Chris Davis on his MVO award, pending free agency and uncertain future

In an interview where he discussed winning his Most Valuable Oriole award this afternoon, Chris Davis also talked at length about his uncertain future. A pending free agent, Davis reiterated how much he has loved being an Oriole and loves the city.

Davis remains very open to re-signing with the Orioles, but he said to this point, no contract talks have taken place. He called that disappointing.

"It is. I know I said in spring I didn't want to talk about it and have it be a distraction, and I don't think it has been inside the clubhouse. But when you see guys like (Adam Jones) and J.J. (Hardy) that have been locked up during the season, it is a little frustrating, a little disappointing, but I understand that is part of it. I don't have any hard feelings against Dan (Duquette) or Peter (Angelos) or anybody. I feel like I have really done everything I can to make them want me back and it's up to them.

"I don't know what the future holds, but I've had a lot great times here. I've just really enjoyed it, not only the baseball, but the people outside the organization and in the city. There are very few places where you can come to work every day and really enjoy everybody that you work with," Davis said.

Davis was asked about the business side of the game in getting a new contract, a side he will be facing this winter.

"It is really out of my hands now," he said. "I don't necessarily understand the business side as much as other people. I think a lot of that is because I really don't want to. I enjoy being a player and being on this side and having this perspective. The biggest thing for me is to, in the offseason, look back and reflect, take it in and then make the best decision possible.

"I would love to be here. I would love to be back here, I've said that from day one. My wife and I love Baltimore. We love playing for the Orioles and these fans, but it's out of my hands now."

Davis was asked if there are any cities or teams he would prefer not to play for?

"It is hard to say that. I think you have to be open to anything. You do as much research to find out about places. You can't judge a book by its cover. Baltimore, as a visiting player, was never a place I thought I'd love to go. It was a place I didn't mind playing. But we fell in love with Baltimore two months after we were here and explored the city. It was an unexpected thing for us. We fell in love with it and you never write anything off.

"The last month every time I go up to the plate I hear fans scream, 'Don't leave and we love you.' Those things tug at my heart and it means a lot to me. I still have a job to do and there are three games left. I want to finish up strong. Especially being at home, being in front of our fans. I think a lot of that will set in once the final out is made," he said.

Davis said he read Adam Jones comments from yesterday where he talked about re-signing Davis and that it should be a priority for the front office.

"I really appreciated it. Jonsey and I have grown really close. He is a guy I respected from the outside coming over here as player and really have grown to love him as a brother. We spend so much time together, you grow to love these guys. And I really appreciated him doing that. Jonsey has never been one to bite his tongue."

So what would it take, Davis was asked, for the club to show him he is a priority?

"Anything right now," he said. "There just hasn't been any talk or communication. Whether they are trying to focus on these last few games and just let us finish the season up, any sign of life. But you know, that is for, I guess, the offseason."

Davis enters play today leading the majors with 45 home runs, ranking fourth with 112 RBIs and ninth in slugging percentage (.549). His 45 homers are the fifth-highest single-season total in Orioles history and he is the first Oriole to post two separate 40-homer seasons. He is the 13th Oriole to win the MVO award multiple times.

Davis was asked how he was able to avoid any distractions of this being his walk year so as not to derail him from having a strong 2015 season.

"I think last year was such a horrific year for me that really the only place to go was up. I kind of wiped the slate clean and had a chip on my shoulder. It really motivated me to prove to everyone inside and outside the organization that I was still the player I was in 2013. At times it was tough because I wanted it so bad I almost pressed too much for it. But it kept me going."

The Orioles don't release the voting results for Most Valuable Oriole, but the assumption is Davis beat out Manny Machado in a close vote.

"He's obviously having an unbelievable year," Davis said of Machado. "I though he was easily going to win. It's a tribute to the guys in our clubhouse that we have a number of guys who could have won the award. Manny is having one of just many great seasons to come. He's a bright star with such a bright future. I am proud to say I won the award over him, I guess there is not really any other way to say it, but he's had a great year."