Years from now, the real cost of Chris Davis' ill-fated seven-year, $161 million contract will be pondered as part of Orioles folklore. That is for future media discourse, but the cost has been enormous.
Not to beat a dead horse, but from the moment Davis signed the contract mega-agent Scott Boras negotiated with Orioles owner Peter Angelos, the Orioles never received the Davis they were expecting upon delivery.
Gone was one of the most feared sluggers in the game -- someone who clubbed 159 home runs, drove in 412 runs and batted .256/.342/.533 from 2012-2015. That guy was replaced by a very different person wearing the No. 19 jersey with Davis on the back. The Davis Orioles fans ended up with has hit .200/.295/.390 with just 85 homers and 211 RBIs.
