and loving person and watching him go through the struggles hurt the hearts of many in Baltimore. Little known fact; he helped lift a car off of someone trapped after a horrific car accident on his way to the airport.

[@benscovil]

This. 100% this.

[@anthonydavella8350]

@@joshberman1848 wow. But he isnt dead, he can continue being a great guy under the radar

[@shrapnel77]

Never feel sorry for a multi-millionaire. He can dry his tears with $100 bills.

[@oriolestragic-feelithappen4806]

@@shrapnel77 who will dry ours?

[@sadeaton]

Wasn't a disaster for the player or his agent.

[@taylorgordon2696]

Get that bag and if you suck enough after they’ll just cut you. Free money

[@lukekajy8368]

Just like paying miggy for 10 years wasn’t a disaster

[@T1625-w7d]

Hell the Mets are still paying Bobby Bonilla 1.19 million through 2035.

[@sadeaton]

@@T1625-w7d I am jealous.

[@fuxuxux1314]

@@T1625-w7d lol so legendary Mets said Fck it let's celebrate it hahah.

[@KT-mw2jt]

In his contract they put an incentive that if he leads the league in something he gets an extra million that season, he figured he’ll lead in strikeouts, think smarter not harder good job Chris

[@bigbud8182]

LMFAOOO 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@WhalesLoveSmash]

Did that get him it? I’m being serious btw.

[@kevinmcdonald4040]

I know anything is possible, but I find it very difficult to believe that Davis cashed out on an incentive for most times struck out. I would hope that the clause only applied to positive stats. It's funny though and the one laughing loudest is Chris Davis all the way to the bank thru 2037!!!!

[@christopherkimber7679]

As a orioles fan, I’m sad to see him go. Also as an orioles fan, it was a huge mistake to pay him that much. We’re tied up with him. I’d love to see our team get back to being contenders again. We’re in one of the hardest divisions in baseball, with Toronto, NY, Boston, and Tampa usually being leaps and bounds better than us every year. But at least we had a glimmer of hope when Davis was in his prime, and we had manny, Britton, weiters, Jones, Jiminez (for one stellar season), trumbo, etc….hell, even Thome was in on the action for a year (that was a treat to get to see him dawn an orioles jersey). I hope to god we can get back to being a sneaky good team with a chance to fight for a trophy. It’s hard right now, but our farm system gives me a lot of hope. I’ll always hold Davis a special place in my love for Baltimore. I got to see him crush a few homers in his hay day. But those days are gone, and I wish him luck in his future. He will always be crush Davis to me. And every other Baltimore fan I’m sure.

[@HKim0072]

The Orioles went into the tank after Angelos fired Jon Miller. My whole childhood was filled with Jon Miller calling games on the radio.

[@tazztower44]

always been a fan of the orioles

[@farpointgamingdirect]

We will never win a World Series as long as Peter Angelos holds the purse strings; he found a way to make more money fielding a loser every year instead of "spending dollar-for-dollar with the Yankees", and fielding perennial contenders

[@MrFootballman52]

Crush Davis was one of my heroes in the Showalter era as a long-time O's fan. He alongside Nick Markakis, Adam Jones, JJ Hardy, Matt Weiters, Manny Machado, Jim Johnson (before he kept blowing games), Steve Pearce, Nate McClouth for a few seasons, Nelson Cruz for a season, Jonathan Schoop, Zach Britton, Kevin Gausman, and others brought back winning baseball for an entire generation of fans in Baltimore starved for a good baseball team. I got hope in the rebuild with Mike Elias finally tapping in the international market and creating the new facility in the Dominican Republic. Guys like Cedric Mullins, Trey Mancini, Ryan Mountcastle, John Means, and Austin Hays have started to build a solid core with Adley Rutschman coming up real soon. Just not sure about how much longer Hyde will be the skipper. The rest of the pitching staff aside from Means has to improve if they want to compete anytime soon in the AL East.

[@ryanstaiger1712]

As a Mariners fan, I hope you guys are good one day given we’ve also been stuck in a really hard division

[@scottstuber5857]

As a season ticket holder during his entire run with the Orioles, I witnessed all of this first-hand and in-person. Chris is a really nice guy (I met him several times), but he just didn't want/know how to fix himself. All of it got in his head.

