The O’s already know that 25-year old lefty swinging Chris Davis is a solid defensive 3B. They are going to give him a look at 3B the rest of this year with Mark Reynolds shifting to 1B. Davis has played in 16 games for the O’s so far this year and he is 15 for 64 (.234 avg, .634 OPS) with 8 runs scored, 1 homer, 6 RBIs and 1 stolen base. He has now played in 44 games overall this year for the Rangers & Orioles and he is 34 for 140 (.243 avg, .672 OPS) with 17 runs scored, 4 homers, 12 RBIs and 1 stolen base. The Orioles know that Davis is going to start for them in 2012, they just need to find out where on the field. He has big time power, but he’s also a big time whiffer just like Mark Reynolds.

Injuries have given 27-year old righty swinging OF/1B Nolan Reimold a chance at full-time P.T. in which he was expected to take advantage of. But he hasn’t. Reimold has played in 15 games so far in August and he is 10 for 53 (.189 avg, .548 OPS) with 7 runs scored, 1 homer and 2 RBIs. He has now played in 54 games for the Orioles so far this year and he is 35 for 162 (.216 avg, .686 OPS) with 18 runs scored, 7 homers, 20 RBIs and 1 stolen base. Reimold is starting to fall out of the good graces of the Orioles. If he doesn’t straighten out soon the Orioles might not be depending on him much…if at all…..in the future.

35-year old righty swinging 1B Derrek Lee was signed over the winter to add some thump to the lineup while bringing his solid glove to Baltimore. His glove has been good but his bat has been pathetic so far this year. Lee has played in 48 games for the Orioles so far this year and he is 40 for 187 (.214 avg, .597 OPS) with 20 runs scored, 4 homers, 16 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. In his previous four years before 2011, Lee averaged 88.9 runs scored, 24 homers, 90.8 RBIs and 4 stolen bases. The Orioles need Lee to get hot with the bat if they are going to get back into the A.L. East race.

27-year old righty swinging 3B Mark Reynolds had a rough year in 2010 for the Diamondbacks. He played in 145 games for the D-Backs last year and he was 99 for 499 (.198 avg, .753 OPS) with 79 runs scored, 32 homers, 85 RBIs and 7 stolen bases. He also whiffed 211 times last year! The Orioles thought that Reynolds just had a bad year and that he would rebound in 2011, so they dealt for him. But, Reynolds is not hitting at all for the Orioles so far this year. Reynolds has played in 33 games for the O’s so far this year and he is 20 for 107 (.187 avg, .635 OPS) with 14 runs scored, 3 homers and 15 RBIs. He has walked 16 times already this year but he has also whiffed 34 times this season. The Orioles need Reynolds to start hitting soon because they were depending on him to provide a lot of power in 2011.

35-year old righty swinging 1B Derrek Lee is off to a very slow start with the bat for the Orioles. He has played in 26 games for the Orioles so far this year and he is 23 of 101 (.228 avg, .591 OPS) with 10 runs scored, 1 homer, 4 RBIs and 1 stolen base. Lee has also whiffed 27 times as he has been very impatient at the plate. The Orioles are happy with Lee’s defense but they need him to relax at the plate and let his natural skills take over. He’s too good of a hitter not to catch fire with the bat pretty soon.