Selected 29th overall by the Athletics in the 2019 draft, Davidson didn’t make his Show debut until last May at age 27, eventually 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, but was DFA’ed again in September and claimed off waivers by Los Angeles. The Angels then cut Davidson from their 40-man roster in late October, and he entered minor league free agency.
Tampa is always looking for multi-positional players, and Davidson fits the bill with plenty of experience at all four infield positions, plus at least some work in all three outfield slots. Shortstop was Davidson’s most common position during his minor league career, although he has primarily been used as a corner infielder in recent years.
Between this defensive versatility and his bat, Davidson brings some upside as he will look to compete for a bench job in Spring Training. Davidson has a respectable .271/.367/.441 slash line and 27 home runs over 1,002 plate appearances at the Triple-A level, with the caveat that his Triple-A career was spent entirely in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League.
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