P | Chicago White Sox
Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 230 lbs | Age: 24
Draft: 2023 | Rd. 2, No. 51, Chicago White Sox | LSU
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2025 2 4 4.91 36 2 6 36.2 54 1.42
2026 7 2 2.00 53 4 8 72 94 1.01
2 Seasons 9 6 2.98 89 6 14 108.2 148 1.15
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2025 36 2-4 4.91 36.2 54 1.42
2026 53 7-2 2.00 72 94 1.01
2 Seasons 89 9-6 2.98 108.2 148 1.15
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
2025 23 610 88 5 5.7 3.2 90.5 112.2 11.3 38.6 .213 .307 .287 .267 .367 50.0 34.4 9.6 4.91 2.91
2026 24 1143 166 10 6.1 3.5 89.7 109.3 9.7 26.5 .187 .282 .242 .247 .319 41.6 33.0 8.4 2.00 2.52
Player 1753 254 15 6.0 3.4 90.0 112.2 10.3 30.7 .196 .291 .258 .254 .335 44.5 33.5 8.8
MLB 7.6 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.5 33.3 .244 .407 .316 .316 .368 37.1 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Taylor relies on 5 pitches.
Four Seamer
(46.1%) ,
Curveball
(26.9%) ,
Slider
(15.4%) ,
Sinker
(11.2%) ,
Cutter
(0.3%) ,


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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 %
2025 51.1 48.9 17.0 27.3 4.5 29.5 39.8 30.7 17.0 21.6 12.5 12.5 18.2 18.2
2026 48.2 51.8 25.9 21.7 4.2 34.9 35.5 29.5 22.9 16.3 9.0 12.0 19.3 20.5
Player 49.2 50.8 22.8 23.6 4.3 33.1 37.0 29.9 20.9 18.1 10.2 12.2 18.9 19.7
MLB 44.1 55.9 24.2 24.6 7.1 37.5 37.3 25.1 20.7 17.5 5.8 16.8 19.8 19.2
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2025 9.1 30.7 19.3 29.5 4.5 5.7 3.2
2026 4.2 36.7 24.1 23.5 4.8 6.1 3.5
Player 5.9 34.6 22.4 25.6 4.7 6.0 3.4
MLB 4.0 32.2 25.0 24.4 5.9 7.6 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
2026 Slider CWS R 176 89.4 33.8 1.7 6.6GLV 2.6 0.5 0.9 6.6GLV 3.0
2026 Sinker CWS R 128 98.8 15.1 -3.3 11.5ARM -2.9 12.9 -5.3 11.5ARM -3.5
2026 4-Seam Fastball CWS R 527 98.1 11.7 0.9 1.8ARM -5.7 16.7 1.1 1.8ARM -6.0
2026 Curveball CWS R 308 83.8 54.8 4.8 2.0GLV -5.3 -15.7 5.5 2.0GLV -7.1
2026 Cutter CWS R 4 95.3 23.9 -4.0 2.0GLV -0.1 6.1 -1.9 2.0GLV -0.2
2025 4-Seam Fastball CWS R 338 98.7 11.3 0.8 0.6ARM -6.5 16.8 1.0 0.6ARM -7.0
2025 Slider CWS R 38 90.0 35.6 4.6 5.1GLV 1.5 -2.0 3.8 5.1GLV 0.9
2025 Cutter CWS R 102 95.3 23.6 -3.3 3.1GLV 2.1 6.4 -1.9 3.1GLV 0.9
2025 Curveball CWS R 132 85.2 51.7 3.5 3.0GLV -3.2 -13.9 3.7 3.0GLV -6.0
! 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 %
2026 4-Seam Fastball 1.2 6 527 46.1 143 .214 .341 .296 28.1 34.3 26.6 .206 .296 .270 49.4
2026 Curveball 2.7 8 308 26.9 68 .127 .143 .163 34.9 36.8 29.4 .192 .334 .259 52.6
2026 Slider 0.1 0 176 15.4 42 .220 .317 .244 34.5 40.5 20.7 .152 .212 .170 29.2
2026 Sinker 3.6 5 128 11.2 31 .148 .148 .183 14.8 9.7 17.6 .125 .179 .207 12.5
2026 Cutter -15.4 -1 4 0.3 1 1.000 1.000 .900 0.0 0.0 0.0 .620 .705 .558 0.0
2025 4-Seam Fastball 0.6 2 338 55.4 82 .268 .282 .297 32.1 40.2 31.7 .199 .286 .263 52.5
2025 Curveball 0.6 1 132 21.6 36 .257 .343 .274 37.0 41.7 32.6 .186 .221 .190 45.0
2025 Cutter -0.3 0 102 16.7 28 .364 .409 .383 19.2 10.7 13.6 .323 .442 .384 57.1
2025 Slider 3.3 1 38 6.2 10 .100 .100 .090 31.6 30.0 12.5 .179 .471 .269 28.6
! 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
2026 Curveball 308 83.8 82 18.4 6:30 6:15 15
2026 4-Seam Fastball 527 98.1 88 16.3 12:30 12:15 15
2026 Sinker 127 98.8 89 17.2 12:45 1:30 -45
2026 Slider 176 89.4 25 7.7 8:00 8:45 -45
2025 Curveball 132 85.2 79 16.7 6:30 6:15 15
2025 Cutter 102 95.3 48 6.6 11:30 11:00 30
2025 4-Seam Fastball 338 98.7 85 16.4 12:15 12:00 15
2025 Slider 38 90.0 34 6.8 8:15 8:00 15
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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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
2025 156 610 8 -1 -2 -1 4
2026 285 1,143 11 12 -3 -2 19
Player 441 1,753 19 11 -4 19 23
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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 %
2025 610 56.1 64.0 79.5 27.6 40.5 43.6 59.6 48.0 30.7 10.0 73.8
2026 1,143 49.1 59.9 84.5 33.3 47.9 42.2 59.6 46.4 28.9 7.4 68.2
Player 1,753 51.5 61.5 82.5 31.5 45.9 42.7 59.6 46.9 29.5 8.3 70.5
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.7 28.6 57.9 42.6 61.2 47.3 25.0 7.3 76.2
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Run Value Pitching
Year Pitching Fastball Breaking Off
Speed
xERA Fastball
MPH
Fastball
Spin
Curve
Spin
Avg
EV
Chase% Whiff% K% BB% Barrel% Hard-
Hit%
GB% Extension
2025 97 86 35 98
2026 94 89 94 97 94 66 38 25 79 77 97 50 72 24 79 96
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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 %
2025 -- 0 1.1 -1 2 2 0 --
2026 23.51 4 3.3 1 5 5 0 0.0
Player 23.51 4 4.4 0 7 7 0 0.0
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
2025 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 3 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 2 2 0 0 1 2 1 1
2026 4 5 1 3 2 3 2 3 4 3 2 3 0 4 3 2 4 4 4 6 3 5 4 7 1 2 2 3 7 2 5
Player 4 6 2 4 3 4 2 4 5 3 2 5 2 7 4 2 6 5 4 7 4 6 7 9 3 2 2 4 9 3 6
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

