The Kansas City Royals have signed left handed pitcher Doug Davis to a minor league deal, Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star reports. He will head to extended Spring Training before joining the Triple-A club.
In 2011, Davis was 1-7 for the Chicago Cubs in 45 2/3 innings. Over that span, he posted a 6.50 [...]
05/13/12
The Chicago White Sox have signed 35-year-old Doug Davis to a Minor League deal, a source tells Jesse Sanchez of MLB.com. Davis will head to Triple-A Charlotte and provide the White Sox depth to the rotation in the Minors.
The left-handed was previously released by the Chicago Cubs on June 29 after he gave up 12 [...]
07/15/11
The Chicago Cubs have given pitcher Doug Davis his unconditional release, Carrie Muskat of MLB.com reports.
The 35-year-old pitched 4 1/3 innings while giving up 12 hits and 10 earned runs in his last outing versus the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday.
Davis was signed by the Cubs to a Minor League deal on April 12. He was [...]
06/29/11
The Chicago Cubs have released right-handed pitcher Thomas Diamond, according to Bruce Miles of the Daily Herald. Diamond was outrighted from the team’s 40-man roster on May 14 when they added Doug Davis to the roster.
The 28-year-old right-handed pitcher last played with the Cubs in 2010 when he went 1-3 with a 6.83 ERA [...]
06/15/11
The Chicago Cubs have outrighted Thomas Diamond from the team’s 40-man roster, Carrie Muskat of MLB.com reports. The move was done in order to add Doug Davis to the roster.
The 28-year-old right-handed pitcher last played with the Cubs in 2010 when he went 1-3 with a 6.83 ERA in 16 appearances (3 starts).
Davis takes the [...]
05/14/11
According to Chris De Luca and Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun Times, the Chicago Cubs have signed left pitcher Doug Davis to a Minor League deal.
Ken Roenthal of FOXSports adds that the deal is for $900,000 if he makes the ML roster and he will have the chance to earn close to $2 million [...]
04/12/11
According to T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com, eight teams, including the Texas Rangers watched free agent pitcher Doug Davis throw 45 pitches.
Davis’ agent, Steve Canter, said earlier this week that his client has been throwing off a mound for more than a month. “Doug is ready to go,” Canter said. “It’s not often that [...]
03/24/11
Last week, we learned that left-handed free agent pitcher Doug Davis was scheduled to audition for teams this week in Tempe, Arizona. According to Anthony Castrovince of MLB.com, the auditions will be held on Thursday, and teams looking for “last-minute” rotation depth may take a look at him.
Davis agent, Steve Canter, said that his client has [...]
03/22/11
The Milwaukee Brewers are trying to fill their fifth starter spot and while they may get that done from within, they are keeping an eye on the waiver wire and trade market, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
“We probably will” fill from within, general manager Doug Melvin said. “It’s very difficult to make trades at this [...]
03/22/11
Left-handed free agent pitcher Doug Davis is scheduled to audition for teams next week in Tempe, Arizona, his agent Steve Canter says (via Jerry Crasnick of ESPN).
The 35-year-old had his mutual option with the Milwaukee Brewers declined after the 2010 season. The team paid him the $1 million buyout rather than the $6.5 million salary. [...]
03/19/11