Taylor ClarkeARI · RP

2026 review

Taylor Clarke worked almost exclusively out of the ARI bullpen, posting a 2.96 ERA and 1.00 WHIP in 73.0 IP across 71 games (2 starts), with a 15.6 K% and a 4.9 BB% over 288 BF, adding 14 HLD and 2 BS. Drafted at NFBC ADP rank 749, taken in just 8 of 674 drafts, he finished 325th of 1472 in the TDK LABS 5x5 value rank and 70th of 575 relief pitchers. His command was the carrying skill: his 4.9 BB% over 288 BF was the 20th lowest of 517 pitchers with 100+ BF. But his 23.5 CSW% over 1070 pitches was the 32nd lowest and his 15.6 K% over 288 BF was the 51st lowest of that same group. His 2.96 ERA ran 1.46 below his 4.42 xERA over 288 BF. Right-handers hit just .184/.234/.298 over 124 PA against him, while lefties hit .253/.296/.393 over 164 PA. April was his best month at a 0.63 ERA in 14.1 IP, September his worst at a 4.63 ERA in 11.2 IP. The TDK LABS card had him as a quiet leverage piece in early May, handling high-leverage innings by mid-Jul despite flagged underlying metrics, and by late Sep settled on him as a middle reliever with no save or hold lane, his ratios ahead of the metrics.