HOU · LF

Taylor Trammell

Age 29 B/T L/L 6′1″, 220 lb USA MLB debut 2021

40-man

Houston’s roster as it stands on the 40-man, off the 26-man (call-up depth)
Injured list 2026: Left groin strain (Apr 21–May 26)
Trade read Available at a price: HOU 43% playoff odds; control through 2029.

xwOBA .287 wOBA .287

2026 fWAR 0.0

Projected 2027 WAR −0.1 Keystone Marcel+ at 358 PA

Hitting · 2026

287 PA: percentiles need 300+, so values only

xwOBA .287

Swing decisions +0.30

Contact value −1.69

Bat speed 76.4

Squared-up / swing 14%

Blasts / swing 8%

EV90 108.2

Barrel % 12.3%

Chase % 29.3%

Zone contact 72.8%

Strikeout % 32.4%

Walk % 9.8%

Platoon splits · swing path

By pitcher handedness

vs	PA	wOBA	xwOBA	K%	BB%	Chase	Decisions	Contact
LHP	43	.207	.187	28%	7%	29%	+0.03	−6.18
RHP	244	.300	.304	33%	10%	29%	+0.34	−0.97

Attack angle: 9.7° (52% in 5–20°)
Attack direction: −7.2°
Swing length: 7.9 ft
Fast-swing rate: 61%
Pull-air %: 20.8%
Hard-hit %: 38.3%
Slash · wRC+: .192/.285/.341 · 78

Zone map · 2026

Where he does damage, and where to pitch him

Does the most damage middle-in (+3.2 vs. league per 100; 1.4 standard errors on 46 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).

Weakest up over the middle (−3.1), but only 1.4 standard errors from average on 45 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.

Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,015 pitches · faded cells are within one standard error of average. A spot is called only when it is farther from average than the best or worst of nine average cells gets 95% of the time (set from the league’s own pitches: about 3 standard errors above, 2 below).

Most similar hitters

Swings like Trammell: bat path, contact quality and approach

Similarity	Player	xwOBA	’26 WAR	’27 proj	2027
68	Jorge Soler LAA · ’92	.294	−0.6	−0.5	Free agent
56	Spencer Jones NYY · ’01	.329	0.7	0.8	Pre-arb
54	Austin Riley ATL · ’97	.296	1.0	1.3	Signed $22.0M
52	Colson Montgomery CWS · ’02	.294	2.8	3.1	Pre-arb
46	Cam Smith HOU · ’03	.318	1.4	1.5	Pre-arb

Nearest neighbours on bat speed, swing length, attack angle, squared-up and blast rates, EV90, barrels, pull-air, chase, zone contact, K% and BB%. 2026 regulars only.

Fielding

2027 rating at every position he can play · OAA by position · range by direction · tools. Same engine as the Fielding Lab and the Winter Plan.

2027 rating by position · best fit first, on the total with the position’s worth

LF +0.7 −6.8

CF −10.7 −8.2

RF −3.2 −13.7

1B +1.2prior −14.3

Outs Above Average by position

Season	Pos	OAA	Range	Arm, DP	Runs	Batters
2026	RF	−1	−1	−0.1	−1.1	313
2026	CF	−2	−2	−0.5	−2.5	965
2026	LF	+3	+2	−0.7	+1.3	1,468
2025	RF	0	0	−0.1	−0.1	40
2025	LF	0	0	−0.6	−0.6	593
2025	CF	+1	+1	−0.7	+0.3	682
2024	RF	−1	−1	0.0	−1.0	32
2024	LF	0	0	+0.1	+0.1	52
2023	LF	−1	−1	−0.2	−1.2	293

Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.

Range by direction (OAA at LF)

2024 · LF2026 · LF In (charging) 0−1Back 00Toward 3B line 0+2Toward 1B line −1−1vs. RHH −1−1vs. LHH 0+1

Tools (percentile; arm among LFs)

Arm at LF 78.4 mph · 3rd

Sprint speed 27.4 ft/s · 49th

Reaction +0.2 ft · 57th

Burst +0.3 ft · 58th

Route +0.2 ft · 59th

Catch difficulty (latest season)

Play	Made	Chances	Rate
★★★★★	0	14	0%
★★★★	1	2	50%
★★★	4	5	80%
★★	11	14	79%
★	12	12	100%

Zone rating (Keystone expected outs)

Season	Zone	Balls	Outs vs. exp.
2026	LF	133	+3.7
2026	CF	121	−3.9
2025	LF	66	+2.1
2025	CF	76	−1.4

The zone rating counts every ball hit to his part of the field while he played there, his club’s positioning included; Savant OAA uses his actual starting spot and is the better individual grade. They agree best in the outfield. See the model card.

Compare in the Fielding Lab →

Contract & projection

Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR

2027 −0.1 WAR Arbitration $1.1M*

2028 −0.3 WAR Arbitration $1.2M*

2029 −0.6 WAR Arbitration $1.2M*

2030 −1.0 WAR Free agent

* projected arbitration or minimum salary. Contract Studio →

Minor leagues

MLB Stats API · public box-score data

SeasonLevel	Level	Team	Age	G	PA / IP	PA / IP ·Line
2026AA	AA	Corpus Christi Hooks	28	4	16 PA	16 PA · .250/.250/.688 · 2 HR · 18.8% K · 0.0% BB
2026AAA	AAA	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	28	10	45 PA	45 PA · .226/.455/.548 · 2 HR · 24.4% K · 24.4% BB
2025AAA	AAA	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	27	10	47 PA	47 PA · .250/.362/.611 · 3 HR · 12.8% K · 14.9% BB
2025ROK	ROK	FCL Astros	27	5	19 PA	19 PA · .400/.474/.733 · 1 HR · 21.1% K · 15.8% BB

ABS challenges · 2026

Baseball Savant

As batter 41% 7/17 won · −0.2 runs