• Full name Travis Wade Swaggerty
  • Born 08/19/1997 in Covington, LA
  • Profile Ht.: 5'10" / Wt.: 200 / Bats: L / Throws: L
  • School South Alabama
  • Debut 06/07/2022
  • Drafted in the 1st round (10th overall) by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2018 (signed for $4,400,000).
    View Draft Report
    After going undrafted out of high school with little to no hype in the scouting community, Swaggerty has become a top-of-the-first-round talent because of his performance at South Alabama and an impressive summer with USA Baseball's Collegiate National Team in 2017. With Team USA, Swaggerty started in center field and hit near the top of the order, hitting .328/.449/.406. That came after a spring in the Sun Belt Conference where his on-base plus slugging percentage was over 1.000 with 10 home runs. On the national radar after his impressive 2017 campaign, Swaggerty had one of the loudest starts to the 2018 season of any college player, hitting .390/.609/.707 through his first 13 games with three home runs. A five-tool talent, Swaggerty projects as an at least average hitter who has 60-grade running ability, 60-grade defense in center field and an above-average to plus arm. He profiles fairly safely in center field at the next level, and while some scouts have questioned his power potential in the past, he seems to have ticked up in that category early this spring and should have fringe-average to average power. Swaggerty seems to get the most out of his power potential, with 10 home runs during his sophomore season at South Alabama. He has also cut his strikeout rate and improved his walk rate during each of his seasons at South Alabama and in 2018 he is among the nation's leaders in walks and walks per game. While Swaggerty has cooled off a bit as the season progressed, he seems to be a safe bet as a lefthanded hitting center fielder with a college track record and no real holes in his game.

Top Rankings

Organization Prospect Rankings

Draft Prospects

Minor League Top Prospects

Best Tools List

  • Rated Best Outfield Arm in the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2020

Scouting Reports

Career Transactions

  • Pittsburgh Pirates released OF Travis Swaggerty.
  • Pittsburgh Pirates designated OF Travis Swaggerty for assignment.
  • Indianapolis Indians sent OF Travis Swaggerty on a rehab assignment to Greensboro Grasshoppers.
  • Indianapolis Indians sent OF Travis Swaggerty on a rehab assignment to Greensboro Grasshoppers.
  • Indianapolis Indians sent OF Travis Swaggerty on a rehab assignment to Greensboro Grasshoppers.
  • Indianapolis Indians placed OF Travis Swaggerty on the 7-day injured list.
  • Indianapolis Indians placed OF Travis Swaggerty on the 7-day injured list.
  • Indianapolis Indians activated OF Travis Swaggerty from the 7-day injured list.
  • Indianapolis Indians sent OF Travis Swaggerty on a rehab assignment to Bradenton Marauders.
  • Indianapolis Indians sent OF Travis Swaggerty on a rehab assignment to Bradenton Marauders.
  • Indianapolis Indians sent OF Travis Swaggerty on a rehab assignment to Bradenton Marauders.
  • Indianapolis Indians sent OF Travis Swaggerty on a rehab assignment to Bradenton Marauders.
  • Indianapolis Indians placed OF Travis Swaggerty on the 7-day injured list retroactive to April 20, 2023.
  • Pittsburgh Pirates optioned OF Travis Swaggerty to Indianapolis Indians.
  • Indianapolis Indians activated OF Travis Swaggerty.

Download our app

Read the newest magazine issue right on your phone