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The Yankees have signed outfielder to a minor league deal, as reported by . Its not clear whether or not the deal includes an invite to big league Spring Training. Davis, 25, has not yet made his big league debut but was a consensus top-100 prospect for many years. A second-round pick by the Cubs in 2018, Davis broke out at the age of 19 in 2019 with a with a .305/.381/.525 slash line in 50 games at the Single-A level. Following the cancelled minor league season in 2020, Davis got the bump to High-A to start the 2021 season but lasted just eight games at the level before being promoted to Double-A. After hitting a solid .252/.367/.474 for the Cubs Tenne see affiliate in 76 games, Davis got his second promotion of the year with a late-season cup of coffee at Triple-A, where he impre sed with a .268/.397/.536 slash line in 16 games. After dominating at every Johnny Lujack Jersey level of the minors during his age-21 season, Davis became a consensus top-20 prospect in the sport and appeared to be on the verge of a Wrigley Field debut. Unfortunately, 2022 was not kind to the youngster as he struggled badly in 22 games at the Triple-A level before undergoing back surgery in May. He made it back to the clubs Iowa affiliate in September for the stretch run and managed a .361 on-base percentage down the stretch but hit just .188 and struggled to hit for power. Even after that disastrous 2022 campaign, Davis was still a consensus top-100 prospect in the sport and appeared poised for a rebound in 2023. Unfortunately, that rebound never came. Daviss 2023 and 2024 seasons have been just as injury plagued as 2022 as he contended first with core surgery and then a fractured ankle. The outfielders brutal 2023 numbers (.187/.296/.279 in 62 games at Triple-A) were enough to knock him off every top-100 prospect list, but he did manage to post strong numbers at Triple-A when healthy this season. In 47 games at Triple-A this year, Davis slashed .214/.359/.469 with 11 home runs in just 145 trips to the plate and a 12.7% walk rate, though his batting average was held down by a paltry .213 BABIP. After years of injury struggles and given the clubs incredibly crowded outfield mix, the Cubs decided last month that they could no longer afford to use a 40-man roster spot on Davis and non-tendered him. That led to him hitting minor league free agency, and hes now caught on with the Yankees. For New York, the youngster represents a low-risk, high-reward flier who if healthy could potentially contribute to the clubs big league outfield as soon as this year. and are currently locked into two of the clubs three outfield spots, but if Davis can stay healthy and prove his strong power and discipline numbers from 2024 were a return to form its not hard to imagine him vying for playing time alongside fellow youngsters and , the latter of whom is currently rehabbing from elbow surgery he underwent last summer. Paolo Banchero Jersey |
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