Cincinnati.com · Feb 22, 2017
With Chapman's old number, Davis has big shoes to fill
GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Rookie Davis has what amounts to a literal target on his back — No. 54.
When the 23-year-old reported to Reds camp last week, he had a new number in his locker, the old number of the player he was traded for, Aroldis Chapman.
“People are going to see the jersey, they're going to see a new guy in it and it just happens to be the guy who was traded for him,” said Davis, one of four players acquired for Chapman in December of 2015.
Davis, 23, will start for the Reds in their Cactus League opener on Friday, another step in proving himself and finding his way out of the shadow of a trade that lingers to this day.