[@djfrank68]

As an Os fan I remember wanting them to sign him longer. But the Os offered him like 150 million and he turned his nose up. No other team seemed to want to sign him that bad. At that point I was like “let him go”. Then the Os go and give him even more money. That made no sense to me or most Os fans. A lot of Os fans would have rather kept Nelson Cruz

[@elouise5593]

Us Ms fans would love to have kept Cruz, also! Even in his late 30s, he was still producing a lot of runs!

[@boomingtx]

Rangers fan here.. we’re still eating it after letting him walk. Shoulda been a Ranger for life imo

[@r4v4g3r]

Only because anything is better than davis’ numbers post-contract, but Nelson cruz is awful too

[@boomingtx]

@@r4v4g3r but he just started his decline. He helped Rangers, O’s, and mariners in contention. The dude has had a solid career

[@colmyers]

Biggest mistake of the Showalter era: signing Davis and not keeping Cruz, Markakis--we let two great players walk--traded Machado for a bag of balls and wasted millions of dollars, paying Davis for what he had already done. You don't pay a guy a huge contract because he's put up great numbers in the past. You cut ties and get young and build up the farm system. I knew when the negotiations were happening it was a mistake. Meanwhile Nelson Cruz is old as the hills and still hits 25 dingers a year.

[@hahhahaalolll2401]

I feel bad for Chris Davis, hes such a great guy, its very unfortunate that he was terrible after he signed that monster contract.

[@Smart-Towel-RG-400]

Why do you feel bad for him? Lol he made bank and ks set for life

[@3verdades832]

And how do you know he’s a great guy?

[@kadorigami]

@@3verdades832 Davis and his wife have raised and donated money to a local hospital for their pediatric areas of care. He's been the O's Roberto Clemente award rep for several years, definitely a pillar in the community and overall great guy/family.

[@benjaminstewart4332]

He got hurt. Literally after the contract

[@benjaminstewart4332]

@@3verdades832 he did so much for our city for the children of Baltimore he’s a great man

[@AY-uf4oz]

hat about Steven Stasburg's $245 million contract, which is turning into a major disaster for the Nats, especially if it turns out he can't pitch again and his career is over.

[@rdg760jr2]

It was an immediate disaster for the Nationals the day he signed that contract, the dude is always injured since his debut, I wasn't surprised that contract is looking worse every day

[@AY-uf4oz]

@@rdg760jr2 Exactly, he had an extensive injury history before. Plus they could have used that money to sign Rendon, which I think would have been better, even though his Angels contract hasn't worked out either so far.

[@rdg760jr2]

@@AY-uf4oz I Would've preferred they resigned Rendon since he was always producing for the Nationals and rarely was he ever injured for long periods of time but the Nationals are screwed either way

[@TheDCGuitar13]

@@rdg760jr2 what’s rendon up to these days though?

[@hawaiianwater1913]

@@TheDCGuitar13 pretty bad

[@questtech7148]

I really believe that huge contract messed his head up because he felt pressure to be worth what he was paid. It was hard to watch him struggle so badly, you can tell he was in a really bad place mentally.

[@randomstuff508]

It was actually the adhd and his inability to get adderall because of it being banned in the league

[@mauser2134]

i played against chris from 8th grade through juco ball. it was known not to throw him a strike. hes a good guy and i hate that his career ended this way but it is what it is. i did see him hit some of the longest homeruns ive ever seen though.

[@matty4natty]

The smartest man in baseball since Bobby Bonilla. Good for Chris, hope he stays well

[@RRaquello]

Guys with those kind of deals have a real incentive to stay healthy and live long.

[@markkaminski2416]

Bonilla still getting paid every may or June I believe !😂

[@larsnootbaar3475]

I feel bad for Chris his hip ruined his career

[@michaelzaug8750]

Feel bad? $160 million? Huh?

[@kingdingaling2469]

He doesn’t feel bad about anything with that $. Good for Him.

[@michaelzaug8750]

@one night in bangkok I sucked in Little League I wanted to play baseball so bad but I sucked…so then I raced bicycles…

[@gst013]

*his swing

[@ariswerdlow1411]

that 2015-2016 offseason has some awful contracts. davis heyward and to a slightly lesser extent price were all terrible contracts

[@jonnya3425]

The fact that Scherzer likely could've been signed by the Sox for the same money that very same off-season makes the Price contract a strong second to the Davis contract.

