Davis is absent from the lineup for Monday's tilt versus the Tigers.

EDGE Analysis

Joey Bart will do the catching for Mitch Keller, marking Bart's second start in the last three games. Davis is just 4-for-30 so far at the plate in the early going and could continue to yield some starts to Bart if he doesn't pick it up.

Davis went 0-for-2 with an RBI on Sunday against the Orioles.

EDGE Analysis

Davis is hitless in five straight games spanning 16 plate appearances. He's also struck out 43.8 percent of the time in that span, though he had a brief bright spot on Sunday when he drove in a run on a sacrifice fly. With Yasmani Grandal (foot) and Jason Delay (knee) both out, Davis faces diminished competition for plate appearances. However, Joey Bart made quite an impression in his debut with the Pirates and could start to see his playing time tick up.

Davis isn't in the Pirates' lineup for Saturday's game against Baltimore, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Davis has gone 0-for-12 with six strikeouts across his last three games, so he'll get a day off Saturday to regroup. Joey Bart will take over behind the plate and bat eighth.

Davis is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

EDGE Analysis

Davis started at catcher for the first three games of the season and will receive a breather Sunday after going 2-for-12 with three walks, a hit-by-pitch and a run scored. Jason Delay will step in behind the plate for the series finale.

Davis has impressed some in the Pirates pitching staff with his defensive work this spring, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

EDGE Analysis

Davis entered spring training with an uncertain fit on the big-league roster, primarily due to concern about his defensive ability behind the plate. However, he's drawn praise from both Mitch Keller and Jared Jones in recent days, and he also effectively blocked a pitch that was bounced by Martin Perez in Monday's game against the Phillies. Aiding Davis's cause is Yasmani Grandal's (foot) absence, a combination that seems likely to land him on the roster and in the lineup on Opening Day.

Davis has gone 6-for-19 with three home runs, two walks and five strikeouts in Grapefruit League action.

EDGE Analysis

Davis's spot on the Pirates' roster became unclear after the team signed Yasmani Grandal. Davis has responded with an impressive showing this spring, amounting to a 1.214 OPS across 20 plate appearances. While that won't carry over to the regular season, it could help Davis stick on the roster for the entire campaign.

Pirates manager Derek Shelton indicated Thursday that Davis is behind Yasmani Grandal on the catcher depth chart, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

EDGE Analysis

Shelton was asked if Grandal is the starting catcher, and while he didn't outright confirm that to be the case, he noted that Grandal "is going to catch" but will require many days off because of his age, "so whoever our C2 is is going to get some time." Davis is working at catcher this spring after almost exclusively playing right field with the Pirates last season. While the 2021 first overall pick could still see ample playing time as the second catcher and perhaps as an occasional designated hitter and/or outfielder, he's looking up at Grandal on the depth chart for now. It also sounds like Davis isn't necessarily a lock to open the year in the majors if the team determines he has some work to do behind the plate. If that happens, Jason Delay or Ali Sanchez would open as Grandal's backup.

Pirates general manager Ben Cherington said Thursday that Davis will enter spring training as a catcher, Kevin Gorman of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.

EDGE Analysis

Davis made his major-league debut in right field this past year and only logged two total innings behind the plate, but the Pirates will have him continue working defensively at baseball's shallowest position. Endy Rodriguez projects to open the 2024 campaign as Pittsburgh's primary backstop, with Davis likely again playing mostly in the outfield or at DH, but injuries happen and the Bucs don't want to stunt any sort of development angles for their bright young talent.

Davis is absent from the lineup Thursday versus the Phillies.

EDGE Analysis

Davis has been playing through an ankle injury, though he drove in two runs out of the DH spot Wednesday. Bryan Reynolds will take a turn as the Pirates' designated hitter Thursday at Philadelphia as Miguel Andujar covers right field.

Davis is dealing with an ankle injury and will bat fifth as the designated hitter Wednesday against the Phillies, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

EDGE Analysis

Davis tweaked his ankle while running the bases Tuesday, so he'll be limited to batting Wednesday after initially being slated to man right field. The injury doesn't appear to be a significant issue since the 24-year-old remains in the lineup.