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Royals Release Zach Davies

By Steve Adams | May 22, 2024 at 11:28am CDT

The Royals have released veteran right-hander Zach Davies from his minor league contract, per the transaction log at MiLB.com. He’s pitched decently with Triple-A Omaha while the major league rotation has been a strength in Kansas City, so it’s possible Davies had a mid-May out clause in his minor league pact.

Davies, 31, signed with Kansas City back on April 8. He’d spent spring training with the Nationals but allowed 14 earned runs in 14 innings over four starts and was cut loose. To some extent, he’s turned things around in Omaha, logging 21 innings (five starts) with a 4.29 ERA. A 12.9% strikeout rate and 9.7% walk rate combine to create skepticism about Davies’ work with the Royals’ top affiliate. He’s never been one to miss many bats, but those rates are subpar even by his own modest standards.

In 1048 1/3 big league innings, Davies carries a 4.36 ERA (4.48 FIP, 4.80 SIERA). He had a particularly strong run with the Brewers and Padres from 2015-20, posting a 3.79 ERA and 4.18 FIP in 683 2/3 innings. Things have gone awry since then.

While Davies pitched more or less in line with his career norms in a 2022 season with the D-backs, that solid campaign was bookended by disastrous showings: a 5.78 ERA in 32 starts for the Cubs in ’21 as well as a 7.00 ERA in 18 starts with the ’23 D-backs. Overall, Davies’ last three seasons have resulted in a combined 5.43 ERA. An apparent dip in his command has been the main culprit; Davies had a 6.9% walk rate from ’15-’20 but has seen that number spike to 10.3% since. He’s also become far more homer-prone, suggesting some imprecision even within the strike zone.

At the moment, Royals starters rank fourth in the majors with a 3.09 ERA and trail only the Phillies for the MLB lead in innings pitched. The quintet of Cole Ragans, Brady Singer, Seth Lugo, Michael Wacha and Alec Marsh has provided Kansas City with the sort of starting pitching stability the club has lacked for years. Those five have started all but two of the team’s games this season. Daniel Lynch IV and Jonathan Bowlan each got one start while Marsh was on the 15-day IL with an elbow contusion he sustained when hit by a comebacker. He’s since returned from that brief IL stay.

With that strong output from the big league staff, there was no obvious path to the big leagues for Davies in Kansas City. However, with so many pitching injuries popping up around the sport, he’ll likely draw interest from other clubs seeking to deepen their rotation group. The Red Sox, Rays, Rockies, Marlins and Davies’ former Brewers club all have multiple starters of note on the injured list, for instance.

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21 Comments

  1. cwizzy6

    1 year ago

    Zach Davies, You are a Milwaukee Brewer!

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    • oldmastery

      1 year ago

      Beat me to it lol.

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      Reply
    • UWPSUPERFAN77

      1 year ago

      Good post. Made my day!

      Reply
  2. brewers214

    1 year ago

    Brewers Brewers Brewers come home

    3
    Reply
    • sad tormented neglected mariners fan

      1 year ago

      Brewers brewers brewers brewers brewers

      Reply
      • UWPSUPERFAN77

        1 year ago

        No! No! NO! We have enough Ham and Egger minus types!

        Reply
    • jbeerj

      1 year ago

      No.

      1
      Reply
  3. LFGMets (Metsin7) #ConsistentlyBannedBaseballExpert

    1 year ago

    Please come to the Mets and replace Houser. He is god awful

    Reply
    • UWPSUPERFAN77

      1 year ago

      At least doogy can throw 90!

      Reply
  4. KC42

    1 year ago

    Really hope he gets signed, gets called up to the majors, then gets absolutely shelled

    2
    Reply
    • jerseyjohn

      1 year ago

      Oddly specific ask. Why such passion about a generic innings eater?

      3
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      • Tom the ray fan

        1 year ago

        Ghosted his wife for no apparent reason a couple years ago apparently. Maybe God told him to do it, typical excuse for ppl like him

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        Reply
        • Longtimecoming

          1 year ago

          Tom, the way this came out while in SD, she was the problem.

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          Reply
      • UWPSUPERFAN77

        1 year ago

        Not from me!

        Reply
    • UWPSUPERFAN77

      1 year ago

      A likely outcome!

      Reply
      • UWPSUPERFAN77

        1 year ago

        To KC guy: A likely outcome!

        Reply
  5. pharmor_loverchicagoridge

    1 year ago

    Word on the street in Bridgeport Chicago is that he is heading to the whitesox . You heard it here first baseball fans

    Reply
    • UWPSUPERFAN77

      1 year ago

      Low risk on low risk guy!

      Reply
  6. UWPSUPERFAN77

    1 year ago

    His Nickname from me was Leave it to Beaver, because he looked like he was 15 years old when he came up! Wondered where he was. Next name in Chicago was Slow and Slower, when he teamed with Kyle Hendricks in the Cubs rotation. Lost any luster he has. Not interested in him. I think He needs a reunion with his partner slower with the Cubs!

    Reply
  7. CrikesAlready

    1 year ago

    Does he play 2B? The Padres have an opening.

    Reply
  8. gotigers68

    1 year ago

    Can he hit? The Tigers have many openings.

    Reply

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