During the month of May I wrote about the turn around in the month that both Jose Siri and Taylor Trammell were having (here and here). It’s nearly the end of June and both guys have continued to just rake for the Dayton Dragons. The season got out to a tough start for both guys, though. For Siri, he posted a .609 OPS in 90 plate appearances. Trammell posted a .620 OPS in 93 April plate appearances.
For both guys it seemed that when the calendar flipped to May so did the switch for their production at the plate. In 180 plate appearances since May 1st, Jose Siri has hit .306/.360/.531 with nine doubles, three triples and seven home runs. He’s also stolen 12 bases. Over the last 22 games, he’s been even better. In those 94 plate appearances he’s hit .358/.418/.741 with seven home runs. His plate discipline has been solid in that time, too, walking six times with 20 strikeouts.
After his slow start in April, Taylor Trammell has also completely turned his season around. In 198 plate appearances since the calendar flipped to May, Trammell has hit .296/.376/.538. That’s come along with 10 doubles, eight triples and five home runs. Like Siri, he’s also racked up the stolen bases, swiping 10 bags in those 44 games played. Trammell has also piled up the walks, drawing 24 in that time – good for a walk rate just over 12%.
The Reds system has plenty of guys with lots of tools, but both Jose Siri and Taylor Trammell are near the top of that list for overall tools. Both guys have plus-plus speed. Both guys can go get the ball in center field. They are both capable of hitting for power and we’ve seen them both do that for the last two months in Dayton. The slow start is still holding their overall numbers down a bit, but the rebound has been very impressive for the Dragons outfielders who are now showing both impressive tools and production.