J.D. Davis's Stats, Metrics, Game Logs, Projections & Rankings

Oakland Athletics third baseman J.D. Davis hit two home runs Friday in a 6-4 loss to the Guardians. The first was a solo shot to right-center off Cleveland starter Logan Allen and the second went to dead-center, again a solo shot off of the lefty Allen. Those were his only two hits in the game, going 2-for-4 and making him 3-for-7 on the young season. The veteran should get plenty of playing time in Oakland and is both third base and first base eligible in some leagues, giving him some additional appeal. The 30-year-old hit 18 homers last season, the most he's had in a season since a career-high of 22 in 2019.

Free-agent third baseman J.D. Davis signed a one-year, $2.5 million deal with the Oakland Athletics on Friday. The deal includes another $1 million in performance-based incentives. Davis will stay in the Bay Area after spending all of 2023 with the San Francisco Giants, where he slashed .248/.325/.413 with 18 home runs, 69 RBI and 61 runs scored in 144 games and 546 plate appearances. He was expendable in San Fran when the Giants signed Matt Chapman. Given the state of the perpetually rebuilding A's roster, the 30-year-old right-handed slugger should immediately slot in as Oakland's starting third baseman in 2024, boosting his fantasy appeal as a corner-infield option in deep-mixed leagues. Davis has a career .261/.343/.432 slash line with a .775 OPS and 68 homers in seven major-league seasons.

The San Francisco Giants have released infielder J.D. Davis on Monday. San Francisco signed free agent third baseman Matt Chapman to a three-year, $54 million contract, making Davis expendable. Davis went unclaimed after the Giants placed him on waivers Saturday and will become a free agent. The Giants will pay a small portion of his $6.9 million contract. Davis slashed .248/.325/.413 with 18 home runs, 69 RBI, 61 runs, and a stolen base over 544 plate appearances in 2023. The 30-year-old will look to latch onto an MLB team in search of first base or third base help. Now a free agent, Davis is mainly an option in deep-league formats.

The San Francisco Giants placed infielder/outfielder J.D. Davis on waivers on Saturday. The writing was on the wall for Davis, who can play first base, third base, and left field, to be let go as the odd man out following San Fran's Matt Chapman signing. A waiver claim is possible for Davis, who slashed a modest .248/.325/.413 with 18 home runs, 23 doubles, and 69 RBI across 546 trips to the plate for the Giants a year ago. The 30-year-old former New York Met could serve as a decent bench bat for teams in need of one that can produce against both right-handers and left-handers. Unless Davis lands somewhere that presents him with an everyday role, however, anything else is unlikely to be enough to get him on 2024 draft radars this spring.

San Francisco Giants third baseman J.D. Davis won his arbitration hearing on Thursday, according to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle. The 30-year-old infielder had filed for a $6.9 million salary while the Giants filed at $6.55 million. He'll ultimately fetch the former salary and should remain a key piece of the Giants' lineup in 2024. He made 116 appearances at the hot corner last year while slashing .248/.325/.413 with 18 homers, 69 RBI, 52 walks, and 152 strikeouts.