Grant TaylorCHW · RP

2026 review

Grant Taylor was a swing-and-miss reliever who overpowered hitters, posting a 2.25 ERA and 1.07 WHIP in 84.0 IP over 60 games, with 106 strikeouts, 10 saves and 11 holds against 7 blown saves; his 32.3 CSW% over 1333 pitches was the 15th highest of 517 pitchers with 100+ BF, and his 31.5 K% over 336 BF was the 23rd highest of 517 pitchers with 100+ BF. Drafted at NFBC ADP rank 321, he finished 134th of 1472 in the TDK LABS 5x5 value rank, 187 spots above, and 11th of 575 relievers. His 2.25 ERA ran 0.72 below his 2.97 xERA over 336 BF, and he posted a 0.55 ERA in 16.1 IP in Aug against a 3.95 ERA in 13.2 IP in Jun. The TDK LABS card tracked a role climb: in early May he had just lost a save chance after working into trouble, by late Jun the ninth inning was trending his way, and by mid Aug he was the closer with saves banked, though it flagged a heavy pitch count on short rest; by late Sep it was still noting the elevated pitch counts he carried into outings.