Fraley certainly isnt out of the woods yet. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. He has the right to elect free agency because hed previously been outrighted in his career, although the team offered no indication hes planning to do so. He has yet to progress to full speed running. Scouting Report So maybe hes not exactly a slugger per se. Those guys are definitely valuable, but Fraleys time in Cincinnati will inevitably be marred by the fact that the front office and ownership decided to ship a better version of him out of town to acquire him. AZ, CO, CT, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, (select parishes), MD, MI, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY, CA-ONT only.Eligibility restrictions apply. Good burst out of the box with tremendous hustle.. And his xSLG was somehow even lower at .361. Good hitters work themselves into favorable counts, and they take advantage of pitchers when they miss their spots. He still hasnt shown that he can hit the inside fastball, or anything up and in. That could set the stage for plenty of shuffling over the next six months. Back when the Mariners traded for Mallex Smith, they dealt Mike Zunino, as well as a few other players. In the trade that sent Jesse Winker and Eugenio Surez to the Seattle Mariners, the Reds acquired left-handed outfielder Jake Fraley, who will look to make a name for himself in Cincinnati. Gets to top-end speed quickly, good acceleration. A former #2 overall pick, Senzel was a consensus top prospect before reaching the majors in 2019. Hes made 25 starts over his three big league seasons, posting a 3.94 ERA in 102 2/3 innings. OFP, Role, ETA, tool grades and more! Scouting grades: Hit: 50 | Power: 50 | Run: 65 | Arm: 40 | Field: 60 | Overall: 50 It's often believed that the analytics and scouting departments in any given organization are always at odds with each other, and it is true that the approaches will favor different types of players at times. Mariners' Jake Fraley: Scratched from Thursday's lineup By RotoWire Staff Jun 17, 2021 at 8:52 pm ET 1 min read Fraley was scratched from Thursday's lineup against the Rays, Ryan Divish of. Or write about sports? Clearly, the Mariners assumed Surezs deal as a means to acquire Winker. Marmolejos has already been designated once this season, losing his roster spot back in May after hitting just .139/.266/.278 in his first 94 plate appearances. Mariners outfielder Jake Fraley is going on the COVID-19 injured list, with fellow outfielder Dillon Thomas being recalled to take his place on the active roster. Friedl has been one of the more interesting outfielders in the Cincinnati farm system for a few seasons. Matt Reynolds, playing second base today, could see more time with India out. He seems likely to get a big league look at some point this season and may eventually work alongside college teammateNick Lodolo in the Reds rotations of the future. He tinkered with his swing this past season to get the ball up in the air more, and it translated to more power at the plate. He demolished the competition in Double-A, and then he held his own in Triple-A. Across his time in Double-A and Triple-A, hes never had a SLG below .539 or an ISO below .226. This year, hes dropped that down to 2.8%. September 29, 2021. Myers is the only member of the current group who cant be sent to the minor leagues, although Pinder couldnt be optioned if he cracks the MLB roster. Win Expectancy, Run Expectancy, and Leverage Index calculations provided by Tom Tango of InsideTheBook.com, and co-author of The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. This afternoons swap is the most notable to date, as the Reds slice around $20MM in 2022 commitments off the books. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Fraley has a pull-heavy approach against righthanders and has shown gap power against righties. Seattle already signed reigning AL Cy Young winnerRobbie Ray to a five-year contract, but they hadnt previously done a whole lot to bolster the offense aside from a deal that brought in Adam Frazier from the Padres. SUMMARY 2022 Career WAR 0.6 1.5 AB 216 496 H 56 111 HR 12 21 BA .259 .224 R 33 66 RBI 28 65 SB 4 16 OBP .344 .330 SLG .468 .393 OPS .812 .724 Overall:Jake Fraley has the makings of a good center fielder with his contact skills and above average speed. Itll be a non-competitive season, one that sees a number of unproven players look to carve out longer-term roles. He has a 4.08 ERA/3.32 FIP, 24.1 percent strikeout rate, 5.6 percent walk rate, and 44.9 percent groundball rate. The 28-year-old earned his first big league promotion in early June with a solid .273/.379/.458 performance at Tacoma. Minor leg kick within load. Jake Fraley has played for 2 teams; the Seattle Mariners and Cincinnati Reds. Gambling problem? Join our linker program. 