Zach Davies left the Diamondbacks against the Dodgers with a tense left skein, the team announced. Davies threw 4 1/3 innings (86 throws), giving up four runs earned after five hits and four walks. While it’s too early to know the severity of the stress, obliques are always cause for concern and often require weeks, even months, on the sidelines.
This is Davies’ second start of the year after re-signing a one-year, $5 million contract with the Diamondbacks. On his first run, he threw five rounds of a running ball, skipped four hits, and scored four hits. Last year, Davies hit 134 innings 1/3 of a 4.09 ERA ball in 27 starts for the Snakes.
Brewer, Padres and Cub have previously had solid careers in the major leagues, delivering useful upstream innings. All told, he owns a 4.12 ERA in over 183 major league starts. His best year came during the shortened 2020 season with San Diego, as Davies worked with a 2.73 ERA in 12 starts.
This could open the door for the Diamondbacks to award top pitching prospects Brandon Pfaadt a major league debut. Pfaadt had a rough start in Triple-A, dropping five runs earned in 3 2/3 innings in his only start, but he hit a 2.63 ERA in ten starts there last year. The 24-year-old boy ranked fourth on Keith’s Law prospects in The Athletic (38th in all baseball), with Law describing him as “at least one mid-rotation starter.
Tommy Henry was also in Triple-A and made 9 starts for the Diamondbacks last season, and although those starts start with an ERA of 5.36, he could be an option if the team thinks Pfaadt needs more. time to develop. They can also switch to old picks in the first round Blake Walston And Slade Cecconi as options to get a taste of the big leagues for the first time.
