Freddie Freeman signed an eight-year, $135 million contract with the Atlanta Braves, perhaps setting the market for future talks between the Baltimore Orioles and Chris Davis.
Davis avoided arbitration last month by agreeing to a $10.35 million deal. He won't become a free agent until after the 2015 season.
Davis is a career .266/.327/.512 hitter with better power numbers than Freeman -- a career .285/.358/.466 hitter.
"If Davis comes close to duplicating his 2013 season, [agent Scott] Boras will view Freeman's salary as chump change," writes Roch Kubatko.