Rookie Davis
| IP | 34 |
|---|---|
| ERA | 8.206 |
| WHIP | 2.118 |
| BB/9 | 5.824 |
| SO/9 | 7.941 |
- Full name William Theron Davis
- Born 04/29/1993 in Sneads Ferry, NC
- Profile Ht.: 6'5" / Wt.: 255 / Bats: R / Throws: R
- School Dixon
- Debut 04/06/2017
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Drafted in the 14th round (449th overall) by the New York Yankees in 2011 (signed for $550,000).
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Rookie Davis is an ox, standing at 6-foot-4, 235 pounds, and as a first baseman he offers huge raw power. Most teams prefer him as a righthander, though, with an 89-92 mph fastball that can sit 90-91. His curveball has some shape to it and can be an average pitch at times. Davis enjoys hitting, but righthanded-hitting first baseman have to be exceptional. If he doesn't sign, Davis could play both ways at East Carolina.
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The Yankees signed Davis for $550,000 to keep him away from his commitment as a two-player at East Carolina. They liked Davis for his big, physical frame and the athleticism that came with being a position player. They believed that once he began to focus on pitching his stuff would begin to tick up, and it has over the course of the last two seasons. The Yankees have tweaked Davis' delivery to help him utilize his lower half through an increased stride, as well as increased extension. The results were higher velocity and more swings and misses on his fastball. Davis has developed an arsenal that corresponds with his sizable frame. He starts his mix with a hard, lively fastball in the 93-95 mph range that peaks a couple of ticks higher. He complements it with a sharp-breaking curveball in the mid-70s. He also holds a changeup in the low 80s, which he continued to develop all the way through instructional league. He throws plenty of strikes, too, which profiles him as a major league rotation piece. Davis is likely to return to Double-A Trenton to begin 2016.