22,034th in major league history) Mariners Moose Tracks, 3/3/23: J.P. 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He assumed the roster spot vacated last night when Cincinnati traded Tyler. He made his MLB debut with Arizona the following season, getting into 12 games. Its not especially clear why hes walked more. He posted well above-average marks in terms of barrel rate, hard contact percentage and average exit velocity. Jake Fraley Cincinnati Reds Age: 27 Bats/Throws: L/L 6' 0" / 195 OF RotoWire News: Fraley will start in left field and bat cleanup in Monday's game against the Cubs. Sure its still a little early to make any definitive claims. He might also be a candidate for a bullpen transfer some prospect evaluators have long suggested hed be a better fit in relief where he could aid a Cincinnati bullpen that was among the leagues worst. Fraley is no replacement for Winker, and the Reds are no doubt a worse team without the latter. by Handedness, 2016 June Amateur Draft - Round: CBBs, Pick: 7, Overall: 77, Team: Tampa Bay Rays. The Reds also pick up a player to be named later who is reportedly a notable part of the return. Like Fraley, Haniger started to tap into some power and lift the ball more after making some swing changes at the minor league level. There's no change here: Fraley is officially in tweenersville. Weird would be my answer. Only Yasmani Grandal is even in his proximity. That required surgery which kept him out of action until early June, and the area is again bothering him. It feels like a make-or-break season, with Senzel now into his arbitration seasons and having performed below replacement level thus far. School: Fresno State. All rights reserved. Thats a ghastly batting average, but he offset it somewhat with a robust 13% walk rate and 15 homers in only 231 plate appearances. Dunn, meanwhile, is a former first-round pick who went to Seattle from the Mets in the Edwin Daz/Robinson Cantrade. At Triple-A this year, he is slashing .260/.376/.429, good enough for a wRC+ of 103. He's had a few cups of coffee in the past few years and he's looked truly overmatched during both stints but it shouldn't be. But Fraley, seemingly overnight, had become intimately familiar with the strike zone and raised his BB% to 17.4%, a phenomenal number that dwarfed the MLB average of 8.7%. Because hes out of minor league option years, Marmolejos had to again be exposed to waivers to be bumped from the active roster. Bobby Nightengale of the Cincinnati Enquirer wrote this afternoon that hes begun swinging a bat in simulated games at the teams spring complex. Fraley started 2019 his age-24 season in Double-A, where he slashed .313/.386/.539, which was good for a 156 wRC+. Arb Eligible: 2024 Baltimore Orioles Seattle Mariners Transactions Anthony Misiewicz Jake Fraley Jimmy Yacabonis Keynan Middleton Shed Long Wyatt Mills, By Anthony Franco | August 2, 2021 at 2:39pm CDT. Dipoto told reporters (including Daniel Kramer of MLB.com) the club was unlikely to make further moves on that side of the ball. Like Fraley, Dunn is an affordable, MLB-ready piece though. In order to entice the Reds to part with a player of Winkers caliber, the Ms are taking on far more money than just his projected arbitration figures. Well rounded shoulders and solid upper body strength. Alejo Lopez has been recalled to take his place. Hes still been a productive player overall, though, sporting a season line of .213/.359/.388. . Stuart Fairchild, 26, one option remaining. Utilizes his speed offensively and defensively. In 180 plate appearances, Fraley slugged .441 with an ISO of .210. Fraleys controllable through 2026 and isnt on track to reach arbitration eligibility until 2024. Well rounded shoulders and solid upper body strength. Seattle bought out longtime third basemanKyle Seager at the end of the year. That all makes Winker a tricky player to value, but theres little question hell improve Seattles overall offense. Winker has gone on the injured list in every full season of his MLB career. Minor leg kick within load. Scores from any date in Major League history, Minor, Foreign, College, & Black Baseball, Frequently Asked Questions about MLB and Baseball, Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREE. Hes coming off a .235/.263/.385 showing in 111 games for Oakland. Nagging injuries caused him to miss time throughout the season, though, but he did end up appearing in 78 games. Drafted in the supplemental 2nd round (77th overall) by the Tampa Bay Raysin 2016 (signed for $797,500). Timing and accuracy is still a bit off, but has shown signs of improvement. