It was never a question whether Jared Triolo was going to be a good defender. He won the minor league gold glove in 2021 for 3B, his defensive ability is perhaps second only to, at any position in the organization, the masterful Ke’Bryan Hayes.
The question was his bat. Outside of his 15 home run season at high A Greensboro, which likely had something to do with the bandbox nature of NewBridge Bank Park, there has been little game power as far as the long ball goes. There is little reason to think there ever will be. Yet he continued to steadily produce in MiLB, .