St. Louis Cardinals Prospect Spotlight: Trejyn Fletcher

In the second round of the 2019 MLB Draft, the St. Louis Cardinals selected a high school outfielder out of Maine, also known as Trejyn Fletcher. Have you wanted to learn more about him? Well, we had the pleasure of interviewing him.

The story of how Trejyn Fletcher became a St. Louis Cardinals player is not necessarily a completely normal one. Fletcher reclassified from the class of 2020 to the class of 2019 after already being one of the top players in the class of 2020. There was some serious speculation that Fletcher could very well be a top selection in the 2020 Draft, but that itch to play past the high school level might have played a huge part in Fletcher’s life-changing decision.

Recently, Fletcher was kind enough to take part in an interview with myself and I had the chance to ask him some questions to hopefully help the fanbase get to know him better.

He starts the interview by letting me in on his favorite baseball memory growing up. “I hit a grand slam on my birthday in a game that my mom came up from New York to come see me. That stood out to me.”

Fletcher was committed to playing baseball for collegiate powerhouse Vanderbilt but decided to forgo his college baseball eligibility and sign a $1.5 million deal with the Cardinals after being drafted so high. The $1.5M was well over the slot value, but well worth it with his potential.

The thing that made Fletcher stand out from other prospects in the Cardinals farm system is his freak-of-nature athleticism. He has a huge arm, very quick hands, as well as some ridiculous speed.

Fletcher agrees with the take about his tools, “My favorite part about my game is my athleticism, it allows me to make some movements and big-time plays that some players can’t”. He also played many other sports, including football, basketball, and soccer; which has helped him in baseball as well. When it was time to tune into one sport though, he ultimately chose baseball.

Fletcher also has a lot of raw power, and his game as of right now oozes 20-20 potential. Though he does have a lot of athleticism, he is still very raw. But being a hair over 18 years old and playing professional baseball is a major challenge. He did a very solid job in the GCL and was quickly called up to Advanced Rookie-ball affiliate Johnson City.

He did show some struggles in Johnson City though, hitting .228/.271/.325. Fletcher also had a concerning 44.4% K-rate. It shouldn’t be too much of a worry though as this is all part of the adjustment to professional baseball after facing far inferior competition playing high school baseball in Maine, so I wouldn’t really be worried about his line just yet.

Fletcher has spent his offseason training and improving his craft in Jupiter, Florida. If that sounds familiar, that is where the Cardinals headquarters are as well as where the Cardinals are located for Spring Training.

“I feel like I need to improve my pitch selection most, in my first year I was super aggressive and wanted to get hits and I tried to do way too much. Next season is about hitting not only for results but hitting for the team, different ways in different situations.” Fletcher told me.

Though Fletcher has not been with the Cardinals organization for long, he already has found somebody on the St. Louis Cardinals. When asked about this matter, he replied: “I am a big fan of Jose Martinez and his hitting ability, he’s also a goofy but serious player when need be, and we relate in that way.”

Fletcher has already experienced success from a team standpoint in his short time as a professional baseball player. His Rookie-Ball team, the Johnson City Cardinals; won the Appalachian League championship and Fletcher was a major contributor to that team.