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Reds Content Plus 2023. Misiewicz, meanwhile, has made 54 appearances covering 46 1/3 innings. Edit player FanGraphs MLB . : 6'0" / Wt. November 4, 2019 As a major league free agent who signed a minor league contract, hell have an automatic opt-out opportunity five days before the start of the regular season if hes not added to the MLB roster. Heres a long home run off of Phil Maton: And a longer, harder hit home run off of AL Cy Young starting pitcher Shane Bieber: Its not like Fraley spoiled well-located pitches on either home run. Hes increasingly shown the propensity to spoil pitches, and hes finally taking advantage of pitches over the plate, too. India has been on the IL for the past six weeks due to a right hamstring issue. His overall .252/.351/.404 line with 12 home runs at that level was solid if unexceptional for a 22-year-old. Cincinnati Reds Transactions Aristides Aquino Jake Fraley Jonathan India Mike Moustakas, By Darragh McDonald | May 1, 2022 at 1:05pm CDT. Corner outfielderAristides Aquino is headed to the 10-day injured list due to a left calf strain, while infieldersColin Moran andAlejo Lpez have been optioned to Triple-A Louisville. OFP: 40Role: 40 - Below Avg. OFP, Role, ETA, tool grades and more! Long has struggled between the injuries, hitting .198/.258/.360 in 34 games this season. Makes the most of his athleticism. And who knows? Fraleys hitting .237/.409/.439 with seven home runs over 149 plate appearances. He still hit for power (31 homers), but the on-base issues and his inability to successfully acclimate to an ill-advised move from third base to shortstop kept his overall production in the realm of replacement level. Room for improvement. 18 prospectearlier this week, and its not hard to see why; Marte played the 2021 season as a 19-year-old against much older competition but nevertheless slashed a combined .273/.366/.460 with 17 home runs and 24 stolen bases between two Class-A levels. Lacks optimum home-run power for MLB, though. The lefty-swinging Fraley also posted solid offensive marks in a limited role in Seattle the previous year. He has spent the year with Triple-A Worcester, hitting a strong .242/.370/.452 with ten homers across 265 trips to the plate, albeit with a concerning 33.2% strikeout rate. Cincinnati has eight outfielders on their 40-man roster. : 6'0" / Wt. [Featured Image: https://twitter.com/Mariners/status/1061436861380468736/photo/1], Steffen has been a huge Reds fan since watching his very first baseball game during the 2018 season. Regardless, Fraley has the opportunity to be a fourth outfield option if he continues to improve offensively. Catching up on some minor moves around the game: Cincinnati Reds New York Mets Transactions Jake Fraley Travis Blankenhorn, By Anthony Franco | June 13, 2022 at 8:18pm CDT. Hell be controllable via that process once more next winter before reaching free agency in advance of his age-30 season. Gets to top-end speed quickly, good acceleration. In 258 plate appearances across 72 games, he hit at a league average clip: .240/.314/.436 with eight home runs, a modest 7.8% walk percentage and a tiny 15.5% strikeout rate. India had been targeting a return for the upcoming weekend series against the Brewers, but it seems hes progressed a bit better than anticipated. Reds brass has pushed back against the idea theyre orchestrating a full teardown, but the recent subtractions of Winker and Gray make it more difficult for what had been an 83-79 team to contend this season. Of course, Lopez could also figure into that mix, as hes capable of both playing second and third base, as well as shortstop and left field. Theyve done so by transferring outfielderJake Fraley from the 10-day to the 60-day injured list, officially ruling him out through at least the end of June. It stands to reason Cincinnati will start Siani back in Triple-A given his lack of experience there. Opposing runners advance, often hitting the cut-off man. Ultimate Zone Rating: -3.0 (37th out of 45). He tinkered with his swing this past season to get the ball up in the air more, and it translated to more power at the plate. The 26-year-old got off to a great start to the season but had cooled off significantly before landing on the shelf. Some high school data is courtesy David McWater.