Chris Davis became one of the most hyped players heading into the 2009 season causing him to be drafted on average somewhere in the 60th to 80th range in most drafts.
What caused him to be hyped so much? To understand, here is a quick look at what Davis did in 2008 when he came up for the Texas Rangers.
In only 80 games, Davis hit 17 homeruns, drove in an incredible 55 runs and scored 51 times himself all with a .
285 average.
The fantasy owner's mouth watered thinking about what he could do over a full season if these were the numbers he put up in just 80 contests.
Through mid May, Davis has performed under what a lot of people thought he would.
His power numbers have been there (10 through mid May) but he has really struggled at the plate hitting a tiny .
221.
He has only driven in 21 through 37 games.
A big reason Davis has yet to impress fantasy owner's is he simply is striking out much too often to be a fantasy all-star.
He has struck out a whopping 56 times through 37 games.
  In order for Davis to succeed he has to cut down on the Ks and has to work on raising his batting average.
Texas has a lot of options to send to the plate and is having a hard time justifying sending Davis up when he has failed to get on base or drive anyone in consistently.
Looking ahead, Davis has some incredible power.
If he could cut the strikeouts down and raise his average, he is the type of hitter who could knock 40 out of the yard.
He is the type of guy who has the potential to even hit 50 homers in a season, and those types of guys are few and far between.
  2009 is his first full year and once it is all said and done we may have an idea of what type of player Chris Davis is going to be.
Until then, Davis' only contributions to your team will be the long ball, but plan on getting a boat load of strikeouts and a poor batting average in addition to the homeruns.