Taylor’s highlight reel of catches and his career-high 11 outfield assists are convincing enough, but defensive metrics all agree that Taylor has planted himself firmly in the Gold Glove conversation. Taylor leads the Majors with 21defensive runs saved, according to Fangraphs, and his 14Outs ...
Taylor’s biggest bugaboo at the plate is his strikeout rate. He has struck out at least 20% of the time at every minor league stop, including a massive 29.5% of the time at Double-A in 2014. That’s a big red flag. You assume that translating that mark to the Majors would yield ...
Nate Eaton and others. Taylor won the award in '21 and was a finalist last season with 19defensive runs saved, per FanGraphs. The 31-year-old slashed .254/.313/.257 with nine home
December 8: The Dodgers signed a left-handed hitting outfielder represented by Scott Boras tonight.No, not that one. Shortly before theMets signedJuan Sototo a seismic contract, the Dodgers agreed to a deal withMichael Conforto, per a report fromMLB.com’s Mark Feinsand. Conforto’s deal...