2026 +/-   2025
Results
BA .190 -.078 .268
xBA .187 -.026 .213
OBP .260 -.075 .335
xOBP .260 -.025 .285
SLG .271 -.033 .304
xSLG .282 -.025 .307
ISO .081 +.045 .036
xISO .095 +.001 .094
BABIP .278 -.152 .430
wOBA .242 -.045 .287
xwOBA .247 -.020 .267
wOBAcon .311 -.090 .401
xwOBAcon .319 -.048 .367
BACON .295 -.135 .430
xBACON .296 -.053 .349
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 41.6 -8.4 50.0
Avg Exit Velocity 89.7 -0.8 90.5
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 26.5 -12.1 38.6
Barrel % 6.1 +0.4 5.7
Avg Launch Angle 9.7 -1.6 11.3
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 70.8 -0.5 71.3
Attack Angle +1°
Ideal Attack Angle % 41.3 +1.6 39.7
Attack Direction -2°
Swing Path - Tilt 31° -1° 32°
Swing Length 7.0 0.0 7.0
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 98.2 +0.3 97.9
Breaking Velocity 85.8 -0.5 86.3
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 -- --
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 10 +5 5
Popup % 4.2 -0.3 4.5
Flyball % 25.9 +8.9 17.0
Line Drive % 21.7 -5.6 27.3
Groundball % 48.2 -2.9 51.1
Pull % 34.9 +5.4 29.5
Straight Away % 35.5 -4.3 39.8
Opposite Field % 29.5 -1.2 30.7
Weak Contact % 4.2 -4.9 9.1
Pull Airball % 12.0 -0.5 12.5
Topped Contact % 36.7 +6.0 30.7
Under Contact % 24.1 +4.8 19.3
Flare/Burner Contact % 23.5 -6.0 29.5
Solid Contact % 4.8 +0.3 4.5
HR/FB % 9.3 +9.3 0.0
Popups 7 +3 4
Flyballs 43 +28 15
Line Drives 36 +12 24
Groundballs 80 +35 45
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 49.1 -7.0 56.1
Out of Zone % 50.9 +7.0 43.9
Edge % 42.2 -1.4 43.6
Zone Swing % 59.9 -4.1 64.0
Out of Zone Swing % 33.3 +5.7 27.6
In Zone Contact % 84.5 +5.0 79.5
Out of Zone Contact % 47.9 +7.4 40.5
Whiff % 28.9 -1.8 30.7
First Strike % 59.6 0.0 59.6
First Pitch Swing % 26.3 -6.4 32.7
Swing % 46.4 -1.6 48.0
Meatball Swing % 68.2 -5.6 73.8
Meatball % 7.4 -2.6 10.0
Zone Swing & Miss % 15.5 -5.0 20.5
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 52.1 -8.7 60.8
In Zone 561 +219 342
Out of Zone 582 +314 268
Edge 482 +216 266
In Zone Swings 336 +117 219
Out of Zone Swings 194 +120 74
In Zone Swing & Misses 52 +7 45
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 101 +56 45
Basic
Pitches 1,143 +533 610
PA 285 +128 157
AB 258 +120 138
Hits 49 +12 37
Singles 36 +4 32
Doubles 9 +4 5
Triples 0 0 0
Home Runs 4 +4 0
Walks 24 +9 15
Strikeouts 94 +40 54
K% 33.0 -1.4 34.4
BB% 8.4 -1.2 9.6
HBP 1 +1 0
Batted Balls 166 +78 88
Fastball Percent 57.7 -14.4 72.1
Offspeed Percent 0.0 0.0 0.0
Breaking Percent 42.3 +14.4 27.9
Number of Fastballs 659 +219 440
Number of Offspeed 0 0 0
Number of Breaking 484 +314 170
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2025 Shades 156 .287 68 0 0.0 88 39 44.3
2026 Shades 285 .242 137 1 0.7 148 94 63.5
! 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 %
2025 141 14.8 57.4% 0.0% 109 18.7 1.8% 1.8%
2026 297 14.7 55.2% 0.7% 204 18.4 1.5% 8.8%

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Pitch Distribution