P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 225 lbs | Age: 33
Draft: 2015 | Rd. 7, No. 201, Boston Red Sox | South Alabama
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2017 0 1 5.19 14 0 1 17.1 18 1.67
2018 0 0 6.00 6 0 0 6 8 1.17
2 Seasons 0 1 5.40 20 0 1 23.1 26 1.54
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2017 14 0-1 5.19 17.1 18 1.67
2018 6 0-0 6.00 6 8 1.17
2 Seasons 20 0-1 5.40 23.1 26 1.54
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 24 366 53 6 11.3 7.5 95.1 115.5 22.6 37.7 .264 .538 .360 .375 .449 46.2 22.5 11.3 5.19 6.36
2018 25 99 16 3 18.8 12.0 90.0 106.4 12.9 31.3 .242 .510 .360 .329 .470 31.3 32.0 4.0 6.00 4.63
Player 465 69 9 13.0 8.6 93.9 115.5 20.3 36.2 .258 .531 .360 .364 .454 42.6 24.8 9.5
MLB 7.2 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.4 33.3 .245 .404 .315 .315 .368 37.0 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Taylor relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(61.6%) ,
Slider
(22.2%) ,
Changeup
(10.1%) ,
Sinker
(6.1%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2017 28.3 71.7 41.5 24.5 5.7 37.7 35.8 26.4 11.3 11.3 5.7 26.4 24.5 20.8
2018 50.0 50.0 31.3 12.5 6.3 31.3 43.8 25.0 12.5 18.8 18.8 18.8 25.0 6.3
Player 33.3 66.7 39.1 21.7 5.8 36.2 37.7 26.1 11.6 13.0 8.7 24.6 24.6 17.4
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.0 24.7 7.1 37.4 37.4 25.1 20.6 17.6 5.9 16.7 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2017 0.0 17.0 41.5 24.5 3.8 11.3 7.5
2018 0.0 31.3 18.8 31.3 0.0 18.8 12.0
Player 0.0 20.3 36.2 26.1 2.9 13.0 8.6
MLB 4.0 32.4 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.2 4.9
! 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
2018 Slider CLE R 22 84.1 34.5 -2.8 3.6GLV -1.3 3.6 -1.8 3.6GLV -1.5
2018 4-Seam Fastball CLE R 61 93.0 15.8 0.7 10.3ARM 2.6 15.3 -0.4 10.3ARM 3.1
2018 Sinker CLE R 6 92.3 18.1 -4.5 13.6ARM -0.6 13.1 -3.8 13.6ARM -1.1
2018 Changeup CLE R 10 84.2 33.0 0.4 13.9ARM -0.3 4.7 2.0 13.9ARM 0.6
2017 4-Seam Fastball BOS R 144 92.6 13.7 1.8 10.9ARM 2.8 17.7 0.6 10.9ARM 2.8
2017 Sinker BOS R 97 91.9 17.8 -3.8 13.8ARM -1.2 13.9 -3.1 13.8ARM -1.5
2017 Changeup BOS R 32 83.8 31.3 0.2 16.2ARM 2.7 7.0 1.5 16.2ARM 2.6
2017 Slider BOS R 92 84.0 33.6 -2.1 3.4GLV -1.2 4.6 -0.9 3.4GLV -0.8
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

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 %
2018 4-Seam Fastball -1.0 -1 61 61.6 16 .267 .733 .428 19.4 25.0 20.0 .322 .726 .452 36.4
2018 Slider 5.4 1 22 22.2 5 .000 .000 .000 30.0 40.0 28.6 .023 .028 .023 0.0
2018 Changeup -6.1 -1 10 10.1 1 1.000 1.000 .900 50.0 0.0 0.0 .160 .198 .161 0.0
2018 Sinker -6.7 0 6 6.1 3 .333 .667 .417 33.3 66.7 66.7 .233 .341 .240 100.0
2017 4-Seam Fastball -0.2 0 144 39.5 35 .250 .469 .339 15.7 34.3 19.0 .205 .446 .307 45.0
2017 Sinker -3.0 -3 97 26.6 21 .438 .813 .569 21.3 14.3 9.1 .335 .845 .535 53.8
2017 Slider 1.9 2 92 25.2 17 .125 .125 .200 21.1 17.6 12.5 .274 .434 .325 46.2
2017 Changeup -0.1 0 32 8.8 6 .333 .500 .358 17.6 0.0 0.0 .356 .492 .364 33.3
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2017 79 365 1 4 -4 -2 -1
2018 25 99 1 0 -1 -1 0
Player 104 464 2 4 -5 2 -2
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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 366 52.3 69.6 85.7 22.4 66.7 41.1 62.5 47.3 18.5 7.9 79.3
2018 99 61.6 68.9 78.6 10.5 50.0 33.3 64.0 46.5 23.9 15.2 80.0
Player 465 54.3 69.4 84.0 20.3 65.1 39.4 62.9 47.1 19.6 9.5 79.5
MLB 48.9 67.0 82.5 28.4 58.0 42.7 61.1 47.3 25.0 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
2017 42 35 97
