Demilio: Henry Davis Making ‘Competition’ Easy Choice for Pirates (+)

The words spoken by Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton during the early portion of spring training certainly raised a few eyebrows.

Henry Davis was presumed by many — myself included — to be the Pirates’ starting catcher for 2024 in wake of Endy Rodriguez’s season-ending injury.

Even the addition of veteran backstop Yasmani Grandal seemed to simply to give the Pirates a reliable backup behind and a mentor to the 24-year-old Davis.

Not so fast.