Taylor Cole
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 1" 200LBS | Age: 35
Draft: 2011 | Rd: 29, #889, Toronto Blue Jays | Brigham Young
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2017 0 0 36.00 1 0 0 1 1 7.00
2018 4 2 2.75 18 2 0 36 39 0.89
2019 3 4 5.92 38 6 0 51.2 50 1.59
3 Seasons 7 6 4.97 57 8 0 88.2 90 1.36
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2017 1 0-0 36.00 1 1 7.00
2018 18 4-2 2.75 36 39 0.89
2019 38 3-4 5.92 51.2 50 1.59
3 Seasons 57 7-6 4.97 88.2 90 1.36
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2017 27 41 7 0 0.0 0.0 85.0 105.5 -3.2 42.9 .388 .497 .703 .439 .425 57.1 10.0 10.0 36.00 9.48
2018 28 571 81 3 3.7 2.2 87.8 110.3 8.2 28.4 .199 .284 .246 .263 .310 23.5 28.9 8.9 2.75 2.88
2019 29 911 155 5 3.2 2.2 86.8 112.4 7.1 35.5 .277 .376 .325 .318 .368 37.4 21.6 10.4 5.92 4.47
Player 1523 243 8 3.3 2.1 87.1 112.4 7.2 33.3 .252 .346 .306 .302 .351 33.3 23.9 9.8
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Cole relies on 5 pitches.
Four Seamer
(37.2%) ,
Changeup
(31.8%) ,
Slider
(21.7%) ,
Curveball
(4.8%) ,
Cutter
(4.4%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2017 57.1 0.0 42.9 0.0 14.3 57.1 28.6 14.3 42.9 0.0 28.6 14.3 0.0 0.0
2018 51.9 12.3 25.9 9.9 38.3 39.5 22.2 2.5 40.7 24.7 21.0 4.9 3.7 2.2
2019 47.7 18.1 31.6 2.6 45.2 29.0 25.8 5.8 34.8 17.4 31.0 7.7 3.2 2.2
Player 49.4 15.6 30.0 4.9 42.0 33.3 24.7 4.9 37.0 19.3 27.6 7.0 3.3 2.1
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2019 Slider LAA R 198 87.4 28.8 -3.6 1.9GLV -1.3 6.6 -4.8 1.9GLV -3.2
2019 Curveball LAA R 44 82.2 42.7 -8.0 6.5GLV -0.9 -2.3 -7.4 6.5GLV -2.7
2019 4-Seam Fastball LAA R 339 93.2 15.6 -0.2 12.6ARM 5.5 15.6 0.0 12.6ARM 5.1
2019 Cutter LAA R 40 92.5 14.2 6.6 6.8ARM -9.0 17.4 9.6 6.8ARM -9.4
2019 Changeup LAA R 290 86.9 29.5 1.0 14.5ARM 0.9 6.2 0.7 14.5ARM 1.0
2018 Changeup LAA R 143 86.9 30.3 1.2 13.2ARM -0.5 5.4 1.3 13.2ARM -0.1
2018 Slider LAA R 205 86.4 30.3 -3.1 1.6GLV -2.2 6.0 -4.2 1.6GLV -3.7
2018 4-Seam Fastball LAA R 223 92.9 16.0 -0.3 11.5ARM 4.5 15.3 -0.4 11.5ARM 4.3
2017 4-Seam Fastball TOR R 23 92.9 14.5 -0.2 14.7ARM 7.5 16.9 -0.2 14.7ARM 6.6
2017 Sinker TOR R 1 93.4 19.9 0.3 15.2ARM 0.6 10.6 0.2 15.2ARM -0.2
2017 Changeup TOR R 16 87.0 27.7 1.1 14.6ARM 0.8 7.8 0.7 14.6ARM 1.0
2017 Slider TOR R 1 83.3 29.9 -6.0 5.6ARM -10.2 8.9 -5.3 5.6ARM -9.8
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2019 4-Seam Fastball -0.7 -2 339 37.2 80 .319 .391 .359 20.1 15.0 15.0 .311 .401 .346 33.9
2019 Changeup 0.4 1 290 31.8 85 .234 .390 .306 34.0 35.3 25.0 .215 .288 .261 44.7
2019 Slider -1.9 -4 198 21.7 41 .342 .421 .406 23.1 14.6 13.6 .331 .463 .367 43.8
2019 Curveball 4.0 2 44 4.8 12 .167 .167 .150 30.4 16.7 16.7 .268 .340 .261 10.0
2019 Cutter -5.0 -2 40 4.4 9 .429 .857 .578 22.2 0.0 0.0 .343 .682 .487 28.6
