The Cincinnati Reds transaction list is hot off of the press (this is a lie, it’s a PDF) and while there are a handful of moves on it for yesterday and today, the big one is that top prospect Taylor Trammell has been placed on the injured list retroactive to June 15th with a hamstring strain.
The outfielder last played on June 14th in Montgomery and he was pinch hit for late in the game. He hasn’t played since. Through 65 games played for Double-A Chattanooga, Taylor Trammell is hitting .245/.366/.333 on the season with 5 doubles, a triple, and 4 home runs. He’s stolen 13 bases in 16 attempts, and has 42 walks to go with 66 strikeouts.
The 2019 season has been one with interesting splits for the 21-year-old Taylor Trammell. A left-handed hitter, he’s hitting like-handed arms quite well. In 72 plate appearances against them he’s hitting .279/.389/.492 with all 4 of his home runs coming against them. But he’s really struggled to hit right-handed pitchers this season. In 193 trips to the plate against them he’s managed a .232/.358/.271 line with 31 walks and 47 strikeouts. He’s drawing plenty of walks against both lefties and righties, but when he’s making contact he’s doing plenty of damage against lefties and almost none at all against righties.
More Reds minor league roster moves
Taylor Trammell wasn’t the only player that saw a move made involving Chattanooga. While the Lookouts are on their All-Star break (today through Wednesday), there was plenty of roster movement. Ibandel Isabel, who had been on the 7-day injured list, was activated. Presumably he will participate in the All-Star game he was elected to on Tuesday. Infielder Calten Daal was placed on the 7-day injured list retroactively to yesterday. Starting pitcher Reiver Sanmartin was also promoted to Chattanooga from Daytona. Right-handed pitcher Wendolyn Bautista was moved from Louisville back down to Daytona.