Trammell had one year at AA, he was 19 years old (next year he was in the majors). He had a .292-365-.414 line. Also had a .956 fld pct and a 4.37 range.
Franklin at A+ this year and age 20, has a .275-.361-.421 line. Also a .929 fld pct ad 4.27 range.
An fair comparison, I suppose. Looks like Trammell was better a year earlier...but it isn't that far apart. Franklin's SS fld % is suspect, though.
Interestingly, Trammell had 3 homers in 749 MiLB PA's. Franklin is at 29 taters in 929 PA's.
If Franklin can develop the glove to play SS, even Jeter level SS, then he looks WAY nice.
With Ryan in the way for a while, does Franklin end up at third?
BTW...In his A+-AA year, Ryan (age 23) was a .939 fielder. He was 3 years older than Franklin and just a bit better fielder. At 24, in AA-AAA ball, Ryan was a .960 glove and then at 25, in AAA ball, is picked it at a .981 clip.
If Ryan's progression means anything...Franklin might turn into a more than adequate glove with a (for SS) really sweet bat!
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