[@teachersama]

Chris Davis has retired... Yellich took his place...

[@rdg760jr2]

Strasburg says hi

[@stevenmiller7747]

This hasn’t aged well, have you looked at Bellinger’s stats lately?

[@grega490]

Steven Miller Bellinger isn’t signed to a long-term deal like Yelich is. Although he did make $16.1M this year despite putting up a WAR of -1.5.

[@charlesrocks]

Doesn’t seem like Chris Davis is a disaster at all. Perhaps he was overvalued, sure. But the man had a decent career that was ended by injuries.

[@michaelweston2285]

re-read the title: the disaster CONTRACT. from the start of his $160M contract, what Baltimore will being paying him for the next 15 years for zero production, he gave them only 4 seasons in which he averaged 0.190, 23HR, 57 RBI, 57 runs, 89 hits, and led the league in strikeouts once. those are numbers barely worthy of the league minimum, and Baltimore is paying $160M for it. explain how that's not one of the worst contracts of all time? it's not even a "decent career". he only had 3 good seasons and a bunch of mediocre to outright awful seasons. if the Orioles were paying him millions, he would have never played his last 2 years in the MLB. and i'm not even counting his 2020 season in any of this. i mean, a career 0.233 hitter who had 2.5 times as many strikeouts as RBI is not a "decent career".

[@deltafunction0]

If it was proven that he couldn't play because of injuries, insurance would have played a large part of his owed money. Instead, the Orioles bought him out. I think he just fell off.

[@ExplorationRandomDestination]

Pro contracts need to be 100% incentive based. If I’m working at McDonald’s and don’t do my job up to standards I get fired. Pro athletes don’t even take a pay cut. They don’t deserve any of it truly.

[@acex753]

Proboply couldn’t focus without the adderall

[@stevec6965]

6:37 was a normal at bat for MLB umpires. 5 pitches out of the zone turns into a called 3rd strike. 🤯

[@RSanchez111]

Chris Davis is an inspiration to everyone trying to fake it till they make it.

[@chop3625]

Quite possibly the worst but he’s got some upcoming competition. Stanton the obvious but I’ve got a feeling at 330 million Lindor might win this competition when all is said and done.

[@benr41kil]

Well mets gonna met. I wonder if they throw 100m+ to Baez now

[@chop3625]

@@benr41kil I’m betting Stevie doesn’t.

[@user-wt8im2ro1p]

Stanton is still a top 15 hitter in the league tho

[@David-eh8uw]

stanton is having some hot streaks so I don't thhink its a complete waste, although he definitely has underpreformed

[@chop3625]

@@user-wt8im2ro1p Where?

[@EETDUK]

Being a Rangers fan as a kid I was always mad at the Angels and Orioles taking our players but then I look at how they did after leaving and...

[@mramirz922]

Chris Davis made Ryan Howard look like Ichiro

[@25patberk]

Shows you how strong the players union is. Any other sport would null and void the remaining amount due. No wonder the teams are shying away from long term deals. Can't knock the hustle

[@ianburns1175]

Nope....The NBA, MLB, and DeShaun Watson have fully guaranteed contracts.....Doesn't matter how you perform or what you do you are going to get paid the full amount. You can commit murder and while the team will take you to court, more than likely you will still get paid unless conduct detrimental to the team is explicitly written in.

[@NomadicBrian]

I seem to remember an issue with a drug that he took. Supposed to treat a condition he had that helped with focus or something. Game suspensions but afterward never seemed to have the plate acuteness. One can argue the biggest let down. Look a little further back for Albert Bell a huge contract and mostly on the bench.

[@asurlybarber3620]

So now Chris Davis has achieved the TRUE American Dream: He gets to sit around doing nothing, and get paid millions of dollars for it. Color me green with envy.

[@d.s.2016]

Sitting around doing nothing... Wait, is playing baseball and getting paid millions actually doing something?

[@odisbrown6590]

Ahhh the american dream...

[@stevef4010]

What an incredible fall. I loved his swing in his prime. I guess he never adjusted. The O's would have been better off not using a DH during the bad times.

