masn-baseballs-orioles.jpgSARASOTA, Fla. – Chris Davis doesn’t think it’s going to be much longer before he’s cleared to resume throwing and gets back into the Orioles lineup as the final weeks play out in spring training.
Davis is sidelined with discomfort in his right elbow/forearm, but an MRI Saturday didn’t reveal any structural damage. He continues to receive treatment and was able to crack a few jokes this morning – starting with a mock meltdown into tears – while providing the latest update at his locker.
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SARASOTA, Fla. – Chris Davis doesn’t think it’s going to be much longer before he’s cleared to resume throwing and gets back into the Orioles lineup as the final weeks play out in spring training.

Davis is sidelined with discomfort in his right elbow/forearm, but an MRI Saturday didn’t reveal any structural damage. He continues to receive treatment and was able to crack a few jokes this morning – starting with a mock meltdown into tears – while providing the latest update at his locker.

chris-davis-jog-white.jpg“I feel better today,” he said. “Obviously, the last couple days I haven’t done a whole lot, but treating and kind of go through a little wounded wing protocol or whatever you want to refer to it as. But I feel better today. I think it’s something that’s going to be a day-to-day thing.

“I felt like I was getting close to being 100 percent the other day and kind of had a little setback, so hopefully not too much longer. I’m getting tired of doing the same thing over and over. I’d like to do the same thing over and incorporate baseball into that.”

Davis had been restricted to serving as designated hitter, the tightness preventing him from throwing but not keeping a bat out of his hands. He was sent for the MRI on Saturday after reporting that the tenderness had increased. The club wanted to check his flexor mass, with worst-case scenarios floating in everyone’s head.

One member of the organization noted that Davis seemed more worried than in previous days when he assumed that he slept “wrong” on the arm. The expression on his face reflected his heightened concerns.

“I think it was just something that kind of came out of nowhere,” he said. “I’ve never had any issues with my elbow. Really haven’t had any arm problems. Have been able to jump in the outfield in the middle of the season, make those throws and not really have any soreness or tightness or anything like that, so it was just something that was kind of unfamiliar.

“Anytime you hear MRI, I think there’s a little sense of anxiety that kind of creeps in, but after we got the results back and I sat down with E (head athletic trainer Brian Ebel) and the doc, I felt a lot better. I mean, structurally everything looks good. It’s just a matter of taking it slow.”

Davis quipped that he won’t be competing for the fifth starter’s job or a role in the bullpen, where he’s sitting on perfection after one memorable outing in Boston.

“I’ll never pitch again,” he said. “I have a flawless ERA, 1-0 in the big leagues and I’ll never let Darren O’Day forget that.”