Sports hernia surgery is popular this month, but Chris Davis has opted against going under the knife and will instead try to rest and rehab the injury that is now being called “an extreme groin strain.”
Brittany Ghiroli of MLB.com reports that Davis got a second opinion and was told that surgery isn’t needed, so he’ll skip winter ball and spend the offseason resting.
If healthy Davis figures to be a regular for the Orioles next season, but it remains to be seen if they prefer him at third base, first base, or perhaps designated hitter. Davis fell out of favor in Texas and was never healthy after coming to Baltimore in a midseason trade, but if the Orioles can live with the huge strikeout totals and shaky defense he’s averaged 25 homers per 550 at-bats and is still just 26 years old.
