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| Height: 6-4
Weight: 213
Throws: L
Bats: R Born: Sep 21, 1975, Sacramento, CA Contract: Signed through 2009 |
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| May 11, 2008 Doug Davis made his first minor league rehab start on Saturday. He allowed six hits and two runs over 4.2 innings at Triple-A Tucson. Davis is expected to make one more start before moving back to the majors, the Arizona Republic reports. |
| May 8, 2008 Doug Davis had a CT scan on Thursday that showed the his thyroid cancer has not spread and that his surgery was a success, according to MLB.com. "The cancer did not spread and it will not spread from here on out," Davis said. |
| May 6, 2008 Doug Davis threw a simulated game on Monday, according to the East Valley Tribune. Davis was pleased with his command in a 65-pitch simulated game, which came 25 days after his cancerous thyroid was removed and a week after a radiation iodine treatment kept him isolated for three days. Jeff Salazar said, "He looked real good, just as good as every other big leaguer we've been facing. He buckled me one time on a breaking ball. Strike three." Manager Bob Melvin also commented that his endurance was better than expected. |
| May 4, 2008 Doug Davis is making good progress in his recovery from thyroid cancer surgery, according to the Arizona Republic. Davis began taking radioactive iodine pills Tuesday and was quarantined at home the past three days. He noted he had to stay at least three feet away from people. He was expecting the treatment to leave him drained of energy, but he was pleasantly surprised by how he has felt, and he said, "I expected the worst, and I was very fortunate not to get sick, not to feel any fatigue, nothing. I don't know why. I'm fortunate, I guess." Davis originally hoped to be back with the Diamondbacks by next weekend but said that's no longer realistic. He is planning to make his first rehab start Monday in extended spring training or Tuesday for Triple-A Tucson. He hopes he can be back after two rehab starts. |
| April 11, 2008 The team stated that Doug Davis' thyroid cancer surgery was a success, according to the East Valley Tribune. That is good news, but no other details were released as of yet. |
| April 9, 2008 As expected, Doug Davis has been placed on the 15-day DL, according to the Sports Network. He is going to have thyroid cancer surgery, and could potentially return in as little as 4-6 weeks following the procedure. |
| April 9, 2008 Doug Davis has won his first game of the season on Tuesday before he undergoes cancer surgery on Thursday, according to BaseballMusings.com. Davis only allowed two runs on six hits over six innings, with seven strikeouts and two walks, in a 10-5 win over the Dodgers. It was a heroic performance, and his recovery and rehab time following this week's surgery is at least four to six weeks, likely even longer according to manager Bob Melvin, who stated, "We'll see. That's a tough one for me. I know he's kind of committed to that and doctors have told him that. I think that's his timetable in his head, but we'll take it how we think he's progressing at the time. It could be more." It was a good night for him, and hopefully he can make a favorable recovery. |
| April 3, 2008 Doug Davis was dealt his first loss of the season on Thursday, as he allowed three runs (two earned) on four hits over 3.2 innings of work against Cincinnati, with six walks and four strikeouts. Davis is notably dealing with thyroid cancer, and it is undetermined how many starts he will make before undergoing surgery. |
| March 28, 2008 Doug Davis has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer, according to the team's official site. The lefty is expected to make his scheduled exhibition start Friday and will probably make a couple regular season starts before undergoing surgery. Details are sketchy at the moment, but we'll update you on Davis' status when more is known. |
| March 23, 2008 Doug Davis, who started for Arizona on Sunday vs. Milwaukee, struggled early on with his command. The Brewers got two hits and two walks in the first inning, but Davis escaped the jam with only one run, an RBI single by Prince Fielder. Davis worked four innings, allowing six hits, three walks and two runs. The left-hander has been quiet this spring, but is scheduled to be the teams' fourth starter behind Brandon Webb, Dan Haren and Randy Johnson. |