The Royals announced this evening that they’ve signed starter Zach Davies to a minor league pact. The Boras Corporation client has been assigned to Triple-A Omaha.
Davies adds a veteran rotation option to the upper levels of the K.C. system. He was in Nationals camp this spring but didn’t make the MLB roster and was cut loose just before Opening Day. The 31-year-old righty had struggled in exhibition play, allowing 14 runs in as many innings across four starts.
That came on the heels of a rough 2023 campaign. Davies was tagged for seven earned runs per nine through 18 starts with the Diamondbacks a year ago. He missed some time with a back injury and was released in the days leading up to Arizona’s postseason run. Davies had turned in more serviceable back-of-the-rotation production in the preceding season. He managed a 4.09 ERA despite middling strikeout and walk numbers over 134 1/3 frames with the Snakes in 2022.
Davies doesn’t throw hard and has never missed many bats. He nevertheless posted solid results early in his career on the strength of above-average control and a lot of ground-ball contact. Davies has started exactly 200 games at the major league level and owns a 4.36 ERA in a little more than 1000 innings. He has allowed 5.43 earned runs per nine over the past three seasons, though, in part because his formerly strong walk rates have ticked upwards.
Kansas City’s rotation has been excellent in the first couple weeks. Only the Red Sox had a lower rotation ERA entering play today, as K.C. starters have worked to a microscopic 1.60 mark in their first 10 starts. Cole Ragans, Brady Singer, Seth Lugo, Michael Wacha and Alec Marsh have each taken the ball two times.
The Royals kicked veteran righty Jordan Lyles into multi-inning relief and have Daniel Lynch and Jonathan Bowlan as rotation depth in Omaha. Minor league signee Luis Cessa had initially been assigned to Triple-A but was recently moved to the development list after walking five of his first 23 opponents.
It’d be funny if the Royals forgot him like he forgot his wife for the next year at Omaha. Hope he sucks.
What happened?
I heard his mom called the royals and made them sign him. He said teams were being mean to him by not signing him.
He’s quite the terrible person.
But what happened???
Nevermind. Just looked it up. I remember this now…
sn33 – oof, you may want to rethink your stance on this one. I’d say a guy who left his wife without saying a word, blocked her, and had an affair without any communication where she had to file for a divorce a year after not hearing from him – that’s a pretty terrible guy.
It’s not “hating all men” to call out men for bad actions. Your insecurity is showing just a little. (I’m sure you’ll reply saying I’m also a snowflake man hater too lol)
sn
Interesting that you can’t see the difference.
YOU suggest that she completely made up the story. But it’s YOU completely making up a story
He left his wife by ghosting her.
Wrong Zack, do not collect two hundred dollars and do not pass go.
Right Zach. Wrong saying.
He’s delivered a 5.43 ERA over the last three years, but fortunately his FIP is only 5.03.
This is nonsense, there is 0% chance you get better numbers from Davies than you would get from Greinke. And if the difference the Kansas City cites is that Greinke won’t sign a minor league deal and Davies will…that might be true but it is not a good enough reason; sign Greinke to get to 3k K’s. Nostalgic reasons are all but extinct in MLB and this would be one of the last. But it is a significant milestone we might not see many more approach in the future and he deserves a shot at getting there.
steve
” there is 0% chance you get better numbers from Davies than you would get from Greinke”
That’s false, of course
At least Scott Boras got his commission and didn’t interrupt any player or team. I feel sorry for him; he’s such a thoughtful person.
No relation to Kyle Davies I hope. My eyes still burn from seeeing him pitch live.
“MUTED!”