Taylor Trammell and Jose Siri were both named among Minor League Baseball’s best power and speed prospects. Baseball America unveiled their list, featuring the Top 10 prospects in the minors in terms of their power and speed combo.
Both players are currently with the Dayton Dragons, giving the Cincinnati Reds Low-A affiliate two of the players on the list. Only the New York Yankees matched the two players that the Reds had on the list. Taylor Trammell cracks the list at #8. The 19-year-old outfielder currently has eight home runs and 28 steals for the Dragons. Teammate Jose Siri, a 22-year-old center fielder, has 18 home runs and 29 steals, comes in at #10 on the list.
At this point, Jose Siri is clearly ahead of Taylor Trammell when it comes to power. Speed wise, he’s probably a step faster, too. Siri, however, is also a bit older and Tramell projects well in the power department. The ball carries off of his bat quite well already. As he continues to work his way up look for his home run totals to increase. For Siri, there’s still projection left for him, too, even with him being on pace for 20+ homers this season. He’s the most explosive player in the system.
Speaking of Jose Siri, he’s the #3 player on this weeks Baseball America Prospect Hot Sheet. Over the last week he’s hit .400/.444/.880 for the Dayton Dragons. He also added in two stolen bases. That’s extended his hitting streak to 32 games That’s tied for the second longest hitting streak in Midwest League history. He will need hits in four more games to break the league record.
The looming trade deadline
Things have been rather quiet on the trade front for the Cincinnati Reds. Perhaps it’s because most of their trade pieces that are obvious are either injured (Scott Feldman), sort of injured (Zack Cozart) or under-performing of late (Tony Cingrani). Then there’s Drew Storen, who has a 3.07 ERA in his 41.0 innings with the Reds this season to go along with 37 strikeouts. While he’s not exactly the fireballer that most teams in contention are seeking, he’s probably a good option for most bullpens around baseball. The question is whether or not anyone would be willing to give up something of value for him. With little speculation out there, I’m beginning to think it could be a very quiet deadline for the Reds, but am hoping that they are just keeping things a bit close to the vest at this point.