[@starwars518]

The Orioles backed themselves into a corner with the Davis contract. They let Nelson Cruz and Andrew Miller walk and the fans were screaming to sign Davis and so they did

[@henrymorphew318]

honestly crazy that you have two ends of the spectrum in careers as they age. Cruz vs Davis

[@starwars518]

@@henrymorphew318 Yes for sure as an O’s fan I was angry they let Cruz walk. The man is still doing it. Kudos for him. The Davis contract was just stupid but let’s see what happens with this youth movement

[@jake5773]

I haven't followed baseball in years but I enjoy these types of videos. My only problem is people saying ops instead of homeruns and rbis.

[@iTalkStudios]

I totally understand, but you should definitely get into more of the analytics! They're fun!

[@BunnEFartz]

If I recall, Chris Davis was the one man who stood between Miguel Cabrera and two consecutive triple crowns.

[@Bretkane]

Funny, Now he's probably on the worst contract in the league

[@wm_9640]

Yeah because he got caught using PEDs the following year. Bastard

[@jaystitzie4743]

As an O’s fan I think as time will go on I’ll have fond memories of Chris, but for right now I know him as the person who is responsible for the Orioles current state. Ownership is never going to spend that kind of money again after what happened. As much as his play infuriated me, I do know that he actually did his best and by all accounts is a really really great guy. I wish him the best, but I also wish he walked away from the game in 2015 (or at least the Orioles)

[@rickm.5228]

Boras played the Orioles big time. Made it sound like the Rangers were gonna bring Davis back and it scared the sh*t out of Angelos. Well Played!

[@michaelbaucom4019]

Giancarlo Stanton may be a subject of this type of video in the future. Also, Albert Pujols and Miguel Cabrera have been overpaid for years( with Cabrera still having two more years being paid). Steven Strasbourg might qualify for this too. And the Mets are still paying Bobby Bonilla.

[@anthonybaratta6152]

Difference? Strass all but won the Nats a title in 2019…

[@uchihadabba699]

As a Angels fan, you are so correct😣😖

[@reedermh]

Marcus Semien's deal with the Rangers is starting to get into this territory and we're not even halfway through year one. At one point my 5-year-old grandson had a better batting average on his coach-pitch team -- and my grandson was the worst hitter on the team.

[@joerapo]

I'm not an Angels fan, but my perspective on the Pujols signing was it was a PR signing. The Angels either had to know Pujols was not going to be the same player for the second half of his career or would be incredibly stupid otherwise. I viewed it as a way to get a top 5 hitter in the history of the game for fans to see.

[@michaelbaucom4019]

@@joerapo you're not wrong...

[@MikeJr9284]

Remember when Chris Davis used to be good?

[@joeblow9657]

pepperridge farms does

[@nellyseda5195]

I love baseball, with the same breath I'd say, these contracts are killing the game. There's the money to develop new players. Also sad that minimum wage in USA is below a zillion $ from these players 😕 😢

[@brokenarrow6491]

I liked Chris Davis. It was sad to see him struggle at the end. I wish him the best in life.

[@PriceRight89]

I saw Chris Davis play at Fenway Park in 2018. He got a golden sombrero that game. It was at that point I knew he was finished.

[@SimRacingVeteran]

At the end of the day really anything more than 3 million per season is just outrageous to pay a player to play a child’s game. Doesn’t matter what sport.

[@briancalifornia1]

Yeah crazy how much they make a year more than we make in our life times playing a game

[@SimRacingVeteran]

@@briancalifornia1 - yep.

[@bubbadump8676]

I love Baseball but never loved the fact I own my own big rig and still make peanuts to these guys

[@123lowp]

The athletes get attention for ads to be played to the crowd. If the advertising money is there, they deserve it. There are no honorable professions. Be mindful of your own business and invest in assets.

[@bathcat3759]

Nonsense. This is what the market has dictated. If anything, they should be paid more. There is no objective value of something. You may not like it, but that’s a personal emotional problem rather than a problem with the system or society

[@Noah-tu2nw]

He’s more like the contract finesser

[@williamford9564]

Davis and Jason Hayward have to be the biggest "What were they thinking about" contracts of the last 20 years. And people watch out, we may be seeing The Chris Davis Sequel by iTalk in three years featuring Stephen Strasburg.

[@kilim5583]

I love it when teams gets stiffed after giving fat contracts. The greedy owners just have less money. Good for Chris Davis - and all the others.

