Taylor Trammell, one of the Cincinnati Reds top prospects, hasn’t played since June 3rd. In that game he left after two at-bats. He’s currently said to be day-to-day while dealing with something in his back. It’s nothing serious, but enough to not push it. Trammell was named to the All-Star team a week ago in the Florida State League. The outfielder has hit .304/.412/.476 on the season with 30 walks and 40 strikeouts in 199 total plate appearances. That first half performance had him jump up in the Baseball America Top 100 Prospect Rankings. When the list was updated on June 1st he was inside the Top 30, ranking 28th overall.
Nick Senzel is heating up
It was a tough month of May for Nick Senzel. Not so much because of anything that happened on the baseball field, but for what kept him off of it. After dealing with a bout of vertigo for nearly four weeks, he returned to Triple-A Louisville on May 29th. Between the 29th and 30th he went 0-7, though he was hitting the ball well in both games. In the seven games since he’s gone 8-26 (.308) with four doubles and five walks. You can see a few of his doubles in that span below.
Bruce Yari is swinging a hot bat
The other day I joked that Bruce Yari should be known for his speed after he had two different infield hits, both driving in a run. Yari is a first baseman, who – no offense, Bruce – is not a fast runner. That didn’t stop manager Ricky Gutierrez from placing him in the leadoff spot on Thursday night, and it paid off immediately. He went 3-4, drew a walk, doubled, and had a walk-off hit.
With roughly eleventy-billion rainouts in a row for Daytona, Bruce Yari didn’t play for the final week of May. He’s been making up for lost time in the week since. Over six games played, all in June, he’s hit .556/.680/.889. He’s walked six times with four strikeouts. That’s also come with three doubles and a home run. That’s an OPS of 1.569 for those who didn’t want to do the addition in their head.
The 2018 Draft Tracker is now up and running
With the draft now behind us, we can now look forward to who is going to sign, who has signed, how much they signed for, and how much is left over for others to sign for. All of that information can be found at the 2018 Cincinnati Reds Draft Tracker. You can access that in the navigation bar on a computer/tablet, or on mobile by clicking the menu button (those three lines at the top left of the site – or on some phones you can just swipe right to pull up the menu).