Logan Douglas Davidson was originally signed by A¡¯s scout William Avent¡graduated from Providence High School where he was North Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior¡graduated from Clemson University in three years¡started every game at shortstop in three seasons with the Tigers, hitting .290 (211-for-728) with 171 runs, 45 doubles, two triples, 42 home runs and 142 RBI in 187 games¡was a two-time All-Atlantic Region selection, a two-time All-ACC selection and a three-time All-ACC Academic selection¡his father, Mark, played six season in the Majors with Minnesota (1986-88) and Houston (1989-91) and earned a World Series title with the Twins in 1987.
2024
Batted .300 with 14 home runs, 51 RBI and a .901 OPS in 87 games with Triple-A Las Vegas in a season interrupted by a one-month stay on the injured list¡also had a three-game rehab assignment with the A¡¯s affiliate in the Arizona Complex League and hit .303 with 15 home runs, 65 RBI and a .916 OPS in 90 minor league games overall...Had career highs in batting (.303), on-base percentage (.373), slugging (.543), OPS (.916), triples (five), home runs (15), stolen bases (seven), hit by pitches (seven) and extra base hits (52)¡matched his best in doubles (23)...Tied for seventh in the A¡¯s farm system in home runs and tied for 10th in triples and extra base hits...Hit .325 (27-for-83) with a 1.067 OPS against left-handed pitchers compared to .295 (69-for-234) with an .861 OPS against right-handed pitchers...Was 5-for-10 (.500) with a hit by pitch and nine RBI with the bases loaded...Batted .318 with 14 of his 15 home runs in 77 night games, .200 in 13 day games...Hit .262 or better in each month of the season...With Las Vegas, he batted .238 with four home runs and a .700 OPS in 40 home games and .353 with 10 home runs and a 1.074 OPS in 47 road games...Started games at every position except pitcher and catcher¡made 21 starts in left field, 18 at third base, 11 at shortstop, 11 at second base, 10 in right field, four in center field, four at first base and three at designated hitter¡committed three errors at second base, three in the outfield and one each at third base and shortstop...Hit .370 while playing shortstop¡was 0-for-3 with two strikeouts as a pinch hitter...Started games at every spot in the batting order except first and fourth¡made 21 starts batting sixth and hit .343 in 18 starts from the seven spot.
2022
Spent the entire year at Double-A Midland for the second consecutive season and batted .252 with 14 home runs, 56 RBI and a .743 OPS in 111 games....Had career highs in batting, slugging (.406), OPS (.743), runs (72), hits (107), home runs and RBI....Ranked third in the A¡¯s farm system in runs, seventh in hits and walks (53), eighth in total bases (172) and tied for ninth in RBI (56)....Struck out 134 times, which tied for seventh most in the Texas League...Batted .260 (27-for-104) with an .839 OPS against left-handed pitchers, .250 (80-for-320) with a .711 OPS against right-handers....His averaged dropped to .206 with runners in scoring position but he was 4-for-11 (.364) with a double, two walks and eight RBI with the bases loaded.....Hit .287 at home but connected for 10 of his 14 home runs on the road....Batted .434 when putting the first pitch in play but had a .122 average with two strikes....Started 85 games at shortstop, 20 at third base, five at designated hitter and one at second base¡led TL shortstops in putouts (134) and double plays turned (57), ranked second in total chances (365), tied for second in games (86) and third in assists (216)¡committed 15 errors as a shortstop (.959 fielding percentage) and six at third base (.887 fielding percentage)¡his 21 total errors were second most in the TL....Started 85 games at shortstop, 20 at third base, five at designated hitter and one at second base¡led TL shortstops in putouts (134) and double plays turned (57), ranked second in total chances (365), tied for second in games (86) and third in assists (216)¡committed 15 errors as a shortstop (.959 fielding percentage) and six at third base (.887 fielding percentage)¡his 21 total errors were second most in the TL....Went 3-for-5 with three RBI in his third game of the season, matching his career highs in hits and RBI¡it was his first of 11 three-hit games in 2022 and his first of four three-RBI games¡hit .328 with three home runs, 16 RBI and a .938 OPS in 14 games in April¡went 0-for-5 with a career-high tying four strikeouts May 10 against Corpus Christi (also Aug. 11 at Tulsa and Aug. 28 at San Antonio)¡was batting .308 with five home runs and 22 RBI over his first 25 games through May 15¡then hit .157 over his next 27 contests through June 18¡had a 0-for-20 streak from May 15 to 24¡was on the Covid-19 list from June 21 to 29¡finished June with a .164 batting average in 16 games but then hit .360 with a .959 OPS in 22 games in July¡reached base safely in a season-high 22 consecutive games from July 8 to Aug. 7¡ batted .322 with a .402 on-base percentage over that span¡homered in back-to-back games on July 9 and 10 at Corpus Christi, giving him 12 home runs over his first 61 games¡would homer just twice over his final 50 contests¡had a season-best eight-game hitting streak from July 27 to Aug. 4¡went 15-for-35 (.429) with six runs scored, six RBI and five multiple hit games during the streak¡singled in his first at bat on the 4th but then went 0 for his next 29 through Aug. 14¡was 18-for-53 (.340) with 10 walks (.438 on-base percentage) over his final 17 games beginning Aug. 30.
