The Rays have agreed to a minor league deal with infielder Logan Davidson, 7News Boston’s Ari Alexander reports. The contract contains an invitation for Davidson to attend Tampa Bay’s big league spring camp.
Selected 29th overall by the Athletics in the 2019 draft, Davidson didn’t make his debut in the Show until this past May at age 27, and he ended up hitting .167/.222/.286 over 47 plate appearances with the A’s and Angels. The A’s designated the infielder for assignment in July and he was claimed off waivers by the Astros, only to be DFA’ed again and claimed off waivers by Los Angeles in September. The Angels then outrighted Davidson off their 40-man roster at the end of October, and he entered into minor league free agency.
Tampa is always on the lookout for multi-positional players, and Davidson fits the bill with a lot of experience at all four infield positions, plus at least some work in all three outfield slots. Shortstop has been Davidson’s most frequent position over his minor league career, though he has mostly been utilized as a corner infielder in recent years.
Between this defensive versatility and his switch-hitting bat, Davidson brings some pluses to the table as he’ll look to compete for a bench job in Spring Training. Davidson has a respectable .271/.367/.441 slash line and 27 home runs over 1002 plate appearances at the Triple-A level, with the caveat that his Triple-A career has been spent entirely in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League.
