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Tigers Sign Jonathan Davis To Minor League Deal

By Darragh McDonald | January 30, 2023 at 1:31pm CDT

The Tigers today announced a batch of 22 non-roster players that received invitations to major league Spring Training. That group included plenty of players who had already been in the system, as well as those signed to previously-reported minor league deals. One name on the list that wasn’t already expected to be in camp was that of outfielder Jonathan Davis, indicating he’s been signed to a minor league deal.

Davis, 31 in May, has appeared in the past five major league seasons, but primarily as a reserve outfielder. He didn’t play more than 64 games in any of those campaigns and has appeared in 171 contests overall. He hasn’t been able to take advantage of those brief opportunities thus far, having hit .185/.291/.245 in 350 career plate appearances for a wRC+ of 54. He’s fared much better in the minor leagues, with a Triple-A slash line of .260/.366/.419 for a 113 wRC+, though he hasn’t been able to come close to that in the bigs. The Brewers outrighted him off their roster in September and he became a free agent at season’s end.

Despite that low offensive output, Davis will bring a solid floor thanks to his speed and defense. Statcast considered his sprint speed to be in the 70th percentile last year, which has helped him steal 18 bases in 21 career tries while also producing eight Outs Above Average in 858 2/3 outfield innings.

The Tigers don’t have much certainty in their outfield mix at present. Riley Greene should be getting everyday action in center field but is still very young and has just 93 games of major league experience. Austin Meadows spent much of last year on the injured list and only got into 36 games. Akil Baddoo followed up a breakout 2021 with a dismal 2022 where he hit just .204/.289/.269. Kerry Carpenter had a nice debut but in a small sample of just 31 games. Depth options on the 40-man include Matt Vierling and Tyler Nevin, neither of whom are fully established big leaguers at this point. Davis will serve as a veteran option for a club that was decimated by injuries last year and surely would like to have plenty of depth on hand. If he makes his way back onto the roster, he’s out of options and can’t be easily sent back to the minors, but he could be retained for future seasons since he has between two and three years of MLB service time.

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  1. davidk1979

    2 months ago

    Nice signing! Korn is awesome!

    Reply
    • acoss13

      2 months ago

      Will JD have time in between Korn and touring to play baseball? That’s quite a workload.

      Reply
      • Steve Nebraska

        2 months ago

        I can see, I can see I’m going blind.

        Reply
    • For Love of the Game

      2 months ago

      .185 MLB avg….Korn reference. What, is his walkup song “Blind?”

      Reply
      • For Love of the Game

        2 months ago

        Ah, now I get it! My bad!

        Reply
        • acoss13

          2 months ago

          Lol if his walk up song is Blind, that would be hilarious!

      • Colavito

        2 months ago

        Hey, maybe his cap flies off when he runs.

        Reply
    • kellin

      2 months ago

      Hate the band, but I’m glad someone made this reference. I was going to if nobody had.

      Reply
  2. jawinks

    2 months ago

    The next Baddoo?? Tigers in 5

    Reply
    • Josht

      2 months ago

      Guess Korn won’t be touring from March-October

      Reply
  3. For Love of the Game

    2 months ago

    How to say “minor league depth” in less than 500 words! Must need filler material otherwise he could have been a bullet point under “minor league depth signings.”

    Reply
  4. PaulyMidwest

    2 months ago

    I have seen the dude make a few great plays. He def is fast. Could do a lot worse for depth.

    Reply
    • Buff Barnacles

      2 months ago

      A very serviceable defender and they can have him up and down till 2027.

      Reply
      • 84LeFlore

        2 months ago

        So, we can regularly expect him to be a Kornish Hen?

        Reply
  5. jimmertee

    2 months ago

    Hopefully the Tigers organizational coaching braintrust can convince Davis to change his stance and swing. He needs to go all Walter Hriniak and swing down on the ball and put the ball on the goriund and run. He needs to get rid of the uppercut swingplane. He might get a .270 average and stick in the bigs if he can master it.

    Reply
    • Buff Barnacles

      2 months ago

      One less uppercut swing in the bigs and were one step cloer to real baseball again.

      Reply
    • Colavito

      2 months ago

      Hinch demands at least a 45 degree swing plain and to “let the pitch get deep for more flyballs”….he actually said that.

      Reply
  6. Motor City Beach Bum

    2 months ago

    How is Vierling now classed as a “depth option”?

    Reply
    • stymeedone

      2 months ago

      Same way they fail to mention Malloy. Even this site displays mid to small market blinders at times. If your team is not in a big market, or predicted to contend, the team is blurry to them. Don’t worry that they don’t know every thing about Detroit’s players. Harris doesn’t either.

      Reply
  7. Colavito

    2 months ago

    The guy is 5′ 8″ tall….is this why Harris lowered the fences?

    Reply
    • MotorCityJack

      2 months ago

      LOL!!!! He is kinda short for a outfielder.

      Reply
  8. holecamels35

    2 months ago

    A boom dah, dah boom dah dah mey ahha

    Reply
  9. jbeerj

    2 months ago

    are…You…READYYYYYYYYYYYY?!?!?!?!?!?!

    Reply
  10. gotigers68

    2 months ago

    That .185 BA, makes him fit right in !

    Reply
  11. dsett75

    2 months ago

    The Tigers suck at getting anyone with value. Seems like this new GM is just sitting back and thinking, “imma just chill for this first season & see what we have”……we have a last place team, nerd!!

    Reply
    • miggy4prez

      2 months ago

      “Getting anyone with value” you mean they’re not spending money. Yes that’s intentional. Why would Harris put his chips in the middle of the table when he just walked in? Gotta read the room first man

      Reply
      • dsett75

        2 months ago

        I didn’t exactly mean like the Marlins won their championships. He just confuses me by cutting Candelario and then getting nothing to the point that we have to hope & pray that Maton,Kreidler, etc, step up. I wished they wudda got Segura if they’re going this route. And they did try for Segura.

        Reply
  12. The Saber-toothed Superfife

    2 months ago

    Someone should make up/start the rumor that Chris Illich actually cares.
    But being hockey season, no one would believe it….. Oilers fans were in on it.

    This example makes it so.clear, how the actions of ONE PERSON, affects the lives of everyone on the planet.

    Some people ppl le just Don keep their word.

    Reply
    • The Saber-toothed Superfife

      2 months ago

      They’ll do great.

      Reply

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