Trayvon Robinson

WTM’s PLAYER PROFILE

2005
R:  296/357/470, 115 AB, 7 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 8 BB, 25 K, 6-10 SB
R+:  217/217/348, 23 AB, 1 HR, 9 K

Robinson had a strong debut as a 17-year-old in rookie ball, hihtting for good power.

2006
R:  254/340/381, 134 AB, 7 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 16 BB, 48 K, 5-6 SB
A+:  400/400/400, 2 K, 1-1 SB

For some reason, the Dodgers sent Robinson back to rookie ball and he didn’t hit nearly as well there.  His K rate, in particular, more than doubled.

2007
A:  253/314/311, 396 AB, 9 2B, 4 3B, 2 HR, 32 BB, 119 K, 22-31 SB

The Dodgers jumped Robinson up to full season ball and he mostly struggled, with a still-high K rate and no power.

2008
A+:  276/328/385, 439 AB, 20 2B, 8 3B, 4 HR, 33 BB, 104 K, 22-34 SB

In the California League, Robinson hit better, but not impressively for the high-offense environment.  He did cut his K rate.  He ran a lot, but with a low rate of success.

2009
A+:  306/375/500, 470 AB, 28 2B, 9 3B, 15 HR, 50 BB, 125 K, 43-61 SB
AA:  246/358/439, 57 AB, 1 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 10 BB, 18 K, 4-6 SB

The Dodgers sent Robinson, still only 21, back to the California League and he had a breakout season, with a big increase in power.  He stole a lot of bases but continued to get caught a lot.  He also made a late-season cameo in AA.  Baseball America rated him the Dodgers’ ninth best prospect after the season and LA added him to the 40-man roster.

2010
AA:  300/404/438, 434 AB, 23 2B, 5 3B, 9 HR, 73 BB, 125 K, 38-53 SB

In AA, Robinson didn’t hit for as much power but drew a great many walks.  BA rated him tenth in the Dodgers’ system.

2011
AAA (LAD):  293/375/563, 368 AB, 9 2B, 6 3B, 26 HR, 45 BB, 122 K, 8-14 SB
AAA (Sea):  111/333/111, 9 AB, 3 BB, 4 K, 1-1 SB
MLB (Sea):  210/250/336, 143 AB, 12 2B, 2 HR, 8 BB, 61 K, 1-1 SB

Robinson went to AAA and had a big season, hitting for the most power of his career, although at the cost of strikeouts in a third of his ABs.  He was probably helped by the hitters’ environment at Albuquerque.  At the trade deadline, the Dodgers sent him to Seattle, which called him up shortly afterward.  Robinson played more or less regularly for the last two months, seeing time in both center and left.  He struggled to hit in the majors, with a huge K rate.

2012
AAA:  265/331/409, 340 AB, 18 2B, 2 3B, 9 HR, 34 BB, 85 K, 19-24 SB
MLB:  221/294/324, 145 AB, 4 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 14 BB, 43 K, 6-9 SB

Robinson spent the first four months of the season in AAA.  He hit just decently there, then was called up in late July.  He didn’t have as much trouble making contact in the majors as the previous year, but he still had a high K rate and didn’t hit well.  After the season, Seattle traded him to Baltimore, which outrighted him to AAA.

2013
AA:  271/348/447, 199 AB, 15 2B, 1 3B, 6 HR, 24 BB, 55 K, 12-16 SB
AAA:  220/307/333, 177 AB, 5 2B, 5 HR, 22 BB, 60 K, 9-11 SB

Baltimore sent Robinson to AAA to open the season, but he struggled there, having a great deal of trouble making contact.  He got demoted to AA at the beginning of July and hit much better, but he was a very experienced player for the level.  He became a free agent after the season and signed a minor league deal with the Dodgers.

2014
AAA:  235/298/348, 400 AB, 23 2B, 2 3B, 6 HR, 35 BB, 112 K, 11-18 SB

Robinson spent the season in AAA and struggled all year.  After the season he became a free agent and signed with the Padres.

2015
AAA (Ari):  276/357/448, 87 AB, 7 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 10 BB, 13 K, 1-2 SB
AAA (Det):  211/322/263, 152 AB, 5 2B, 1 HR, 24 BB, 24 K, 11-12 SB

San Diego released Robinson after spring training and he signed with Arizona three weeks into the season.  He hit fairly well in AAA for the Diamondbacks, but Arizona released him in June.  He signed with Detroit and played in AAA for them the rest of the year, struggling throughout except for a good walk rate.

2016
IND:  261/333/419, 418 AB, 13 2B, 4 3B, 15 HR, 46 BB, 94 K, 25-34 SB

Robinson divided his season between Somerset and Lancaster in the Atlantic League, hitting for some power.

2017
IND:  287/378/416, 327 AB, 21 2B, 7 HR, 48 BB, 57 K, 17-20 SB

Playing for Lancaster all year, Robinson didn’t hit for a lot of power but showed much better plate discipline than he generally had before.

2018
IND:  295/382/442, 353 AB, 21 2B, 5 3B, 7 HR, 48 BB, 86 K, 19-24 SB

Back with Lancaster, Robinson hit a little better than the year before.

2019
AAA:  297/381/452, 263 AB, 10 2B, 5 3B, 7 HR, 36 BB, 67 K, 6-8 SB

Robinson played semi-regularly for Indianapolis, missing a few weeks in June.  He played mainly in the corners, with Jason Martin in center.  For much of the season, he was the team’s best hitters along with Jake Elmore.  He wore out LHPs, with a .922 OPS against them.  The Pirates did not call him up in September.

Robinson will be a free agent in the fall.