Henry Davis

Henry Davis

25-Year-Old CatcherC
Pittsburgh Pirates
2024 Fantasy Outlook
After being selected first overall in the 2021 MLB Draft, Davis was limited to only 59 games in 2022 by a wrist injury. That appeared to set back his timeline to reach the majors, though he ripped through work at Double-A Altoona and Triple-A Indianapolis to reach Pittsburgh by mid-June of 2023. Davis' opening sample in the majors wasn't all that inspiring, as he managed only a .653 OPS, .287 wOBA and 76 wRC+. That was driven primarily by a strikeout rate that spiked to 27 percent after sitting consistently in the high teens and low 20s throughout his minor-league stints. Considering he also played through a right hand injury, there were some positive underlying signs from his time in the majors despite the poor surface stats, highlighted by a 7.0 percent barrel rate and 88.6 average exit velocity - both of which were almost exactly league-average. In addition to proving he can stay healthy, the biggest question for Davis is where he'll play defensively. After playing primarily behind the plate in the minors, upon reaching the majors, he started exclusively in right field or at DH. He'll enter the 2024 season without catcher eligibility as a result, though general manager Ben Cherington stated early in the offseason that the team still views him as an option behind the dish. If he gets enough playing time to regain eligibility, he'll instantly be back on fantasy radars, but he's far less appealing as an outfielder and potentially first baseman. Read Past Outlooks
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Rest of Season From Preseason
#217
ADP
$Signed a one-year contract with the Pirates in March of 2024.
Out with hand injury
CPittsburgh Pirates
Hand
September 8, 2024
The Pirates placed Davis on the 10-day injured list Sunday due to left hand inflammation, Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
ANALYSIS
It's unclear when exactly Davis suffered the injury, but he hasn't seen the field since going 0-for-3 with a strikeout Wednesday against the Cubs. Joey Bart and Yasmani Grandal will continue to split catching duties for the Pirates.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
3
7
11
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
2
2
1
6
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+22%
OPS vs LHP
2024
 
 
+109%
OPS vs LHP
2023
 
 
+1%
OPS vs RHP
2022
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022vs Left .675 114 8 2 9 1 .206 .325 .351
Since 2022vs Right .553 262 28 6 20 2 .185 .264 .289
2024vs Left .754 29 2 0 1 0 .250 .379 .375
2024vs Right .360 92 7 1 4 0 .113 .198 .163
2023vs Left .648 85 6 2 8 1 .192 .306 .342
2023vs Right .655 170 21 5 16 2 .224 .300 .355
2022vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+5%
OPS on Road
2024
 
 
+14%
OPS on Road
2023
 
 
+9%
OPS on Road
2022
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022Home .572 165 17 1 11 2 .206 .309 .262
Since 2022Away .602 211 19 7 18 1 .181 .262 .340
2024Home .415 41 2 0 1 0 .143 .244 .171
2024Away .472 80 7 1 4 0 .145 .241 .232
2023Home .623 124 15 1 10 2 .226 .331 .292
2023Away .678 131 12 6 14 1 .202 .275 .403
2022Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Henry Davis compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.29
 
BB Rate
10.7%
 
K Rate
37.2%
 
BABIP
.233
 
ISO
.067
 
AVG
.144
 
OBP
.242
 
SLG
.212
 
OPS
.453
 
wOBA
.215
 
Exit Velocity
85.3 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
17.7%
 
Barrels/PA
2.5%
 
Expected BA
.154
 
Expected SLG
.225
 
Sprint Speed
24.9 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
39.3%
 
Line Drive %
16.4%
 
Fly Ball %
44.3%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2023
2022
Injuries to his left wrist limited Davis to about half a season with multiple lengthy absences across stops at Single-A, High-A and Double-A. Endy Rodriguez has jumped Davis on the organizational depth chart at catcher, but there should still be enough playing time to go around while mixing in designated hitter and possibly right field if Davis can stay healthy and reach his potential as a hitter. He is built like a lumberjack and uses brute strength as much as bat speed to create plus game power from the right side. Davis hit .266/.384/.472 with a 20.2 K% on the year, and given the injuries, it's fair to grade those strong numbers on a bit of a curve. Defensively, his plus arm would allow him to stick behind the plate with robo umps, but he might spend most of his time at DH while the human element remains. The Pirates selected Davis with the No. 1 overall pick in 2021, so he will be given every possible chance to reach his ceiling as a middle-of-the-order run producer.
While Davis was the first-overall pick in the 2021 draft, it was a money-saving pick by Pittsburgh -- four players in the top six received larger signing bonuses. Even so, Davis was clearly the best college hitter in the class, which should carry a lot of weight in first-year player drafts. He hit .370/.482/.663 with 15 home runs and a 24:31 K:BB in 228 plate appearances as a junior at Louisville. Over the shortened 2020 season and his junior campaign, Davis logged a 10 percent strikeout rate and 13.9 percent walk rate, which is elite, especially for a power-hitting catcher. He didn't hit for much power as a freshman, which is the one knock on his college resume. His right-handed swing isn't prototypical, but his combination of elite strength and pitch recognition allows everything to work. An oblique injury limited him to 31 plate appearances between complex ball and High-A, but his exit velocities backed up his .808 SLG in that short run. He has an absolute hose behind the plate, but the rest of his defense could use some work. However, if we get robo umps in a few years, Davis has a chance to be excellent in every relevant aspect of his game.
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First start since being recalled
CPittsburgh Pirates
August 28, 2024
Davis went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts Tuesday against the Cubs.
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Recalled from Triple-A, as expected
CPittsburgh Pirates
August 26, 2024
The Pirates recalled Davis from Triple-A Indianapolis on Monday.
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Set to join major-league roster
CPittsburgh Pirates
August 25, 2024
Davis is expected to be called up from Triple-A Indianapolis on Monday, Andrew Destin of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
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Activated and optioned
CPittsburgh Pirates
July 7, 2024
The Pirates reinstated Davis (concussion) from the 7-day injured list Sunday and optioned him to Triple-A Indianapolis.
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Resuming rehab assignment
CPittsburgh Pirates
Concussion
July 4, 2024
Davis (concussion) will resume a rehab assignment with Triple-A Indianapolis on Thursday, Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Run as primary catcher ending
CPittsburgh Pirates
April 19, 2024
Davis is unlikely to get much more time as Pittsburgh's primary catcher with Yasmani Grandal, who is on the injured list with a foot injury, beginning a minor-league rehab assignment Tuesday.
ANALYSIS
Davis has 16 starts through Pittsburgh's first 20 games, but he hasn't put his best foot forward with a .182/.288/.236 slash line in 66 plate appearances. Grandal was expected to work as the Pirates' primary backstop prior to suffering the injury during spring training, and Davis' struggles likely mean that's still the plan. A demotion to Triple-A Indianapolis is also possible following the acquisition of Joey Bart.
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