97. Adam Davis - Catcher/Infielder Year Age Team Lvl G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
Born: 10/15/1984 Height: 5'9" Weight: 190 Bats: Switch Throws: Right2006 21 Mahoning Vy A- 66 254 37 54 9 5 1 15 21 49 9 .213 .274 .299 .573 2007 22 Lake County A 127 500 95 133 23 8 6 41 74 113 22 .266 .367 .380 .747 2008 23 Kinston A+ 57 148 22 30 5 1 4 16 15 26 5 .203 .283 .331 .614 23 Lake County A 37 194 26 38 9 1 3 17 31 41 7 .196 .307 .299 .606 Career 287 1096 180 255 46 15 14 89 141 229 43 .233 .324 .340 .664
History: Davis is a switch-hitter taken in the 3rd round of the 2006 Draft out of The University of Florida.
Strengths & Opportunities: Davis is a scrappy player with very good speed and works counts well by taking walks. He sprays the balls to all fields and has some pop in his bat, but has really struggled in his three years as a professional to get untracked offensively and strikes out a lot. He has good instincts in the field, is quick to the ball, and showcases a strong arm. While he primarily has played second base, his strong throwing arm allows him to play shortstop or even third base with not much of a problem and was a big reason the Indians had him move to catcher last season.
In an effort to jumpstart Davis' career and make him more versatile, the Indians had him change positions in-season last year to catcher because they felt he had some innate abilities to catch. Around the middle of May the Indians sent him out to their spring training complex in Winter Haven and put him on a two week crash course to learn how to catch and then brought him back to advanced Single-A Kinston and later Single-A Lake County to exclusively work on his transition to the catching position. Considering he had never caught before in his life it was a major undertaking for him, but he handled it well. In the half season he caught, he showed a strong arm and moved well behind the plate. His quickness, footwork, arm action, and times to second base were all very promising. Catching coordinator Tim Laker worked with him a lot over the course of the rest of the season, particularly with blocking and not trying to pick everything.
Outlook: Down the road Davis' size and athleticism will probably limit him to being a utility player, and the move to catcher greatly increases his value to the organization as he can play almost anywhere on the diamond as he has now played catcher, third base, second base, shortstop, and outfield in his short minor league career. Davis likely will start the 2009 season at advanced Single-A Kinston.
Photo courtesy of Ken Carr
Adam Davis' MinorLeagueBaseball.com stats page
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