2018 4-Seam Fastball 0.2 1 223 39.1 44 .216 .351 .307 20.0 11.4 11.6 .300 .449 .370 33.3
2018 Slider 1.1 2 205 35.9 37 .111 .194 .170 37.2 27.0 20.0 .202 .286 .226 11.5
2018 Changeup 1.2 2 143 25.0 54 .178 .289 .289 44.8 44.4 29.6 .116 .151 .215 22.7
2017 4-Seam Fastball -14.6 -3 23 56.1 7 .800 .800 .714 0.0 0.0 0.0 .422 .481 .476 60.0
2017 Changeup -8.9 -1 16 39.0 3 .667 1.000 .717 50.0 33.3 25.0 .331 .524 .348 50.0
2017 Slider 3.7 0 1 2.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2017 Sinker 4.6 0 1 2.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2018 135 571 6 5 -3 -3 5
2019 227 911 2 4 -7 -4 -5
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2017 41 41.5 58.8 90.0 29.2 57.1 48.8 60.0 41.5 23.5 0.0 --
2018 571 43.4 68.1 80.5 30.0 38.1 40.6 57.8 46.6 34.2 6.0 82.4
2019 911 45.8 68.6 78.3 28.1 59.7 41.2 59.2 46.7 26.6 5.3 75.0
Player 1,523 44.8 68.2 79.4 28.9 51.0 41.2 58.7 46.5 29.4 5.4 78.0
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 24.9 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2018 49 69 91
2019 44 11 70 98 8 97 97 91 44 41 19 60 39 48 58 89
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2018 21.4 3 1.7 1 0 3 0 0.0
2019 24.4 2 2.6 -1 3 1 2 100.0
Player 22.6 5 4.3 1 3 4 2 40.0
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2018 3 3 0 2 2 1 3 0 2 0 3 2 2 1 1 3 3 2 2 3 2 1 3 3 1 1 0 2 2 1 1
2019 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 3 3 2 2 2 3 4 2 2
Player 5 6 3 4 5 4 6 2 4 2 5 6 5 3 3 5 5 4 5 6 5 5 6 6 3 3 2 5 6 3 3
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2017 2018 +/-   2019 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 92.9 92.9 0.0 93.2 0.3
Offspeed Velocity 87.0 86.9 -0.1 86.9 0.0
Breaking Velocity 83.3 86.4 3.1 86.5 0.1
Exit Velocity 85.0 87.8 2.8 86.8 -1.0
Launch Angle -3.2 8.2 11.4 7.1 -1.1
Barrel % 0.0 3.7 3.7 3.2 -0.5
Hard Hit % 57.1 23.5 -33.6 37.4 13.9
LA Sweet-Spot % 42.9 28.4 -14.5 35.5 7.1
xBA .388 .199 -0.189 .277 0.078
BA .750 .169 -0.581 .286 0.117
xwOBA .439 .263 -0.176 .318 0.055
wOBA .703 .246 -0.457 .325 0.079
xSLG .497 .284 -0.213 .376 0.092
SLG .875 .280 -0.595 .399 0.119
K% 10.0 28.9 18.9 21.6 -7.3
BB% 10.0 8.9 -1.1 10.4 1.5
Swing % 41.5 46.6 5.1 46.7 0.1
Whiff% 23.5 34.2 10.7 26.6 -7.6
In Zone % 41.5 43.4 1.9 45.8 2.4
Out of Zone % 58.5 56.6 -1.9 54.2 -2.4
Out of Zone Swing % 29.2 30.0 0.8 28.1 -1.9
First Pitch Swing % 20.0 31.1 11.1 28.5 -2.6
First Pitch Strike % 60.0 57.8 -2.2 59.2 1.4
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2017 Shifts 10 .703 6 0 0.0 4 0 0.0
2018 Shifts 135 .246 67 0 0.0 68 11 16.2
2019 Shifts 224 .322 125 12 9.6 99 22 22.2
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2017 1 15.4 0.0% 0.0% 16 19.7 0.0% 0.0%
2018 208 19.0 11.1% 3.4% 61 24.7 0.0% 13.1%
2019 219 20.0 8.7% 5.0% 180 25.4 0.0% 19.4%

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Pitch Distribution