Just go play.
In perhaps the deepest slump of his life when the Padres acquired him, Taylor Trammell appreciated General Manager A.J. Preller’s directive as he reported to Double-A Amarillo in late July.
The offseason was going to be the time to figure out what went wrong, where to go next and truly get settled in his new organization.
Then a funny thing happened when Trammell freed himself the burden of the sort of expectations that go along with climbing prospect rankings.
He started to hit. Really, Trammell — ranked No. 28 in MLB.