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 4 2 2.40 41 4 5 56.1 76 1.03
2 Seasons 6 6 3.39 77 6 11 93 130 1.18
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2025 36 2-4 4.91 36.2 54 1.42
2026 41 4-2 2.40 56.1 76 1.03
2 Seasons 77 6-6 3.39 93 130 1.18
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 24 905 131 9 6.9 4.0 89.7 108.8 10.0 25.2 .179 .276 .248 .238 .313 41.2 33.8 8.0 2.40 2.33
Player 1515 219 14 6.5 3.7 90.0 112.2 10.5 30.6 .193 .288 .264 .250 .334 44.7 34.0 8.6
MLB 7.6 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.5 33.3 .243 .407 .316 .316 .369 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
(47.7%) ,
Curveball
(27.8%) ,
Slider
(15.0%) ,
Sinker
(9.0%) ,
Cutter
(0.4%) ,


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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 47.3 52.7 26.7 22.9 3.1 35.1 35.1 29.8 24.4 13.7 9.2 10.7 21.4 20.6
Player 48.9 51.1 22.8 24.7 3.7 32.9 37.0 30.1 21.5 16.9 10.5 11.4 20.1 19.6
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 19.7 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 3.8 37.4 23.7 21.4 6.1 6.9 4.0
Player 5.9 34.7 21.9 24.7 5.5 6.5 3.7
MLB 4.0 32.3 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 Cutter CWS R 4 95.3 23.9 -3.8 2.0GLV -0.3 6.1 -1.9 2.0GLV -0.2
2026 4-Seam Fastball CWS R 432 98.2 11.6 0.9 1.9ARM -5.5 16.8 1.1 1.9ARM -5.9
2026 Sinker CWS R 81 98.9 15.4 -2.9 12.0ARM -2.4 12.5 -4.9 12.0ARM -3.1
2026 Slider CWS R 136 89.4 33.5 1.4 7.0GLV 3.0 0.8 0.6 7.0GLV 3.3
2026 Curveball CWS R 252 83.8 54.8 4.9 2.1GLV -5.2 -15.7 5.5 2.1GLV -7.0
2025 Cutter CWS R 102 95.3 23.6 -3.3 3.1GLV 2.1 6.4 -2.0 3.1GLV 0.9
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 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 1.3 6 432 47.7 119 .202 .346 .288 29.2 34.5 26.5 .189 .289 .263 47.7
2026 Curveball 2.7 7 252 27.8 54 .140 .160 .175 35.6 38.9 28.4 .177 .298 .240 55.2
2026 Slider -0.1 0 136 15.0 33 .212 .333 .235 33.3 42.4 22.2 .144 .205 .151 26.3
2026 Sinker 3.5 3 81 9.0 18 .235 .235 .200 13.0 0.0 0.0 .163 .241 .204 11.8
2026 Cutter -15.3 -1 4 0.4 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 252 83.8 82 18.5 6:30 6:15 15
2026 4-Seam Fastball 432 98.2 87 16.5 12:30 12:15 15
2026 Sinker 80 98.9 89 17.3 12:45 1:30 -45
2026 Slider 136 89.4 27 8.2 7:45 9:00 -75
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 225 905 8 9 -2 -1 14
Player 381 1,515 15 9 -4 15 18
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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 905 50.2 61.0 83.4 34.6 48.1 42.5 62.7 47.8 29.3 7.8 69.0
Player 1,515 52.5 62.3 81.7 32.0 45.7 43.0 61.4 47.9 29.9 8.7 71.2
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 91 85 91 98 95 70 37 31 88 79 98 55 62 31 74 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 3.0 1 5 4 0 0.0
Player 23.51 4 4.1 0 7 6 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 4 1 3 2 3 2 3 4 3 2 3 0 2 3 3 3 3 4 5 3 5 4 7 1 2 2 2 6 2 4
Player 4 5 2 4 3 4 2 4 5 3 2 5 2 5 4 3 5 4 4 6 4 6 7 9 3 2 2 3 8 3 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

