DENVER – The Colorado Rockies announced today that they have acquired Minor League right-handed pitchers Noah Davis and Case Williams from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for right-handed pitcher Mychal Givens.
Williams, 19, was traded by the Rockies to the Reds, along with right-handed pitcher Jeff Hoffman, on Nov. 25, 2020 in exchange for right-handed pitcher Robert Stephenson and outfielder Jameson Hannah … was originally selected by the Rockies in the fourth round of the 2020 First-Year Player Draft out of Douglas County High School in Castle Rock, Colo., … has gone 2-5 with a 5.55 ERA (47.0 IP, 29 ER), 33 walks and 34 strikeouts in 11 starts and one relief appearance for Low-A Daytona this season.
Davis, 24, has gone 3-6 with a 3.60 ERA (65.0 IP, 26 ER), 35 walks and 77 strikeouts in 13 starts for High-A Dayton this season … has limited opponents to a .193 batting average, the lowest opponent batting average across High-A … did not pitch in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League season … made 13 total starts between Rookie Level Billings and the Arizona League Reds in his first professional season in 2019, going 1-3 with a 3.19 ERA (42.1 IP, 15 ER) … was originally selected by the Reds in the 11th round of the 2018 First-Year Player Draft out of UC Santa Barbara.
Givens, 31, has gone 3-2 with a 2.73 ERA (29.2 IP, 9 ER) in 31 appearances with the Rockies in 2021 … was originally acquired by Colorado via trade with Baltimore on Aug. 30, 2020 in exchange for infielder Terrin Vavra, infielder Tyler Nevin and outfielder Mishael Deson … in 41 total appearances with the Rockies, went 4-2 with a 3.69 ERA (39.0 IP, 16 ER), 18 walks and 40 strikeouts … has gone 24-19 with a 3.36 ERA (375.0 IP, 140 ER), 147 walks and 446 strikeouts in 337 career relief appearances across parts of seven seasons with Baltimore (2015-2020) and Colorado (2020-21).
