Red Sox sign former Rockies pitcher to minor league deal
The Red Sox made a small move on Friday, signing former Rockies pitcher Noah Davis, according to his social media.
Davis, 27, pitched in nine games for the Rockies last season, posting a 5.75 ERA with 15 strikeouts and seven walks in 20 1/3 innings. He’s pitched in parts of three big league seasons, all with Colorado, going 0-4 with a 7.71 ERA, striking out 43 batters to 23 walks over 51 1/3 innings.
In 123 innings of work with the Rockies’ Albuquerque affiliate, the right-handed hurler has posted a 5.05 ERA with a 19.1% strikeout rate against an 11.9% walk rate.
Davis operated with a seven-pitch mix last season, according to Baseball Savant. The righty threw a sinker, sweeper, cutter, screwball, curveball, changeup, and four-seam fastball. He was sinker heavy during his outings with the Rockies, throwing the pitch 168 times and topping out at 93.8 mph.
The Sox newest minor league pitcher has some familiarity with Boston's organization, having a connection at Driveline Baseball, working along with founder and current Red Sox advisor Kyle Boddy.
The Reds drafted the righty out of UC Santa Barbara in the 11th round (319th overall) in 2018. At the time of the draft, Davis was considered one of the top pitching prospects in the draft class.
Davis should serve as a depth option at Triple-A Worcester next season. The WooSox rotation is starting to fill up with Cooper Criswell, Richard Fitts, Quinn Priester, Hunter Dobbins, Grant Gambrell, Shane Drohan, and Michael Fulmer vying for spots.