2026 +/-   2025
Results
BA .195 -.073 .268
xBA .179 -.034 .213
OBP .258 -.077 .335
xOBP .247 -.043 .290
SLG .293 -.011 .304
xSLG .276 -.031 .307
ISO .098 +.062 .036
xISO .097 +.003 .094
BABIP .283 -.147 .430
wOBA .248 -.039 .287
xwOBA .238 -.029 .267
wOBAcon .329 -.072 .401
xwOBAcon .313 -.054 .367
BACON .305 -.125 .430
xBACON .286 -.063 .349
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 41.2 -8.8 50.0
Avg Exit Velocity 89.7 -0.8 90.5
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 25.2 -13.4 38.6
Barrel % 6.9 +1.2 5.7
Avg Launch Angle 10.0 -1.3 11.3
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 70.5 -0.8 71.3
Attack Angle
Ideal Attack Angle % 40.8 +1.1 39.7
Attack Direction -2°
Swing Path - Tilt 31° -1° 32°
Swing Length 7.0 0.0 7.0
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 98.3 +0.4 97.9
Breaking Velocity 85.8 -0.5 86.3
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 -- --
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 9 +4 5
Popup % 3.1 -1.4 4.5
Flyball % 26.7 +9.7 17.0
Line Drive % 22.9 -4.4 27.3
Groundball % 47.3 -3.8 51.1
Pull % 35.1 +5.6 29.5
Straight Away % 35.1 -4.7 39.8
Opposite Field % 29.8 -0.9 30.7
Weak Contact % 3.8 -5.3 9.1
Pull Airball % 10.7 -1.8 12.5
Topped Contact % 37.4 +6.7 30.7
Under Contact % 23.7 +4.4 19.3
Flare/Burner Contact % 21.4 -8.1 29.5
Solid Contact % 6.1 +1.6 4.5
HR/FB % 11.4 +11.4 0.0
Popups 4 0 4
Flyballs 35 +20 15
Line Drives 30 +6 24
Groundballs 62 +17 45
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 50.2 -5.9 56.1
Out of Zone % 49.8 +5.9 43.9
Edge % 42.5 -1.1 43.6
Zone Swing % 61.0 -3.0 64.0
Out of Zone Swing % 34.6 +7.0 27.6
In Zone Contact % 83.4 +3.9 79.5
Out of Zone Contact % 48.1 +7.6 40.5
Whiff % 29.3 -1.4 30.7
First Strike % 62.7 +3.1 59.6
First Pitch Swing % 27.1 -5.6 32.7
Swing % 47.8 -0.2 48.0
Meatball Swing % 69.0 -4.8 73.8
Meatball % 7.8 -2.2 10.0
Zone Swing & Miss % 16.6 -3.9 20.5
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 51.9 -8.9 60.8
In Zone 454 +112 342
Out of Zone 451 +183 268
Edge 385 +119 266
In Zone Swings 277 +58 219
Out of Zone Swings 156 +82 74
In Zone Swing & Misses 46 +1 45
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 81 +36 45
Basic
Pitches 905 +295 610
PA 225 +68 157
AB 205 +67 138
Hits 40 +3 37
Singles 28 -4 32
Doubles 8 +3 5
Triples 0 0 0
Home Runs 4 +4 0
Walks 18 +3 15
Strikeouts 76 +22 54
K% 33.8 -0.6 34.4
BB% 8.0 -1.6 9.6
HBP 0 0 0
Batted Balls 131 +43 88
Fastball Percent 57.1 -15.0 72.1
Offspeed Percent 0.0 0.0 0.0
Breaking Percent 42.9 +15.0 27.9
Number of Fastballs 517 +77 440
Number of Offspeed 0 0 0
Number of Breaking 388 +218 170
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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 225 .248 105 1 1.0 120 75 62.5
! 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 243 14.8 53.5% 0.8% 146 18.8 0.0% 10.3%

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Pitch Distribution