The Astros are acquiring outfielder Taylor Trammell from the Yankees, according to a report from Chandler Rome of The Athletic. The return headed to the Bronx is not yet known.
Trammell, 27, was selected 35th overall in the 2016 draft by the Reds and was regarded as a top-100 caliber prospect as recently as 2021. By that point, he had been a part of multiple trades, heading from the Reds to the Padres in the three-team deal that sent Yasiel Puig to Cleveland before eventually being shipped from San Diego to Seattle as part of the seven-player deal that brought Austin Nola to the Padres. Though he was traded multiple times before reaching the Triple-A level, Trammell hit fairly well in his first taste of the level with the Mariners’ affiliate in Tacoma and earned a call up to the big leagues during the 2021 season.
Unfortunately, that call-up did not go well. Trammell hit just .160/.256/.359 with a 73 wRC+ in 178 trips to the plate across 51 games during his first season in the majors. While he flashed considerable power with eight home runs during that time, he struck out at a completely untenable 42.1% clip that left him as a lackluster option in the outfield, where he was capable of playing center but not a particularly strong defender. The results would improve somewhat over the next two years as Trammell rode the shuttle between Tacoma and Seattle. In 173 plate appearances at the big league level over those two seasons, he hit an improved .176/.285/.378 that was just 6% worse than average by measure of wRC+ thanks to an excellent 12.7% walk rate in conjunction with his impressive power.
That said, Trammell was still striking out more than 30% of the time in the majors, even as he tore up the Triple-A level to the tune of a .268/.381/.500 slash line throughout his time at the level. Trammell also gradually became less of a viable option in center with just two innings of work at the position in 2023, further putting pressure on his bat to perform. This led the Mariners to designate him for assignment back in March rather than keep him on the Opening Day roster. Trammell was promptly plucked off waivers by the Dodgers while veteran outfielder Jason Heyward dealt with a back injury, but appeared in just five games before being designated for assignment in mid-April.
That move led the Yankees to claim Trammell from the Dodgers, though he similarly lasted just five games on New York’s big league roster before being DFA’d for the third time in just over a month. This time, the move stuck and Trammell cleared waivers, allowing the Yankees to outright him to the minors. Once at Triple-A, Trammell hit fairly well with a .256/.381/.488 slash line in 106 games. Now, Trammell is on the move once again and will begin the 2024-25 offseason with the Astros. For Houston, the 27-year-old should provide additional outfield depth behind the right-handed Chas McCormick and Jake Meyers and could compete for a job on the club’s bench during Spring Training next year.
jeff51488
Wow
Erebus
Can’t be more than cash considerations right ? -.06 war in his career and this will be his 4th team
mlbnyyfan
Great job Cashman throw in DJL for a bucket of balls.
YankeesBleacherCreature
Yes, sir. They’ve just added him this past weekend to the 40-man roster to prevent him from entering minor league free agency.
Niekro floater
World Champion Taylor Trammell
Patriot12992
Couple of trash cans and wires on the way to the Bronx….
Erebus
Astros living rent free in this losers head for 7 years now
Patriot12992
lol I’m not even a Yankee fan, the internet is living rent free in your head obviously. Very ironic comment, take a joke.
Erebus
Says the loser who made a trash can joke. You’re only 7 years late. I didn’t say you were a Yankees fan but a patriots fan makes it even funnier ya know spygate and deflategate
Patriot12992
Patriot as in Patriotic not a pats fan, Though I did enjoy the pain they inflicted on my Jet fan friends lol
Erebus
I didn’t ask for your life story
Patriot12992
If a random innocuous internet comment gets you this worked up you need to do some reflective thinking my brother =P
Erebus
Who said I was worked up ? I mentioned you’re still living in 2017 and I really don’t care to hear any kind of details about your pathetic life. You’re a cockroach buddy hate to break it to you. A nothing. You know what we do with cockroach’s we silence them. So enjoy a mute
Patriot12992
lmao that is the definition of worked up, It is apparent you cannot hold a conversation as an adult, have a nice evening.
The_M4N
@Patriot, that’s funny right there. Idc what anybody says.
Blackpink in the area
Could be a sign that Grisham is gone.
Blackpink in the area
Never mind wrong team
Old York
Uh oh… Yankees fire sale!
shibbynotdude
Yankees trading away their starting one player with a championship
dopt
He used to be a prospect
twozero6ix
Weren’t they all
James123
he is right though, there was a time he was considered a blue chip prospect- at least top 50 if not higher. The cieling was thought to be Carl Crawford (slightly below average power, but elite speed and good contact skills, so a .280 with 15hr and 50sb). That clearly never happened; but guys like that tend to hang around WAY too long with at least 5-6 teams sniffing the guy to see if they can “fix” him since even being a 10hr/30sb with a .260 average makes him a good 4th OF or a weaker starting OF on a playoff team. (that is basically Ha Seong Kim in the OF).
he is going to keep getting contracts on that alone until he is 28-30, and then he is more likely to stick around if he can carve out a plus speed and Defense 4th OF role somewhere.. Guys like this are almost better off going to Korea or Japan when they hit 27 and have not cemented themselves. They get a bigger paycheck and clear every day at bats. If they work out in 2-3 years they come back for a big pay day, if not then i think Nippon pays at least 800k per year for international guys (even more if they are bigger names)
Devlsh
One dollar.
YaGottaBelieve
Altuve for Trammell!
James Midway
Padres traded Josh Naylor for this guy
YankeesBleacherCreature
“Astros To Acquire Taylor Trammell From Yankees… for Jose Altuve”
StudWinfield
Good for Trammell. Thought for sure he’d be outrighted by NY. Now he’s all but guaranteed a 40 spot going into ST.
WSnotAstros2017
Astros getting junk again. This guy is a lifer at Triple A. Chas and Meyers need to be sent packing. They are no good and more. Meyers needs to be used only for closing games where need defense. Sit him on bench otherwise. Chas is also worthless. He will be nothing again this season. And as season goes for 4th year in a row will be whining we have no outfield. No one to play CF or LF. Going to use Dubon at third as it is to replace Bregman and first going to have Singleton/Caratini. We will look pathetic. Not even spending on season tickets this year. Cancelled them. Crane is worthless and so is Dana
Erebus
Wow cry much? I think you missed when Dana came out and said they need to get creative with payroll. This guy is triple A depth that’s about it. If it’s that easy for you to give up season tickets when they literally won a title 2 years ago, then you’re just a bangwagon fan and the Astro’s don’t need fans like you
Informed Sportsball Discussion
@Erebus
A trash can lid fan, you could say.
Erebus
Eh those jokes stopped being funny in 2018. I posted a link the other day in a different thread that was from a USA Today article when the astros cheated. Players admitted everyone was cheating just the Astro’s were the scapegoat. Yankees had a replay room and used the bullpen phone to do pretty much the same thing in 2016. Who was apart of both? Carlos Beltran
Informed Sportsball Discussion
@Erebus
Still funny.
extexdave
Thought Chas and his 3.5mil would be gone, but so far Dana’s just unloading the bottom of the barrel.
Dumpster Divin Theo
Alan’s singing daughter?