Blake Taylor
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 3" 220LBS | Age: 29
Draft: 2013 | Rd: 2, #51, Pittsburgh Pirates | Dana Hills (CA) HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2020 2 1 2.18 22 0 1 20.2 17 1.21
2021 4 4 3.16 51 0 0 42.2 41 1.41
2022 1 1 3.94 19 0 0 16 9 1.56
3 Seasons 7 6 3.06 92 0 1 79.1 67 1.39
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2020 22 2-1 2.18 20.2 17 1.21
2021 51 4-4 3.16 42.2 41 1.41
2022 19 1-1 3.94 16 9 1.56
3 Seasons 92 7-6 3.06 79.1 67 1.39
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
2020 24 341 58 3 5.2 3.4 83.0 107.7 8.8 24.1 .179 .278 .257 .263 .257 22.4 19.5 13.8 2.18 2.88
2021 25 748 125 9 7.2 4.8 84.5 110.7 16.7 32.0 .203 .358 .310 .285 .313 28.8 21.8 11.7 3.16 3.39
2022 26 305 55 3 5.5 4.1 86.1 106.7 8.2 38.2 .255 .355 .299 .321 .306 32.7 12.2 12.2 3.94 4.31
Player 1394 238 15 6.3 4.3 84.5 110.7 12.8 31.5 .208 .338 .294 .287 .298 28.2 19.2 12.3
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Taylor relies on 2 pitches.
Four Seamer
(74.1%) ,
Slider
(25.9%) ,


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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
2020 51.7 22.4 17.2 8.6 37.9 29.3 32.8 6.9 41.4 25.9 12.1 5.2 5.2 3.4
2021 41.6 27.2 17.6 13.6 38.4 42.4 19.2 4.0 34.4 32.8 16.0 4.8 7.2 4.8
2022 45.5 23.6 27.3 3.6 32.7 40.0 27.3 5.5 32.7 27.3 25.5 3.6 5.5 4.1
Player 45.0 25.2 19.7 10.1 37.0 38.7 24.4 5.0 35.7 29.8 17.2 4.6 6.3 4.3
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
2022 4-Seam Fastball HOU L 226 92.6 15.4 -0.4 2.0GLV -8.3 16.5 0.5 2.0GLV -9.6
2022 Slider HOU L 79 84.4 39.2 2.2 6.8GLV 1.4 -0.7 2.6 6.8GLV 1.9
2021 Slider HOU L 206 82.6 41.2 1.9 7.3GLV 1.5 -1.2 2.8 7.3GLV 2.5
2021 4-Seam Fastball HOU L 542 93.1 15.8 -1.0 2.9GLV -9.7 15.7 -0.4 2.9GLV -10.5
! 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 %
2022 4-Seam Fastball 0.4 1 226 74.1 56 .250 .292 .305 16.2 8.9 8.8 .270 .378 .341 30.2
2022 Slider -0.5 0 79 25.9 18 .188 .375 .339 32.4 22.2 17.4 .210 .287 .265 41.7
2021 4-Seam Fastball 1.4 8 542 72.5 132 .216 .288 .311 25.4 25.0 24.1 .185 .258 .264 23.8
2021 Slider -2.3 -5 206 27.5 54 .269 .635 .391 22.4 14.8 11.8 .242 .568 .337 37.8
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2022 4-Seam Fastball 226 92.6 74 16.1 11:45 12:15 -30
2022 Slider 77 84.4 40 7.9 3:00 3:45 -45
2021 4-Seam Fastball 540 93.1 73 15.4 12:00 12:30 -30
2021 Slider 206 82.6 46 8.7 3:15 3:45 -30
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2020 111 433 6 7 -3 -2 8
2021 202 811 -1 16 -6 -5 4
2022 74 305 4 3 -3 -3 0
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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 %
2020 341 53.7 66.1 83.5 16.5 61.5 36.7 51.2 43.1 19.7 9.7 69.7
2021 748 43.9 72.9 82.4 22.6 56.8 39.3 48.7 44.7 24.6 5.9 79.5
2022 305 41.0 71.2 85.4 27.8 70.0 40.0 55.4 45.6 20.1 5.6 88.2
Player 1,394 45.6 70.6 83.3 22.6 61.4 38.8 50.7 44.5 22.4 6.7 77.7
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 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
2020 90 94 95 90 70 74 72 99 99 26 9 9 1 57 55 78
2021 42 72 82
2022 28 79 77
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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 %
2020 23.6 3 1.7 1 1 3 0 0.0
2021 23.5 6 6.4 0 4 3 4 66.7
2022 24.1 1 0.6 0 0 1 0 0.0
Player 23.6 10 8.7 1 5 7 4 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
2020 3 3 1 3 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 3 2 2 4 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 1
2021 6 8 6 5 7 6 7 7 6 5 6 7 7 4 6 6 5 6 7 7 6 10 8 6 5 5 7 7 8 6 7
2022 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1
Player 10 11 8 8 9 9 11 8 8 6 8 11 8 6 8 8 7 7 9 11 9 12 13 8 6 7 10 9 10 8 9
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 2020 2021 +/-   2022 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 93.7 93.1 -0.6 92.6 -0.5
Offspeed Velocity 88.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 85.0 82.6 -2.4 84.4 1.8
Exit Velocity 83.0 84.5 1.5 86.1 1.6
Launch Angle 8.8 16.7 7.9 8.2 -8.5
Barrel % 5.2 7.2 2.0 5.5 -1.7
Hard Hit % 22.4 28.8 6.4 32.7 3.9
LA Sweet-Spot % 24.1 32.0 7.9 38.2 6.2
xBA .179 .203 0.024 .255 0.052
BA .173 .233 0.060 .234 0.001
xwOBA .263 .285 0.022 .321 0.036
wOBA .257 .310 0.053 .299 -0.011
xSLG .278 .358 0.080 .355 -0.003
SLG .280 .399 0.119 .313 -0.086
K% 19.5 21.8 2.3 12.2 -9.6
BB% 13.8 11.7 -2.1 12.2 0.5
Swing % 43.1 44.7 1.6 45.6 0.9
Whiff% 19.7 24.6 4.9 20.1 -4.5
In Zone % 53.7 43.9 -9.8 41.0 -2.9
Out of Zone % 46.3 56.1 9.8 59.0 2.9
Out of Zone Swing % 16.5 22.6 6.1 27.8 5.2
First Pitch Swing % 25.6 28.3 2.7 35.1 6.8
First Pitch Strike % 51.2 48.7 -2.5 55.4 6.7
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2020 Shifts 86 .257 46 9 19.6 40 31 77.5
2021 Shifts 181 .318 113 23 20.4 68 48 70.6
2022 Shifts 74 .299 36 9 25.0 38 25 65.8
! 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 %
2020 67 19.3 0.0% 1.5% 90 23.9 0.0% 10.0%
2021 199 19.9 4.0% 2.0% 159 23.0 0.0% 7.5%
2022 79 19.3 3.8% 1.3% 62 20.2 1.6% 1.6%

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Pitch Distribution