Chicago Cubs: A Q and A with Taylor Davis

Over the last few days, I have had the privilege of engaging in a question and answer session with Mr. Davis.

I would like to take the time and thank Taylor Davis for answering my questions and taking time out of his busy schedule to speak with me.

Question one –

“You were undrafted out of Morehead State, does that put a chip on your shoulder and drive you to work harder to reach the big leagues?”

Answer –

“Not necessarily, it makes me realize how lucky I am to be around and it makes the game more fun for me. But the drive to get to the big leagues shouldn’t be based on a chip on your shoulder but for the love of the game.”

Davis’ drive for the game shows and I think it is best exemplified by his .280/.348/.415 career slash line as a minor leaguer.

Question two –

“How does your big leg kick at the plate help you time pitches, and do you feel like that is something you can carry over to the majors?”

Answer –

“It is something that helps and hurts at times haha. I hope to find out someday if it works in the majors that’s for sure.”

https://twitter.com/IowaCubsGameDay/status/864669038726848512

Davis has had his signature kick leg since an early age. It is a batting style that has allowed Davis to record 345 hits in 391 minor league games with 77 of them being doubles of 23 of them being home runs.

Right now, it sounds as if Davis is willing to try out the leg kick at the next level.