[@RRaquello]

The Orioles had a similar adventure in the early 1960's with a player named Dave Nicholson. They signed Nicholson to a record setting bonus baby contract. Nicholson was supposed to be a home run slugger, and he hit a pretty good number of home runs for his amount of times at bat, but he also set a record both for strikeouts in a season (since broken) and highest career strikeout rate (I believe still standing). He didn't actually last that long with the Orioles, as they traded him to the White Sox when he was still considered to be a promising young slugger, and got back Luis Aparicio. Like Davis, Nicholson had several seasons where he hit under .200. He was a very early example of the now common HR or K player.

[@ExMachina70]

Davis really helped boost a lot of pitchers ERA.

[@TheGLORY13]

Injuries. 99% of players will never live up to massive contracts. I'd argue most don't "deserve" Those sort of contracts ever unless the dude wins multiple Cy Youngs and 20+ Games and helps lead you to multiple World Series Titles(or appearances) or some amazing run of hitting through out the contract that again leads to personal and team awards. --- Trout....Amazing player....That angels team will never win anything but the fans like seeing him play, and it's probably (besides Ohtani) the reason fans even show up so he is bringing money into the stadium. End of the day though, you ask for what you think you are worth and you should never undervalue yourself because you never truly know (Especially sports) when it can suddenly end so I have no issue with players getting as much as they can from someone if they are willing to pay them. Player has to be able to accept any criticism (and it will come) because of how much he is making especially in a sport where you fail more than you succeed. The owners have to accept that they could potentially lose their jobs over these contracts because moving those sort of contracts are damn near impossible once youve given them and almost certainly won't pay you back at the tail end of them. Davis earned himself a big contract, he was pretty damn good...and then it all fell apart. That's life and that's baseball. Winning solves a lot of issues though.

[@Trav81888]

he had such a sweet swing. its a shame that he ended up really falling apart and being absolutely abysmal toward the end of his career

[@anthonybaratta6152]

Swing looks sweet but break it down… it’s got way too many moving parts and is heavy on the uppercut… if he coulda cut it down he woulda been in the league a lot longer…

[@axe2grind244]

When you’re no longer enhanced you become human again.

[@Trav81888]

@@anthonybaratta6152 won’t deny that. It worked until it didn’t

[@Trav81888]

@@axe2grind244 ehh he never got popped for PED’s. Adderall is a drug of abuse, not performance.

[@anthonybaratta6152]

@@Trav81888 yeah for sure… ughhh feel bad cause he was fun to watch

[@frederickperry3565]

Damn Chris Davis day lol

[@SerendipityTrickShots]

Day 2 of asking iTalk to do an updated vid of how well the Giants are doing

[@SerendipityTrickShots]

Yo thx for hearting this comment ♥️

[@becksteadmtb]

I second this motion

[@dezertkingz714]

I got an update they're still in first place. And will always be better then the dodgers. lol

[@bonnie.duncan]

i third this motion

[@EnjoySackLunch]

Make one yourself

[@aaronrhodes7268]

This compilation just makes me realize the umpires gave him a bigger strike zone than Jordan Hicks’ fastball

[@jorgyr36]

Just had to throwaway my Nike t-shirt that said "crush it like Davis" it was threadbare, nobody knew what it meant the past 3 years of wearing it anyway!

[@MarvinMonroe]

I watched a homerun derby where he was good. I haven't kept up on baseball in over 20 years

[@underwaterlevelz1947]

One thing I did like about Chris Davis is that he was a player that was not shy about dipping. He always had a bit fat pouch inside his lip when he was up to bat.

[@set921]

Davis had to have been completely embarrassed by his performance after signing this contract. He should have given half the money back.

[@jorgyr36]

The Adderall train derailed. 🚆

[@Nitsudrd]

stay in school kid

[@Wh0isB3LLY14]

Thanks for the video !!! Always wondered what happened to that guy 👦 🤔 😕 🤣

[@davidcallahan3099]

My Chicago Cubs did this with Alphonso Soriano some years back. It took a long time to get rid of that salary.

[@EEZYEEEE]

Pujols contract is up there on the top 5 for disaster contracts. Now Angels paying him $30 million to be productive for the Dodgers.

