Giants prospect Jaylin Davis reflects on his huge Triple-A power numbers

He's the minor league player Giants fans want to see the most right now, and he knows it.

"I got a lot of friends and family members that keep letting me know," Jaylin Davis said with a laugh Friday night on KNBR. "I'm definitely aware."

You might not have heard of Davis a month ago, but his name is all over Giants Twitter with his eye-popping stats in Triple-A Sacramento. The Giants acquired Davis when they shipped reliever Sam Dyson to the Twins, and the power-hitting outfielder has been nothing short of ridiculous since joining the River Cats. 

Davis is batting .394 with 10 home runs and a 1.390 OPS in just 19 games for the River Cats. He recently hit seven homers in a five-game span and already has driven in 25 runs for the Giants' Triple-A affiliate. 

But when the Giants traded for Davis, he admits he felt a lot of nerves with joining a new club. 

"I was kind of excited but nervous at the same time," Davis said. "I had been with the Twins my whole career, so that was tough. Definitely a little nervous at first." 

"I'm definitely having fun right now."

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And for good reasons. Between Double-A and two Triple-A teams this season, the 25-year-old is batting .314 with 35 long balls and a 1.025 OPS over 118 games. Prior to this season, Davis had never hit more than 16 homers in a season. 

Throughout Triple-A, there has been a power surge, especially in the Pacific Coast League, which the River Cats are a part of. Triple-A baseball is using the same "juiced" major league balls this year, but Double-A is not and Davis still based 10 homers at that level. 

Davis, for one, doesn't believe it's less challenging per se to hit in the PCL. 

"I wouldn't say it's easier," Davis said. "I'd say the ballparks have a little something to do with it, but I wouldn't say it's easier at all."

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As he launches homers left and right, Davis says he's just focused on getting a good pitch to hit hard. So far, that simple strategy is working as well as it can. 

For now, though, Giants fans will continue to wait. Davis is not on the 40-man roster, but come September, the slugger surely will be in San Francisco.

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