Cardinals outfield prospect and 2023 first-round pick Chase Davis was promoted to Class AA Springfield following a 30-game stretch with Class High-A Peoria, it was announced on Friday. Davis, 22, batted .301 with an .839 on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) while in Class High-A.
The promotion for the 22-year-old is his second of this season after he opened the year with Class Low-A Palm Beach, where he ended last season following his minor league debut. Davis reached Class High-A at the end of July after he slashed .232/.337/.401 with eight home runs and 21 doubles in 74 games in Class Low-A.
Davis opened the season with a .184 batting average, 47 strikeouts, and a .572 OPS in his first 38 games for Palm Beach. The left-handed-hitting outfielder hit two home runs and slugged .294 over that stretch. His batting average through his first 72 games as a pro sat at .196 average while his OPS sat at .601 OPS.
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The 22-year-old followed that start by batting .333 with a .464 on-base percentage and a .683 slugging percentage in 20 games in June. The bounce-back month earned the University of Arizona product Cardinals minor league player of the month and Florida State League player of the month honors.
Since the start of June, Davis has batted .293 with nine home runs and an .880 OPS in 66 games between Class Low-A and Class High-A. He’s cut his strikeout rate from 27.8% to 21.5% over that stretch.
Davis, who hit a towering 414-foot home run on Thursday against Lake County, has primarily played center field across the two levels. He joins a Class AA Springfield club that secured its spot in the Texas League playoffs by winning the Texas League North in the first half of the MiLB season.