Comments on: Rangers Send Chris Davis Down

By: jolene

jolene — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 06:10:24 +0000

Im so mad that yall sent him to AAA he makes up for the hitting in the out fild…. he makes plays like no other on first base… I think the batting coach sould have worked with him befor he got this bad…. an maybe he needs a new batting couch but dont send him back down… I go to all the games i can an i never miss one on tv because of him… it bites big ones that yall would do that to the best first base man i think yall have ever had…. boo on who sent him away….

By: Jon

Jon — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:25:56 +0000

With Davis at 1B you get excellent defense, but poor hitting. At least that’ sumthin’.

With Blalcok at 1B you get nuthin’.

Somthin’ beats nuthin’

Poor move in a very tight race for the division. Better to have just waited on Smoak.

By: linguist

linguist — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:25:46 +0000

OK Sports fans, time to send the intestinal refernce down to Oklahoma too.

By: Rangers Fan

Rangers Fan — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 05:02:41 +0000

I’ll first throw out that I am a huge Chris Davis fan….so while I understand the move, it also terrifies me. Yes he needs to work his swing/confidence out but Blalock at first will cost this team. Not only does he pale in comparison to Davis in the field but he hasn’t been an offensive threat. He had 3 good games…and now 2 bad ones and we feel good with him at first? This move will hurt. Maybe it will payoff in the long run with a confident hitting CD back…but at the moment. Our pitchers better be on their A- game cuz they won’t be getting in stretch outs a first.

By: Redcaps

Redcaps — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:32:35 +0000

AAA also has a lot of young prospect pitchers putting the finishing touches on their stuff before being called to the majors.

By: Matt ryan

Matt ryan — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:22:37 +0000

To Triple AAA is the right place to go. Usually AAA pitching is full of veterans trying to get their careers back on track. He needs to see that kind of pitching as opposed to AA pitching.

By: Skeptical

Skeptical — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:04:10 +0000

Tough decision. Hope that Blalock’s defense, or lack thereof, doesn’t cost too many games. At least the offense will be better. Back to the good old days of 12-10 scores.

By: Malone

Malone — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:00:39 +0000

Evan what do they do if he goes down and struggles more? I really hope he gets this worked out

By: cdh

cdh — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:58:31 +0000

The more I think about this move, which I agree needed to be made, the more I’m confused about them both being in Oklahoma City. Didn’t they just promote Smoak on July 4th? If so, does that mean they didn’t think of sending Davis down until today?

By: Ryans Dad

Ryans Dad — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:55:40 +0000

I think it’s one thing for a veteran to set the K record for a single season. It’s another thing to let a 2nd year player, he would never recover. Smart move and I think good timing. Best of luck to Davis, he is a favorite of mine and I want him to do good. Godspeed.