Taylor Trammell
Taylor Walter-Lee Trammell is an American professional baseball outfielder in the San Diego Padres organization.Career
Trammell attended Mount Paran Christian School in Kennesaw, Georgia. He played both baseball and football. Trammell played in the Under Armour All-America Baseball Game in August 2015. He committed to play college baseball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.Considered a top prospect for the 2016 Major League Baseball draft, the Cincinnati Reds selected Trammell with the 35th overall pick. He signed with the Reds and was assigned to the Billings Mustangs of the Rookie-level Pioneer League, posting a.303 batting average with two home runs, 34 RBIs, six triples and 24 stolen bases in 61 games. In 2017, he played for the Dayton Dragons of the Class A Midwest League, where he slashed.281/.368/.450 along with 13 home runs, 77 RBIs and 41 stolen bases in 129 games, and in 2018 he played for the Daytona Tortugas of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League, batting.277 with eight home runs, 41 RBIs and 25 stolen bases in 110 games. He represented the Reds in the All-Star Futures Game and was named the MVP of the game after hitting a go-ahead home run along with a triple. The Reds invited Trammell to spring training in 2019 as a non-roster player. He began 2019 with the Chattanooga Lookouts of the Class AA Southern League, and again appeared in the All-Star Futures Game.On July 30, 2019, the Reds traded Trammell to the San Diego Padres in a three-team trade, where the Reds acquired Trevor Bauer and the Indians acquired Yasiel Puig, Scott Moss, Franmil Reyes, Logan Allen, and Victor Nova.
