Beau Taylor
C | Bats/Throws: L/R | 5' 11" 205LBS | Age: 34
Draft: 2011 | Rd: 5, #166, Oakland Athletics | Central Florida
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2018 6 5 0 1 0 0 .200 .333 .400 .733
2019 30 25 3 4 2 0 .160 .300 .400 .700
2020 24 21 1 1 0 0 .048 .130 .048 .178
3 Seasons 60 51 4 6 2 0 .118 .237 .255 .492
AVG HR SB OPS
2018 .200 0 0 .733
2019 .160 2 0 .700
2020 .048 0 0 .178
3 Seasons .118 2 0 .492
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Hits Spray Chart

Statcast Batting Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
Sweet
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB%
2018 28 25 3 0 0.0 0.0 89.6 92.3 13.9 66.7 .059 .094 .323 .168 .107 0.0 33.3 16.7
2019 29 134 18 2 11.1 6.7 89.7 102.8 6.0 38.9 .265 .558 .303 .397 .469 50.0 23.3 13.3
2020 30 103 13 0 0.0 0.0 82.6 98.9 9.9 23.1 .117 .145 .099 .165 .199 7.7 37.5 8.3
Player 262 34 2 5.9 3.3 87.1 102.8 8.1 35.3 .184 .343 .226 .283 .338 29.4 30.0 11.7
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.3 22.1 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.




Fastball: 4 Seam, 2 Seam, Cutter, Sinker. Offspeed: Split, Change, Fork, Screw. Breaking: Slider, Curve, Knuckle, Sweeper, Slurve, Other
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Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2018 33.3 0.0 66.7 0.0 33.3 33.3 33.3 0.0 33.3 66.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2019 61.1 22.2 16.7 0.0 55.6 11.1 33.3 0.0 38.9 11.1 27.8 11.1 11.1 6.7
2020 69.2 0.0 15.4 15.4 23.1 69.2 7.7 0.0 53.8 23.1 15.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
Player 61.8 11.8 20.6 5.9 41.2 35.3 23.5 0.0 44.1 20.6 20.6 5.9 5.9 3.3
MLB 44.6 23.5 24.9 7.0 37.0 37.6 25.3 3.9 32.9 24.7 24.4 5.8 6.9 4.7
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

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 %
2020 4-Seam Fastball 1.5 1 48 46.6 8 .167 .167 .288 42.1 37.5 25.0 .158 .232 .298 33.3
2020 Slider -1.5 0 20 19.4 7 .000 .000 .129 50.0 57.1 66.7 .056 .066 .051 0.0
2020 Changeup -3.7 -1 16 15.5 5 .000 .000 .000 50.0 40.0 40.0 .049 .051 .048 0.0
2020 Sinker -6.9 -1 15 14.6 3 .000 .000 .000 28.6 0.0 -- .221 .242 .204 0.0
2020 Curveball -1.7 0 4 3.9 1 .000 .000 .000 50.0 0.0 -- .255 .268 .250 0.0
2019 4-Seam Fastball -2.6 -1 31 23.1 7 .200 .800 .486 13.3 14.3 11.1 .323 .919 .556 75.0
2019 Sinker 2.6 1 30 22.4 7 .200 .800 .486 20.0 0.0 0.0 .335 .905 .553 40.0
2019 Curveball 0.8 0 18 13.4 1 .000 .000 .000 50.0 100.0 33.3 -- -- .000 --
2019 Slider -8.9 -2 17 12.7 5 .000 .000 .000 50.0 40.0 20.0 .071 .077 .067 0.0
2019 Changeup -3.3 -1 15 11.2 3 .000 .000 .000 25.0 33.3 20.0 .219 .549 .315 50.0
2019 Cutter -7.4 -1 12 9.0 5 .200 .200 .180 25.0 40.0 50.0 .324 .367 .304 66.7
2019 Split-Finger 4.8 1 11 8.2 2 1.000 1.000 .800 33.3 0.0 0.0 .693 .971 .691 100.0
2018 4-Seam Fastball -0.7 0 11 44.0 2 .000 .000 .350 28.6 50.0 25.0 -- -- .350 --
2018 Curveball -5.3 0 4 16.0 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -- .100 .248 .144 0.0
2018 Slider -16.4 -1 4 16.0 2 .000 .000 .000 50.0 50.0 33.3 .077 .077 .070 0.0
2018 Changeup 9.5 0 4 16.0 1 1.000 2.000 1.250 0.0 0.0 -- .040 .068 .036 0.0
2018 Cutter -7.8 0 2 8.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2019 30 134 -3 -1 1 1 -2
2020 24 103 -3 -1 2 0 -1
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Swing % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2018 25 52.0 76.9 80.0 25.0 66.7 32.0 50.0 52.0 23.1 12.0 66.7
2019 134 50.0 65.7 77.3 19.4 53.8 41.0 20.0 42.5 26.3 12.7 64.7
2020 103 48.5 68.0 58.8 22.6 50.0 38.8 33.3 44.7 43.5 7.8 75.0
Player 262 49.6 67.7 70.5 21.2 53.6 39.3 28.3 44.3 32.8 10.7 67.9
MLB 48.6 67.0 82.0 28.5 58.0 42.6 29.6 47.1 24.8 7.3 76.1
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Max EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
Speed OAA Arm
Strength
2019 29 30
2020 6 45
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2019 20.7 2 1.9 0 1 2 0 0.0
Player 20.7 2 1.9 0 1 2 0 0.0

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2019 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1
Player 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2018 2019 +/-   2020 +/-  
Exit Velocity 89.6 89.7 0.1 82.6 -7.1
Launch Angle 13.9 6.0 -7.9 9.9 3.9
Barrel % 0.0 11.1 11.1 0.0 -11.1
Hard Hit % 0.0 50.0 50.0 7.7 -42.3
Sweet Spot % 66.7 38.9 -27.8 23.1 -15.8
xBA .059 .265 0.206 .117 -0.148
BA .200 .160 -0.040 .048 -0.112
xwOBA .168 .397 0.229 .165 -0.232
wOBA .323 .303 -0.020 .099 -0.204
xSLG .094 .558 0.464 .145 -0.413
SLG .400 .400 0.000 .048 -0.352
K% 33.3 23.3 -10.0 37.5 14.2
BB% 16.7 13.3 -3.4 8.3 -5.0
Swing % 52.0 42.5 -9.5 44.7 2.2
Whiff% 23.1 26.3 3.2 43.5 17.2
In Zone % 52.0 50.0 -2.0 48.5 -1.5
Out of Zone % 48.0 50.0 2.0 51.5 1.5
Out of Zone Swing % 25.0 19.4 -5.6 22.6 3.2
First Pitch Swing % 50.0 20.0 -30.0 33.3 13.3
First Pitch Strike % 83.3 66.7 -16.6 45.8 -20.9
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
2018 Shifts L 6 0 0.0 .323
2019 Shifts L 30 13 43.3 .215 .418
2020 Shifts L 24 13 54.2 .070 .122
! 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 %
2018 6 16.0 33.3% 0.0% 4 19.5 0.0% 0.0%
2019 45 16.3 46.7% 2.2% 20 21.9 0.0% 15.0%
2020 28 17.6 10.7% 0.0% 22 21.8 0.0% 13.6%
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