Brennen Davis Has Assignment Clause In Deal With Mariners

"Outfielder Brennen Davis is with the Mariners on a minor league deal. As part of that deal, he has an assignment clause today, per Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times. If he triggers the clause, he will be offered up to all the teams in the leagues. If any club is willing to give him a roster spot, the Mariners would have to either add him to their own roster or send him away to another club that would. Divish notes that Davis also has an August 1st opt-out."

"He is crushing the ball with Triple-A Tacoma, currently sporting a .293/.404/.569 line. Even in the context of the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League, that performance leads to a 145 wRC+, indicating Davis has been 45% better than league average. He has eight home runs in 151 plate appearances and is drawing walks at a strong 12.6% clip. Those numbers will surely draw the attention of some clubs around the league but it doesn't seem like the Mariners will let let him get away."

""I don't see a scenario where we don't keep him in our organization," general manager Justin Hollander said to Divish. "He's a right-handed bat with power and there aren't a ton of them available." The Mariners are surely not just making this call based on his 33-game sample this year. Many years ago, Davis was one of the top prospects in the sport. He was a second-round pick of the Cubs in 2018 and hit his way up to the top minor league level in 2021."

"Injuries derailed his progress from there. As Divish notes in his column, it was initially thought that Davis had a herniated disc in his back in 2022, but surgery found a cluster of blood vessels pushing against his sciatic nerve. Subsequent seasons saw him deal with a core muscle strain, a stress reaction in his back and a broken ankle. Around those injuries, he only played 229 minor league games in the four year"

Brennen Davis is with the Mariners on a minor league deal that includes an assignment clause. If the clause is triggered, he can be offered to all teams in the leagues, and any team willing to add him would require the Mariners to either place him on their roster or send him to that team. Davis also has an August 1st opt-out. His Triple-A production with Tacoma includes a .293/.404/.569 slash line, 145 wRC+, eight home runs in 151 plate appearances, and a 12.6% walk rate. The Mariners expect to retain him, citing his right-handed power and limited availability of similar bats. His earlier prospect status was disrupted by multiple injuries, including back issues, core muscle strain, stress reaction, and a broken ankle.

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