MLB
Man on Fire: Baltimore Orioles 1B Chris Davis
Leading the AL in homers I can understand. But leading in batting average, too? What has gotten into Chris Davis?

15th spot among players with projected first base eligibility (playing at least 10 games there this season). He's better than Allen Craig, Freddie Freeman, or Ike Davis, but he's not quite in the ballpark of Billy Butler or Mark Reynolds.

All told, though, even a slightly better year from Davis should be a huge boost to the Orioles. Even his current hot streak, the Orioles sit in 10-8, only third in the AL East. They currently hold a 15.5 percent chance at the playoffs. If Baltimore is to make a run, it will take a few above-projected performances like Davis's so far this season to get them to the Promised Land.

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