The former number one overall pick is off to a bad start. Are you concerned?
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Coming into this season, there were some questions as to whether or not former number one pick Henry Davis was ready to take over at catcher. The Pirates had their own questions, bringing in veteran Yasmani Grandal, who seemed primed to start to begin the season as the starter before being diagnosed with the itis (plantas fasciitis). Grandal is starting his rehab, but in the meantime, it’s been mostly Davis with a touch of Joey Bart.
Interestingly enough, many of the questions revolved around Davis’ defense, with many figuring his bat to hold up fine. But it’s actually been the opposite. The defense has been mostly ok, while his struggles at the plate have him looking like the weakest link in Pittsburgh’s batting order. Davis is currenly hitting an ugly .173 with no home runs and 4 RBIs. He’s whiffed 19 times in 64 plate appearances. His OPS sits at just .516.
So what we want to know is after this ugly start through the first 19 games of the season, how worried are you about Davis? It is just his second season in the Majors, and his first starting regularly at catcher. But I think we all expected more from a first overall pick. Where does your concern stand in the big picture?
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