Austin Davis

The San Diego Padres re-signed left-hander Austin Davis to a minor-league deal on Monday that includes an invitation to major-league spring training, according to a source. Davis also signed a minor-league deal with the Padres last February and ended up making seven appearances in relief for the Friars in 2024, allowing eight runs (seven earned) on six hits while walking five and striking out six in seven innings pitched. In 47 relief appearances at Triple-A El Paso, Davis had a 3.40 ERA and 1.28 WHIP with 14 saves, 61 strikeouts and 26 walks in 47 2/3 frames. He will most likely start the 2025 campaign back at El Paso as left-handed relief depth for the Padres. The former 12th-round pick of the Philadelphia Phillies in 2014 out of California State Bakersfield has a career 5.77 ERA and 1.54 WHIP in 151 1/3 innings in parts of six major-league seasons.