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[Lark11]

Taylor Trammell is rolling in double-A:

.316/.435/.632/1.066 in 27 PAs.


He could be our next true impact bat.

[Lark11]

Some better news, Trammell is now up to .417/.500/.667/1.167.

[The Duke]

His Ks are up, but that's not overly surprising in the jump from A ball to AA. As long as it improves as the year goes along (which I think it will) then all is good. 6'2" 215 lbs the power is going to continue to manifest as he enters his mid 20's. Could see a big boost from GABP as well.

[floydgator]

Apr 11, 2019 23:07:20 GMT -5 Lark11 said:

Some better news, Trammell is now up to .417/.500/.667/1.167.

That's good b/c .417 is better than .316. By, like, 100 points.

[Lark11]

Trammell just keeps rolling, he's hitting .351/.500/.622/1.122 and his strikeout rate has improved to a K/BB ratio of 12/11 in 48 PAs. He's hitting line drives at a 40.0% clip.

He's making quick work of double-A.

It's a small sample size, but the way he's doing it is still impressive as hell. Let's hope he maintains this high performance level as the sample size continues to increase.

[DocDirk]

Apr 18, 2019 9:21:17 GMT -5 Lark11 said:

Trammell just keeps rolling, he's hitting .351/.500/.622/1.122 and his strikeout rate has improved to a K/BB ratio of 12/11 in 48 PAs. He's hitting line drives at a 40.0% clip.

He's making quick work of double-A.

It's a small sample size, but the way he's doing it is still impressive as hell. Let's hope he maintains this high performance level as the sample size continues to increase.

I have to imagine if the current trend of every.single.one of our outfielders posting negative WAR continues as well as Trammell's hot start continuing, they would almost HAVE to bring him up, right?  How much time in AA is enough to give him a shot up in Cincy?  While an obvious outlier, Juan Soto only spent 8 games in AA last year and his stats weren't as strong as TT's.  (Also to be fair to Soto, he beat the ever-loving piss out of the ball every minor league stop.)

[flash]

Who is the Colombian catcher who just jumped from rookie league to Louisville? Why such a big jump? He is not listed as a prospect yet he has had a decent two games.

[Yossarian]

Is Trammel playing in a power-suppressed league?

[flash]

Aquino has a 20 game hitting streak at Louisville right now. Batting .336 over 1000 ops

[Lark11]

May 17, 2019 17:28:02 GMT -5 Yossarian said:

Is Trammel playing in a power-suppressed league?

I don't know. It's been a lackluster hitting season for him so far.

[kinsm]

May 17, 2019 17:28:02 GMT -5 Yossarian said:

Is Trammel playing in a power-suppressed league?

The Southern League in general is usually a pitchers league, and I think the Reds AA hitters may be dealing with "a bit" of a Coors stadium effect.

Most of the team hits ridiculously better at home, the Lookouts in general lead the league in BA, OBP, and are second in SLG. Their stadium is 719' above sea level while six of their nine opponents play in stadiums below 300' in elevation (four of those opponents play in stadiums 50' or less above sea level and they deal with sea breezes - the ball just doesn't carry). Not to mention most of the guys on the AA Lookouts played for A+ Daytona last year and the elevation of their stadium is only 19' above sea level.

The average AA hitter (East, South, and Texas) this year is pretty abysmal: .243 - .321 - .371. Though, I don't know how that stocks up to recent years, offense might be down league wide.

I'm more concerned with Trammel's lack of doubles rather than homeruns and his 25.6K%, as he ages that % had better drop.

[kinsm]

The fact that the Reds no longer view him as a centerfield candidate alone should knock his future value.