Josh Hamilton, the reigning AL MVP and recovering addict, has issued support for struggling first baseman Chris Davis. Davis hasn't endured the same off-field issues as Hamilton, but he has had his position taken over by Mitch Moreland and his future in Texas remains unclear. "We've always had kind of a different relationship," Davis said of he and Hamilton. "There are a lot of things I can see in him and not just baseball ... the type of man he is. He's helped me grow in faith and understand a lot of the things that I have gone through and continue to go through. God puts a person in situations for a purpose, and he's really helped me spiritually. "There was a time where I was worried about things that didn't matter and in a certain sense I lost sight of where I came from. Josh is somebody that I can relate to. He's not the only one -- we have a unique clubhouse, and all of us have been through a lot together -- but he is somebody I can really talk to because of who he is and what he has been through. We've grown a lot together." Hamilton doesn't see it as being a mentor and made it clear that he is not trying to "take anybody under his wing" as the cliche goes. He is just trying to help out a friend. "What you are seeing is our faith in God," Hamilton said. "He's pursuing his faith and I'm growing my faith. If you do that, you're going to connect a lot more. I have been growing mine the last four, five, six years, and he's at the point where he is growing his spirit. When you do that, people are going to be drawn to you or push away from you. But it's good to have somebody to connect with."