It would appear that the Cincinnati Reds have promoted Rookie Davis to Triple-A Louisville according to a tweet that he just sent out.
One step closer. @LouisvilleBats… See y’all soon!!!
— Rookie Davis (@rookdavis24) August 5, 2016
The right hander would seem to be taking over the roster spot vacated by Chad Rogers, who tweeted out last night that he’s joining the Atlanta Braves organization (to this point we still don’t know how they acquired him).
Excited to join the @Braves organization.
— Chad Rogers (@SharkRogers) August 4, 2016
The 2016 season has been an interesting on for right handed starter Rookie Davis. He began the year well, allowing two runs in his first three starts, spanning 18 innings and striking out 13 batters with just three walks.
Over his next 10 starts, though, he watched his strikeout rate completely disappear. In 48.0 innings in that span he struck out just 17 batters, walking 18 in the process. He managed to somehow keep his ERA solid, posting a 3.94 mark in that time, but he was battling through some health issues – missing three weeks in May and wasn’t quite 100% when he returned.
When July began to roll around he noted that he was getting closer to 100% and the results certainly back that up. Over his last five outings with the Pensacola Blue Wahoos the righty has posted a 1.80 ERA in 30.0 innings with five walks and 28 strikeouts. In his start on July 21st that I was in attendance for, he looked better than he had all season long and his stuff was the best I had seen this season.
For the season he’s now sitting with a 2.72 ERA in 96.0 innings. His walk rate is low, with just 26 on the season, but his season strikeout rate is also very low, with just 58. It’s been much better of late as he’s come back to more of a “full-strength” version of himself after dealing with some injuries issues.
It will be interesting to see how he handles Triple-A over the next four weeks. He’s on the 40-man roster, and if he has some success with the Louisville Bats down the stretch don’t be surprised if we see him on the mound in Cincinnati at some point in September as a call up to work out of the bullpen a few times.