Long before Chris Davis moved on from baseball with his surprise retirement announcement Thursday morning, the Orioles had done well to move on from him. The self-described “lump” the club couldn’t get rid of was one they’d at least learned to work around.
But even if he knew long before communicating to the team that he wanted to retire, the deed being done must be such a relief to both sides. Even if there aren’t any major short-term consequences for him or the club, it was a move all sides will welcome, just for the finality of it all.