Infielder Matt Davidson is returning to the organization that drafted him, as the D-backs’ Triple-A affiliate announced this weekend that Davidson has signed a minor league contract with an invitation to Major League Spring Training.
Selected with the No. 36 overall pick back in 2009, Davidson has shown plenty of power in the big leagues but hasn’t solidified himself as a consistent MLB contributor despite parts of five seasons in the Majors. The MVP Sports client last appeared for the 2020 Reds, hitting .163/.234/.395 with three homers and a double in 47 plate appearances.
In a total of 1075 plate appearances from 2013-20, Davidson is a lifetime .223/.292/.433 hitter with 52 home runs but a sky-high 34.2% strikeout rate. He’s split his big league time evenly between the two infield corners, and while there was some brief consideration of making Davidson a two-way player a few years ago, he has just 7 1/3 innings on the mound in his pro career.
Davidson will add some right-handed-hitting depth to the D-backs’ infield picture, and he’s coming off a massive performance with the Dodgers’ Triple-A club in 2021. Last year, in just 356 plate appearances with Oklahoma City, Davidson slugged 28 homers and tallied 21 doubles while batting .294/.365/.629 (136 wRC+).
WtfMate
I’ll always remember him hitting 3 home runs in the season opener
ChiSox_Fan
Yep! Ex-White Sox slugger!
Lets Go DBacks
Yes, this is our answer to Shohei Ohtani: an extra arm for blowout losses and a huge strike-out rate. D-Backs 2022, baby!!!
User 3663041837
Is he still trying to be a two-way player? I remember him trying it 2 years ago in the miniors but never got called up as a pitcher. Maybe he could pitch blowouts if he makes the roster.
ChiSox_Fan
Matt had 3 pitching appearances with Sox in 2018 and 3 more with Cincinnati in 2020.
Maybe more.
bluepelotas
Matty D can rake man!! Bomb aways and see ya at Chase Field!! One of the good guys.
Yep it is
Hard pass. These guys are a dime a dozen. D-Backs need players not .163 hitting side shows, if I wanted to see a clown I would go to the circus.
No clue
Obviously you only see stats or what the media prints. He did great for the Sox but was never part of the Mexican, Costa Rican El Salvador Venezuelan connection. While the manager partied with his Hispanic group he sat in the hotel or was with his family. Didn’t quite fit their life style and no matter what he did, stroke out the Yankee slugger or hit a HR he was never looked at as anything but a DH or fill in. Your opinion you have that right it’s America. Still free for now. But your opinion is blinded
chace alexander
Anyone else forget he exists?
PutPeteinthehall
The mound time in Chicago had to have been mop up duty. In Cincinnati perhaps he was an opener. They have a tight budget!!