BRADENTON, Fla. — It is, in many ways, a good problem to have: two talented prospects vying to become the long-term answer at the same position. It's also something of an anomaly. Endy Rodriguez and Henry Davis aren't bitter rivals or enemies. They both want to become the Pirates' catcher of the future, sure, but they're also friends.
That changed some when Davis was re-assigned to minor league camp on Tuesday, but it still exists in the big picture. Rodriguez and Davis are fighting for the same thing. Yet in their minds, it's more about helping the Pirates spin out of their ongoing rebuild than it is winning a job or sticking it to the other player.
"I think it'll sort itself out," Davis said. "By that I mean, however it goes, I trust the people in charge of making the roster and writing the lineup card. That's not me. I just do my job when my name is called and root for Endy in any way possible because he's one of my good friends. I care about him a lot."