2018 49 25 94
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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 %
2017 22.92 3 2.9 0 2 2 1 33.3
2018 24.66 2 2.3 0 0 1 2 100.0
Player 23.61 5 5.2 0 2 3 3 60.0
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls 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
2017 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 4 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
2018 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 2
Player 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 6 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 5 5
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls 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

2018 +/-   2017
Results
BA .250 -.032 .282
xBA .242 -.022 .264
OBP .280 -.082 .362
xOBP .272 -.076 .348
SLG .583 +.104 .479
xSLG .510 -.028 .538
ISO .333 +.136 .197
xISO .268 -.007 .275
BABIP .286 -.054 .340
wOBA .360 .000 .360
xwOBA .329 -.046 .375
wOBACON .520 +.094 .426
xwOBACON .470 +.021 .449
BACON .375 -.002 .377
xBACON .363 +.008 .355
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 31.3 -14.9 46.2
Avg Exit Velocity 90.0 -5.1 95.1
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 31.3 -6.4 37.7
Barrel % 18.8 +7.5 11.3
Avg Launch Angle 12.9 -9.7 22.6
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 0.0 -- --
Attack Angle -- --
Ideal Attack Angle % 0.0 -- --
Attack Direction -- --
Swing Path - Tilt -- --
Swing Length 0.0 -- --
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 92.9 +0.5 92.4
Breaking Velocity 84.1 +0.1 84.0
Offspeed Velocity 84.2 +0.4 83.8
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 3 -3 6
Popup % 6.3 +0.6 5.7
Flyball % 31.3 -10.2 41.5
Line Drive % 12.5 -12.0 24.5
Groundball % 50.0 +21.7 28.3
Pull % 31.3 -6.4 37.7
Straight Away % 43.8 +8.0 35.8
Opposite Field % 25.0 -1.4 26.4
Weak Contact % 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pull Airball % 18.8 -7.6 26.4
Topped Contact % 31.3 +14.3 17.0
Under Contact % 18.8 -22.7 41.5
Flare/Burner Contact % 31.3 +6.8 24.5
Solid Contact % 0.0 -3.8 3.8
HR/FB % 40.0 +26.4 13.6
Popups 1 -2 3
Flyballs 5 -17 22
Line Drives 2 -11 13
Groundballs 8 -7 15
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 61.6 +9.3 52.3
Out of Zone % 38.4 -9.3 47.7
Edge % 33.3 -7.8 41.1
Zone Swing % 68.9 -0.7 69.6
Out of Zone Swing % 10.5 -11.9 22.4
In Zone Contact % 78.6 -7.1 85.7
Out of Zone Contact % 50.0 -16.7 66.7
Whiff % 23.9 +5.4 18.5
First Strike % 64.0 +1.5 62.5
First Pitch Swing % 20.0 -5.0 25.0
Swing % 46.5 -0.8 47.3
Meatball Swing % 80.0 +0.7 79.3
Meatball % 15.2 +7.3 7.9
Zone Swing & Miss % 21.4 +7.1 14.3
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 50.0 +16.7 33.3
In Zone 61 -130 191
Out of Zone 38 -136 174
Edge 33 -117 150
In Zone Swings 42 -91 133
Out of Zone Swings 4 -35 39
In Zone Swing & Misses 9 -10 19
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 2 -11 13
Basic
Pitches 99 -267 366
PA 25 -55 80
AB 24 -47 71
Hits 6 -14 20
Singles 2 -11 13
Doubles 2 -1 3
Triples 0 -1 1
Home Runs 2 -1 3
Walks 1 -8 9
Strikeouts 8 -10 18
K% 32.0 +9.5 22.5
BB% 4.0 -7.3 11.3
HBP 0 0 0
Batted Balls 16 -37 53
Number of Fastballs 67 -174 241
Number of Offspeed 10 -22 32
Number of Breaking 22 -70 92
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2017 Shifts 79 .354 52 1 1.9 27 14 51.9
2018 Shifts 25 .360 13 0 0.0 12 3 25.0
! 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 105 18.1 6.7% 1.9% 66 20.5 1.5% 7.6%
2018 34 15.1 44.1% 0.0% 15 18.3 6.7% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution