SL1 Knoxville Smokies

C Taylor Davis activated from DL; C Noble placed on DL

August 20, 2013 - Southern League (SL1)
Knoxville Smokies News Release


KODAK, Tenn. - The Chicago Cubs announced several transactions that impact their Double-A affiliate Tennessee Smokies. C Taylor Davis has been activated from the disabled list in advance of the tonight's game against the Birmingham Barons. In a corresponding roster move, C Chad Noble has been placed on the DL, retroactive to Aug. 18.

The Smokies roster is still at 25 active players, which is the Southern League maximum.

Davis, 23, hit .333 (1-for-3) with a RBI in his only appearance with the Smokies this season before being put on the DL on Aug. 13. He hit .217 (18-for-83) with a pair of home runs and eight RBIs with Daytona to start the 2013 campaign. The Jupiter, Fla. native signed with the Cubs as a non-drafted free agent out of Morehead State in 2011.

Noble, 25, holds a .232 batting average (22-for-95) with six doubles and seven RBIs in 29 games with Tennessee this year. The right-handed catcher started the 2013 campaign with the Class High-A Daytona Cubs, where he hit .228 (21-for-92) with a home run and six RBIs in 27 games and spent six games with the Class AAA Iowa Cubs. The Rockwell, Texas native was selected by the Cubs in the 37th round of the 2010 draft out of Northwestern University.

2013 STATISTICS:

Player Activated from DL: AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB OBP

Davis, Taylor .221 86 9 19 3 0 2 9 9 16 0 .295

Daytona (High-A)

Tennessee (AA)

Player Placed on DL: AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB OBP

Noble, Chad .223 211 23 47 9 1 1 14 14 38 1 .275

Daytona (High-A)

Tennessee (AA)

Iowa (AAA)

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