Davidson was activated from the COVID-19 injured list Friday.

EDGE Analysis

Davidson tested positive for the virus Saturday but is back with the team after being sidelined for less than a week. He served as the designated hitter against a lefty on Opening Day and could be set to continue in that role going forward, with Jesse Winker earning the starts against righties.

Davidson was placed on the COVID-19 injured list Saturday.

EDGE Analysis

Davidson started in the Reds' Opening Day contest Friday, but he'll now be sidelined for the foreseeable future after testing positive for COVID-19. It's unclear whether the 29-year-old is exhibiting symptoms, but he'll have to produce two negative tests before MLB protocol allows him to rejoin the team.

Davidson will bat sixth and serve as the designated hitter in Friday's Opening Day game against Detroit.

EDGE Analysis

Davidson is seemingly in line to fill the short side of a platoon as designated hitter, as he'll be preferred to Jesse WInker at the position with a lefty (Matthew Boyd) on the mound for the Tigers. The 29-year-old owns a 119 career wRC+ against lefties (compared to an 88 wRC+ against righties), so he should be well-suited to the role.

Davidson made the Reds' Opening Day roster after his contract was officially selected by the team Friday.

EDGE Analysis

The temporarily expanded 30-man rosters create space for players like Davidson to make the team. The 29-year-old hit a respectable .228/.319/.419 for the White Sox in 2018, his most recent big-league season. While that line was good for a slightly above-average 104 wRC+, that's not a particularly exciting number for a player limited to the infield corners defensively, and with Joey Votto and Eugenio Suarez locking down Davidson's preferred positions, it's unlikely he'll be much more than a bench bat this season.

Davidson homered twice in Friday's intrasquad scrimmage, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Davidson has an outside chance of making the Reds' Opening Day roster, perhaps benefiting from the expanded 30-man roster. If he makes it, he'd be almost exclusively as a pinch hitter with the rare spot start at first or third.

Davidson will be a part of the Reds' 60-man player pool this season.

EDGE Analysis

He hit .333/.429/.778 with two home runs and six strikeouts in 21 plate appearances as a non-roster invitee this spring. Davidson will be training at Great American Ball Park with the Reds' best hitters, so he could see MLB time this season, particularly as a designated hitter.

Davidson (hand) will start at third base and bat eighth in Monday's Cactus League game against the Dodgers.

EDGE Analysis

Davidson was able to avoid an extended absence after being struck on the hand by a pitch in Saturday's game against the Padres, resulting in his early departure. The fact that Davidson is occupying a spot in the infield rather than serving as a designated hitter implies that the hand injury is no longer affecting him at the plate or in the field.

Davidson left Saturday's spring training game after getting hit on the hand by a pitch, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

This is the second time this week that Davidson has been hit on the hand with a pitch and had to leave a spring training game.

Davidson (hand) will start at first base and bat seventh Thursday in the Reds' Cactus League game against the Diamondbacks, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Davidson was removed from the Reds' Cactus League opener Sunday against the Giants after being hit on the hand by a pitch, but his early exit looks to have been mostly precautionary. After appearing as a reserve and logging two at-bats in Tuesday's 7-3 loss to the Angels, Davidson has now received the green light to re-enter the Reds' spring lineup.

Davidson exited Sunday's Cactus League game against the White Sox after being hit by a pitch on the hand, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

EDGE Analysis

Davidson hit a single in his only at-bat prior to being hit by the pitch. The severity of the injury remains unclear, but even if minor it wouldn't be surprising to see the 28-year-old held out of action for a couple days.