[@jonhall4602]

Davis’ downfall was that he was a free swinger. Pitchers recognized this and stopped giving him anything to hit and he just didn’t have the plate discipline to compensate.

[@BillyBall35]

Free swinger isn't fair. In his prime, he had 2 80+walk seasons, another with 72, and two more with 60+ walks

[@DavidGonzalez-gt1qq]

BJ Upton: hold my beer

[@Malcolm.Y]

At 5:44, while explaining how good he is at striking out, you have him looking at a called third strike that is a couple of inches outside. Don't blame players for blown umpire calls.

[@CDFAnyan]

I was thinking this video would be about Justin Upton

[@rars0n]

In 2014, Orioles had both Davis and Nelson Cruz on their roster. Cruz had gotten suspended for 50 games in 2013 for his link to the Biogenesis scandal, and Texas had given him a $14 million qualifying offer, which he turned down, opting to test free agency instead. This worked out great for the Orioles, who signed him on a 1-year deal for $8 million, an absolute steal. Cruz led the Orioles in 2014 with 40 homers. However, Cruz was also a great clubhouse mentor, particularly for the younger Latino players like Manny Machado. With that in mind, it felt like Cruz was an integral part of the offense and an important player to re-sign. The Orioles didn't re-sign him. Cruz wanted a 4-years and the Orioles wouldn't offer more than 3. He signed with the Mariners for 4 years and $57 million where he'd hit .302 with 44 HRs and 93 RBIs in 2015. Chris Davis by all accounts was a good clubhouse guy, too, at least while he was still hitting dongs, but he didn't have the same impact on the younger players. The general consensus was that the Orioles would try to keep both players, but re-sign one if the other were to leave. I really wanted the Orioles to re-sign Cruz and I thought at the time that the unwillingness to offer him 4 years was really stupid, as it was pretty clear that Cruz had a lot left in him and 4 years wouldn't be much of a stretch, while signing him for that term would also probably benefit them by getting a deal done at a lower price per year (Cruz would go on to sign with the Twins for a 1-year $14.3 million deal in 2019, so 4 for $57 million was still not a bad deal). But by letting Cruz go, suddenly the urgency to re-sign Davis had increased. Here's where it gets really crazy: the Orioles proceeded to enter into a bidding war with themselves. The Orioles seemed to be tossing offers at Davis, whose agent (none other than Scott Boras) kept rejecting. The reports were that nobody was interested in Davis, probably because the Orioles' opening offer was far too much money for far too long for a guy of his age. Yet out of sheer determination, I guess, the Orioles kept offering him more money. I have no idea why. But I think the Davis signing was about when the friction between GM Dan Duquette and the manager Buck Showalter really started to ramp up. The gap in team strategy/philosophy between the two seemed to be growing larger, and having dumped all that money into the Davis signing, there wasn't much for the front office left to do but let the other pieces fall to the wayside. This culminated in the Orioles waiting way too long before trading Manny Machado for a bag of balls (I'm only kidding, it was 5 prospects) to the Dodgers in 2018. Pretty much everyone thought that it was too many years, and too much money, even dumb fans like me. Everyone was dumbfounded by how they were bidding against themselves. The Orioles were *good* under Buck Showalter after so many years of being bad, and I'm almost positive there was an ultimatum from ownership to sign him at any cost. The big mistake was letting Cruz go in the first place. And that was pretty obvious even before the Davis deal got done.

[@rars0n]

It's also worth noting that 99% of Davis' plate problems were mental. Age and injury had nothing to do with him not producing as he still easily hit homers when he made contact with the ball. Batting turned into a game of blindly guessing for him. He had absolutely no idea what pitches were coming or where they were headed. He'd swing at balls that bounced over the plate and just stare at pitches thrown right down the middle. He never once got back into a hitting rhythm once he started struggling, not even for a few games. After *years* of playing his hitting *never* returned to normalcy. Some people suggest that perhaps it was the weight of the contract looming over his head, raising expectations of himself and wanting to deliver for the fans. But I think if that were the case, he would have eventually returned to some kind of version of his former self.

[@paulhopkins1905]

This is why the Gallo trade was idiotic. Dude accounts for nothing but solo hrs and unproductive outs

[@Michael-fw5ef]

I don't know of any big, long-term contract that has ever been good for an MLB team.

