Wednesday afternoon the Washington Nationals participated in a true blockbuster trade, as Wil Myers headlined a 3-team 11 player swap bringing RHP Joe Ross and SS Trea Turner to Washington. As has become customary after new prospects arrive in Washington, I reached out to some of the top prospect evaluators on the web to receive some exclusive scouting reports for NatsGM. In particular, I was curious about Turner and his ability to hit, currently the biggest weakness in his game.

With this question in mind, I contacted former guest on THE NatsGM Show and noted hitting guru Ryan Parker from Baseball Prospectus, to get his thoughts on Turner’s swing and long-term potential. Fortunately Ryan was familiar with his swing and provided me these scouting notes on Trea Turner.

“Trea’s swing is in a state of flux but in the best way. Here are a couple swings from Trea in college. There are a couple things that jump out to me. On the plus side I love how slow and smooth everything is. It’s easy for athletes like Trea to speed up when necessary but the hard part can be getting guys like him to be slow and fluid. His lower body ends up a bit wide but everything is moving nicely. I really dig how his backside moves.”

“His hands start high and on the borderline of showing bat wrap. His path is smooth but it’s a tad long. He is making contact with the ball with his left arm far out in front of his body and already nearly at full extension. At the college level he could get away with this thanks to some impressive batspeed and flexibility.”
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“In pro ball he’s tightened everything up. Hands start lower and have a shorter path and his stride is not the full batters’ box length it was in college. His lower body still works very slow and smooth. His upper body doesn’t quite have that fluid natural rhythm he had it college but it’s a better pattern.”

“Trea has shown a great ability to make changes in his swing without wrecking his internal timing (coordinating when different body parts move vs getting the bat on the ball— that’s external timing). His overall pattern is more efficient than in college but it’s not as smooth as repeatable yet. When he starts to blend the “flow” of his college swing with the improved mechanics at the pro level it’s going to be really fun.”

“Here’s the sparknotes of why I like Trea. He’s got 80 speed with a swing that’s built to hit and not just slap the ball around. Beating out infield singles is good. Stretching singles into doubles better. Making every ball in the gap a triples threat is the best. Enjoy the Trea-ples Nats fans!”