There were times last season when Orioles first baseman Chris Davis looked as if he was carrying the weight of the entire franchise on his shoulders.
With each strikeout or grounder into the infield shift, Davis found himself in a deeper hole that proved to be insurmountable.
The 32-year-old veteran finished the year batting .168 with 16 home runs, 49 RBI and a .539 OPS. Davis had the worst WAR among major-league qualifiers at minus-3.1, according to Fangraphs.
"I mean, there was so much that went on away from baseball," he said. "Having to deal with just failure on a constant basis, unmet expectations, and this is all personal. And I think by the time the season ended I was just so tired that I was ready to turn the page.
