From 2023-2025, Davis Daniel spent time pitching for the Los Angeles Angels and Atlanta Braves organizations. He would pitch for both clubs in Major League Baseball during that time, totaling 52.2 innings. He made eight starts and four relief appearances during that time.
In 2023, he had a 2.19 ERA in three games and pitched 12.1 innings for the Angels. He walked nine and struck out nine in that time, but was able to prevent runners from coming around to score. In 2024, his control was much better, as he walked just six in 30.1 innings and struck out 28, but his ERA rose to 6.23 as he allowed 39 hits and five home runs in his six appearances – all starts. Last year he threw 10.0 innings for Atlanta, covering two starts and one relief appearance. The struggle to throw strikes returned as he walked seven batters and hit a batter in that span and had an ERA of 5.40.
He had pitched very well through Double-A during his minor league career. Daniel posted a 2.34 ERA in his career as a minor league pitcher in rookie ball, Single-A, High-A and Double-A. But he also threw just 119.0 total innings at all those levels, and after being drafted as a college senior in 2019, he didn’t make his professional debut until he was 23 years old in 2021 (he would turn 24 in the middle of the season). With his age and achievements he was quickly caught up.
But then he reached Triple-A and the more advanced hitters gave him some problems. He has seen action at that level in the five years he has been a pro, while it was only 25.0 innings in the first two years of his career. Still, he has now thrown 346.2 innings in Triple-A and has a 5.48 ERA during that time. That’s actually higher than his career 5.13 ERA in the major leagues. You can view his career stats here.
In 2022, the Triple-A level began to include public pitch tracking data. That year, Davis Daniel averaged 90.9 MPH with his fastball. The following season, he suffered a shoulder injury in spring training and wasn’t on the mound again until August, appearing in only five games – though three in the big leagues – but averaging 92.5 MPH with his fastball in that time. His velocity dropped to 91.8 MPH in 2024. And last season he dropped again, this time to 90.3 MPH.
In addition to his 4-seam fastball, Daniel also brings a slider and splitter to the table. He will also throw the occasional curveball, but in 2025 he threw it less than 4% of the time. That was a career low in terms of usage. He started throwing the splitter in 2024 and has since stopped using a changeup.
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