[@mlb5525]

As a Cubs fan I have to admit the Chris Davis contract signing was even worse than the Jason Heyward signing.

[@bobjinessr7957]

Bodybuilders playing baseball don't usually work

[@ThekiBoran]

The Zito contract with the Giants was a stinker but Zito's performance in the 2012 postseason was tremendous. Without Zito performing as he did in 2012 the Giants likely wouldn't have won a title in 2012. Among his feats in 2012 was out pitching Verlander in game 1 of the 2012 WS.

[@justinamenta7241]

Baseball contracts for the most part always even out. Players are underpaid in the beginning of their careers and overpaid at the end of their careers.

[@MichaelMartin-qe5ye]

He was already striking out 33 percent of the time and the team gave him a 7 year contract? Why would I be mad at the player? Analysts, number crunchers, scouts, a whole front office, and a general manager and none of them looked past the shiny 50 home runs?

[@hr1meg]

I would submit Carl Pavano's Yankee contract. 3 years, 30 million. He spent 3 years with the Yankees mostly on the DL, pitched in 26 games with a record of 9-8 with a 5.00 ERA. As a Yankee fan I might be biased, but you have to admit it was a disaster. Derek Jeter was quoted to have said to him, "Are you ever going to play? Ever?" Ouch. Kei Igawa's 5 years for 20 million on top of the 26 million they paid his Japanese team comes close too. Igawa's stats: 2 years, 2-4 record with a 6.66 ERA in 16 games.

[@marcoslaureano5562]

Chris Davis reminds me of two old school players....Dave Kingman and Gorman Thomas. Dave once led the league in homers while literally hitting .200

[@asurlybarber3620]

Did you forget Rob Deer? Can't blame you if you did.

[@MattGatts]

The Davis era was definitely fun. Ups and downs, but we made the playoffs in 2012 and 2014. If it weren't for the Royals.. we woulda went to the World Series. But it's all good because we have a new era underway. The Gunnar Henderson and Adley Rutschman era. Ready be a problem for years to come 💯

[@RakanishuProductions]

This channel is the bomb. Thank you sir!

[@joshuapatrick682]

Dude’s agent loves him! And I’m sure he feels the same way. Talk about getting paid! Too bad no one thought of trying to fix his bad mechanics to adjust his swing.

[@noneofyourbusiness2766]

Isn't it still the largest contract in Orioles's history?

[@cygnustsp]

Perhaps, but people will be watching this 10 years from now

[@nekotizimo1156]

would be nice if you can show something other than him either striking out or hitting homeruns

[@georgesouthwick7000]

You can count on one hand the number of players who actually earned the big money they got in free agency.

[@christopherlanthier9161]

My biggest fear is that Baltimore won't keep Mancini around because of Davis...I'm scared for my Orioles

[@JJG18]

Bro, this man is a KING. He ought to be an American Hero. How many young ball players generate billions for the owners and break down before ever seeing a payday. YOU THE MAN CRUSH.

[@noahcaret1919]

The one thing I disagree with is the notion that Davis wasn't an "on-base" hitter. For four seasons in a row, he walked 60 or more times and always had an on-base percentage that was 100 or more points over his batting average, indicating that he was actually pretty good at getting on base. Even his career on-base percentage of .315 is admirable given his career .233 batting average. Similar to and in the vein of a guy like Adam Dunn, who had very similar production, just over a much longer period of time. I will say Dunn walked a ton more than Davis did, which helped him in his later years when his batting average and home run totals naturally decreased. But, no amount of walks could ever make up for batting averages of .168 (2018) and .179 (2019). Ultimately, Davis just couldn't square the ball up like he used to, which negated any effectiveness he could've had as a guy with average to above-average walk totals. It was simply a matter of the fact that he lost his approach and confidence at the plate completely after 2016. One of the more disappointing careers of the 2010s, despite hitting nearly 300 home runs.

[@ultrustic]

I would pick Jacoby Ellisbury's contract over everyone else's contract as the worst signing ever! That includes Albert Pujol's, Josh Hamilton's, Vernon Well's, and even Mike Hampton's. Heck Chris Davis would be a spot or two spots behind Jacoby Ellisbury's contract as the worst signing ever. That 7 yr contract only fetch 520 games worth. The Yankees still have to pay him $5 mil for 2021 to buy out his player's option after paying Ellisbury for the 7 years worth of his gawd awful contract. At least Chris Davis has the decency to retire.

