Tyrone Taylor
- Free agent est. 1 yr × $7.0M ($3M–$13M) · +0.3 wins to Pittsburgh’s Winter Plan as a bench bat
- Injured list 2026: Right hip flexor strain (May 26–Jun 26)
- PNC Park Pittsburgh’s home park: −1.6 runs per 600 PA against an average park (−0.10 wins over 355 PA; his WAR leaves this out); home runs ×0.71 (×0.77 for right-handed hitters as a group). Pulls 24% of his batted balls in the air, top quarter of right-handed hitters. Park Fit →
Hitting · 2026
242 PA: percentiles need 300+, so values only
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 118 | .397 | .324 | 18% | 4% | 41% | −1.85 | +1.94 |
| RHP | 124 | .326 | .301 | 16% | 7% | 29% | −0.47 | −0.92 |
- Attack angle
- 11.5° (58% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −5.7°
- Swing length
- 7.5 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 15%
- Pull-air %
- 26.1%
- Hard-hit %
- 34.2%
- Slash · wRC+
- .279/.325/.502 · 127
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage up over the middle (+5.7 vs. league per 100; 2.5 standard errors on 42 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest middle-in (−1.5), but only 0.7 standard errors from average on 43 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 823 pitches · faded cells are within one standard error of average. A spot is called only when it is farther from average than the best or worst of nine average cells gets 95% of the time (set from the league’s own pitches: about 3 standard errors above, 2 below).
Most similar hitters
Swings like Taylor: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | Daylen Lile WSH · ’02 | .322 | 1.5 | 1.8 | Pre-arb |
| 59 | Michael Massey KC · ’98 | .308 | 2.3 | 1.2 | Arb |
| 58 | Dillon Dingler DET · ’98 | .344 | 5.0 | 3.7 | Pre-arb |
| 57 | Ryan O'Hearn PIT · ’93 | .313 | 0.6 | 1.0 | Signed $15.0M |
| 55 | Logan O'Hoppe TEX · ’00 | .268 | −0.9 | 0.2 | Arb |
Nearest neighbours on bat speed, swing length, attack angle, squared-up and blast rates, EV90, barrels, pull-air, chase, zone contact, K% and BB%. 2026 regulars only.
Fielding
2027 rating at every position he can play · OAA by position · range by direction · tools. Same engine as the Fielding Lab and the Winter Plan.
| Season | Pos | OAA | Range | Arm, DP | Runs | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | RF | −2 | −2 | +0.4 | −1.6 | 480 |
| 2026 | CF | 0 | 0 | +0.6 | +0.6 | 734 |
| 2026 | LF | +3 | +3 | +0.8 | +3.8 | 1,064 |
| 2025 | RF | −1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 19 |
| 2025 | LF | 0 | 0 | +0.1 | +0.1 | 104 |
| 2025 | CF | +4 | +3 | +4.8 | +7.8 | 3,318 |
| 2024 | LF | 0 | 0 | −0.1 | −0.1 | 514 |
| 2024 | CF | +1 | +1 | −0.3 | +0.7 | 1,144 |
| 2024 | RF | +3 | +3 | −0.4 | +2.6 | 1,510 |
| 2023 | CF | 0 | 0 | +0.1 | +0.1 | 174 |
| 2023 | LF | +1 | 0 | +0.4 | +0.4 | 550 |
| 2023 | RF | +2 | +2 | +1.1 | +3.1 | 1,679 |
Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.
| Play | Made | Chances | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ | 2 | 10 | 20% |
| ★★★★ | 3 | 5 | 60% |
| ★★★ | 3 | 6 | 50% |
| ★★ | 8 | 10 | 80% |
| ★ | 9 | 10 | 90% |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | RF | 44 | −4.0 |
| 2026 | LF | 96 | +1.4 |
| 2026 | CF | 68 | −1.4 |
| 2025 | CF | 374 | +1.7 |
| 2024 | RF | 141 | +5.0 |
| 2024 | LF | 41 | +2.5 |
| 2024 | CF | 122 | −1.8 |
The zone rating counts every ball hit to his part of the field while he played there, his club’s positioning included; Savant OAA uses his actual starting spot and is the better individual grade. They agree best in the outfield. See the model card.
Contract & projection
Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR
A pending free agent: no club controls his 2027. Contract Studio →
Minor leagues
MLB Stats API · public box-score data
| SeasonLevel | Level | Team | Age | G | PA / IP | PA / IP ·Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026AA | AA | Binghamton Rumble Ponies | 32 | 1 | 3 PA | 3 PA · .667/.667/1.667 · 1 HR · 0.0% K · 0.0% BB |
| 2026AAA | AAA | Syracuse Mets | 32 | 3 | 13 PA | 13 PA · .417/.462/.750 · 1 HR · 30.8% K · 0.0% BB |
| 2025AAA | AAA | Syracuse Mets | 31 | 2 | 9 PA | 9 PA · .222/.222/.222 · 0 HR · 11.1% K · 0.0% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
Baseball Savant