Either Rajai Davis is being traded to the Cardinals, or he just trolled everyone
Social media has allowed fans and analysts to basically stalk athletes 24/7. It’s so easy to interact with players, find out where they are eating or know when they are going out to see a movie.
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The constant monitoring means that any move a player makes while on social media will be tracked meticulously. Detroit Tigers outfielder Rajai Davis is the latest example of that phenomenon.
What does it all mean?
Given that we’re so close to the trade deadline, it’s widely assumed that there are two possibilities here: Either Davis is being traded to the Cardinals, or he’s become a master troll.
As of this moment, there’s been no news, or even rumors, about Davis going to St. Louis. Trades take time to develop, and it’s possible that something will be announced shortly, but we’re really hoping Davis is messing with everyone right now.
UPDATE: Davis has been spotted in the Tigers’ clubhouse, and he certainly isn’t acting like a man who has just been traded.
Rajai Davis is in the clubhouse, dressed in uniform, and laughing. I wouldn’t read anything into it, folks.
— James Schmehl (@jamesschmehl) July 27, 2015
If this does turn out to be a prank, we have to give a ton of credit to Davis. If he had the foresight to know someone would pick up on his Twitter follows immediately and assume he had been traded, that’s just excellent.
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The fact that we’re even debating what’s going on right now proves that social media has changed the way news is covered. Rajai Davis followed a bunch of Cardinals accounts on Twitter, and now everyone is freaking out.
Will a trade be announced soon, or did Davis just pull off one of the best pranks we’ve ever seen?
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Chris Cwik is a writer for Big League Stew on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at [email protected] or follow him on Twitter! Follow @Chris_Cwik