[@thosesocks8500]

Bauer's contract has looked pretty bad so far

[@tysheinin8733]

A good candidate to replace "Bobby Bonilla Day"

[@kevingross4141]

It's easy to see: he had the LONGEST swing in this century. He dragged the bat through the zone, sticking his arm out toward the third base line. If someone could have gotten through his head to keep the "triangle" going for as long as you can, he would have had a few more good years (even though his strike zone judgement would still have been "swing if it's pitched").

[@jackgreehan]

5:10 Hah yep. Chris Davis and Adam Dunn playing in two neighboring cities

[@ForeignRHM]

Ultimate finess, honestly an inspiration.

[@hugosegura6287]

@Italkstudios, Not exactly like Bobby Bonilla, because Davis, contract is not getting paid with interest to keep up with inflation like Bonilla’s contract. So in that sense his contract is actually be worth a lot less than what he signed for because it’s steadily loosing value over the next 15 years or so due to inflation.

[@lawsonfan5797]

Is he Glenn's son? Carryin' on that.......... Family Tradition.

[@jbjoeychic]

As a Yankee fan it was rather painful to see him struggle the way he did. I am of the opinion that the game of Baseball is a very very difficult and humbling game to play. If you do play the game you will fail, sometimes miserably. That being said, I truly feel awful to see any player struggle beyong the pale. Today, for me that player is Joey Gallo. He is hitless or near hitless in many at bats with not a lot of HR's to speak off. I become embarrassed for players like Davis and Gallo and I guess the take away is they will never struggle to make ends meet again. That is more awesome than failing at the game.

[@hiimrye_]

I don't think it was a dumb contract, in hindsight yes you can say that it's dumb now, but as you said in the video he was a pure superstar before the contract. But if I do remember correctly back then Baltimore was even reluctant to give him a big contract but what choice did they really have?

[@benjaminstewart4332]

Chris Davis had a reoccurring hip injury. This man before his injuries was a beast

[@joechang8696]

Youklis was true elite batter, percentage, obp, and slugging and a good defender for many years, yet in his early 30s, just fell off. This is just thing that can happen to heavy bodied men. When Ortiz was 36, he had a decline, and some people thought he was about to fall off hard. However, when previously he may have benefited from natural talent, he put effort in adjusting his remaining talent to put together several more all star years

[@yell0wberry]

The most shocking part about this whole thing is that pitchers had the audacity to throw him pitches in the strike zone when he would’ve swung at virtually anything thrown. Before we started judging the Baltimore oriole franchise on their contracts, there’s a certain team in Anaheim as well as a certain team in Queens New York who should be brought out on the carpet

[@michaelgerhardt7130]

Jason Heyward….hold my beer…..

[@somchai9033]

Glad the Cubs took that on and not the Cardinals

[@basharthekindandgentle4346]

2022 Stephen Strasburg: hold my beer.

[@AcurAEX]

Chris Davis is set to receive $42 million in deferred payments in a 15-year period from 2023 to 2037 as a residual after-effect of the seven year, $161 million contract he signed with the Orioles in 2016. After receiving his full $23 million salary in 2022, Davis will earn: $9.16 million annually from 2023 to 2025 $3.5 million from 2026 to 2032 $1.4 million from 2033 until 2037 At that point, Davis will have turned 51. Via Spotrac.

[@willpgarrett2940]

Its ironic in 2022, the issues Davis he was good at, K's & HRs, are rewarded and admired in the Saber Metrics Game.

[@danielhubbard9107]

OMG no doubt about it. I'm an Orioles fan and this wrecked us. Thankfully he's gone and it looks like we're recovering slowly, would've been quicker without this albatross.

[@jayjya]

power will diminish. lengthy contracts are better served to hitters with a high OBP

[@joerapo]

I actually think the Heyward contract is worse for one reason. Elite power hitters are rare even if they are a one tool player. 50+ HR hitters don't grow on trees especially in the tested era. They took a shot and it failed. Heyward on the other hand was signed to a massive contract by a team that was full of talented position players, but lacked pitching. Heyward is essentially a light hitting center fielder taking up a corner outfield position.

[@BigAngryPhil]

The Angels say "Hold My Beer..."