2021
Spent his first full professional season at Double-A Midland and hit .212 with seven home runs and 48 RBI in 119 games¡added 62 walks for a .307 on-base percentage...Led the Texas League in games played, at bats (448), strikeouts (155) and reaching base on an error (11), ranked third in walks and eighth in doubles (22)¡however, had the second lowest batting average, third lowest slugging percentage (.313) and OPS (.620) and fourth lowest on-base percentage among TL qualifiers...Led the A¡¯s farm system in walks and ranked fifth in doubles...Hit .239 (83-for-347) with all seven of his home runs and a .699 OPS against right-handed pitchers compared to .119 (12-for-101) with a .339 OPS against left-handers...Had a .180 batting average with the bases empty but hit .252 with four of his seven home runs with runners on base...Batted .251 at home, .173 with all seven of his home runs on the road...Hit .199 over innings one through six and .242 in the seventh inning or later...Started games at all four infield positions, including 70 at shortstop, 40 at third base, four at second base and one at first base¡also went 4-for-13 (.308) in four starts at designated hitter...Committed 14 errors as a shortstop (.956 fielding percentage) and two as a third baseman (.982)¡also made one miscue at second base...Hit in every spot in the order from second through sixth and saw his most action with 67 games batting third...Played for Mesa in the Arizona Fall League following the season and hit .274 with two home runs and 11 RBI in 20 games¡added 15 walks for a .400 on-base percentage¡was named to the AFL Fall Stars Game roster.
2020
Went 2-for-9 (.222) with two RBI in seven games during Spring Training as an extra player from the minor league camp¡was added to the A¡¯s 60-man player pool on June 29 and spent the rest of the season at the A¡¯s alternate site¡was rated as the A¡¯s number five prospect by Baseball America following the season.
2019
Made his professional debut with Vermont of the Short-Season Single-A New York-Penn League and hit .239 with four home runs and 12 RBI in 54 games¡added 31 walks for a .345 on-base percentage¡was successful in all five of his stolen base attempts¡ranked fourth in the NYPL in runs scored (42) and ninth in walks¡hit .152 with a .446 OPS over his first 25 games through July 28¡then batted .310 with a .860 OPS over his final 29 contests¡batted .248 with all four of his home runs and all 12 of his RBI against right-handed pitching compared to .200 against left-handers¡however, had a .385 on-base percentage against lefties, .333 against righties¡hit .283 with three of his four home runs with the bases empty, .169 with runners on¡however, batted .270 with runners in scoring position¡slugged three of his four home runs at home¡appeared exclusively at shortstop on defense where he made 50 starts¡committed 12 errors for a .948 fielding percentage¡also went 2-for-14 (.143) in four games at designated hitter¡hit .304 with a .403 on-base percentage in 29 games batting first and .152 in 22 games hitting second¡also hit third once and fifth twice¡went 0-for-10 over his first three games before singling July 1 at Lowell for his first professional hit¡stole second base in the first inning July 14 against Batavia, the first stolen base of his career¡the second came five innings later¡had a season-best five-game hitting streak from July 15-21 (5-for-19, .243)¡drove in the first run of his career July 24 at Hudson Valley¡hit his first home run July 27 against Brooklyn¡hit .301 with a .400 on-base percentage in 26 games in August¡matched his season high with a five-game hitting streak from Aug. 2-7¡went 10-for-21 (.476) with four multiple hit games during the streak¡had his first career three-hit game Aug. 6 against Staten Island¡then had back-to-back three-hit games on Aug. 14 and 15 against Brooklyn¡had his first career three-RBI game in the latter contest¡walked a season-high three times Aug. 16 against the Cyclones¡was rated as the A¡¯s number nine prospect by Baseball America following the season.
