Chris Davis debuted in 2006 at Spokane.  In 69 games he hit .277/.343/.534 with 15 home runs.  The next year he began the year at Bakersfield and in 99 games hit .298/.340/.573 with 24 homers before being promoted to Frisco.  In Frisco he hit .294/.377/.688 with 12 homers in just 30 games.  This year he went back to Frisco and hit .333/.376/.618 with 13 homers in 46 games.  That earned him a promotion to Oklahoma city, where he hit .333/.402/.685 with 10 homers in just 31 games.   Promoted to the show, he's now hit .290/.333/.699 with 10 homers in 26 games.  

That makes 6 stops so far, and he's had 10 homers in every one of those stops.  That includes 3 levels this year, and 33 homers already.   The American League Home Run leader Carlos Quinten has 27, and the NL leader, Ryan Howard, has 30.   The only two people in the minors with more homers are Dallas McPherson and Nelson Cruz with 38 and 37 respectively.

We knew that Davis has power.   Imagine 2009 lineup with Kinsler, Young, Hamilton, Davis hitting 1-4 in it.  especially with Davis a year closer to his prime.

(Edited because my head is stuck back 5 years ago)

Ok, raise your hand if you had predicted the following:

>95 RBI for Hamilton on the season

>6 MAJOR LEAGUE home runs for Chris Davis on the season

>10 MAJOR LEAGUE wins from the combination of Eric Hurley, Josh Rupe, Doug Mathis, Warner Madrigal, Luis Mendoza, Matt Harrison, and A.J. Murray this season?  Well, this one we might have, but there are some names we didn't expect to hear from.

Note that we've accomplished all of these by the All Star Break.  Also, we've gotten 80 games of MVP performance from Milton Bradley, we've seen  14 rookies (9 pitchers, 5 hitters), and most importantly, 50 wins!