Callix Crabbe's favorite Henry Davis moment isn't a home run, a stolen base, a perfect throw or anything that you would see in a game. It was a private conversation, one that opened the manager's eyes to exactly what the former No. 1 overall pick already knew about the game.
Crabbe politely declined to go into too much detail about what the topic was, other than it was one of the more nuanced parts of the game. That tends to be where Davis thrives. The two were with high Class A Greensboro early in 2022 -- Crabbe managing for the first time in the Pirates' system and Davis preparing for his first full year of pro ball -- and what could have been a couple minute chat turned into an over hour long in-depth discussion.