CWS · P

Grant Taylor

Age 24 B/T R/R 6′3″, 230 lb USA MLB debut 2025

40-man

The White Sox’s roster as it stands late-inning relief · 63 IP · 1.4 WAR in the role
Trade read Unlikely to be traded: Young and cheap for years (age 25, about $57M of surplus value through 2031): a core piece.

Keystone Stuff 109 79th pct

2026 fWAR 2.0

Projected 2027 WAR 1.7 at 76 IP · 1.4 in his 2027 role

Pitching · 2026 percentiles

vs. MLB pitchers with 500+ pitches · 1,333 pitches

Keystone Stuff 109

Keystone Location 103

Keystone Pitching 115

Run value (xRV) +1.10

Strikeout % 31.6%

Walk % 8.9%

Whiff % 29.3%

Chase % 33.0%

Fastball velo 98.3

Extension 7.1 ft

84.0 IP2.25 ERA2.77 FIP 58° arm10 SV

Arsenal & Pitch Lab

Movement normalized to arm side · Keystone Stuff by pitch

RHP · arm angle 58° · how to read

Pitch	Use	Velo	IVB	HB	Stuff	Loc	Whiff	xRV/100
Four-seam44% use	44%	98.1	16.7	+1.9	103	104	28%	+0.80
Curveball27% use	27%	83.8	−15.7	−1.8	102	102	33%	+0.48
Slider17% use	17%	89.5	0.2	−6.0	117	102	36%	+2.29
Sinker12% use	12%	98.9	13.1	+11.5	107	97	19%	+2.20

No mix change or new pitch clears its bar. The arsenal is efficient for its shapes.

Most similar pitchers

Pitches like Taylor: same hand, shape, slot and mix

Similarity	Player	Stuff	’26 WAR	’27 proj	2027
44	Tyler Glasnow LAD · ’93	105	2.4	2.3	Signed $30.0M
37	Bryan Abreu HOU · ’97	109	−0.3	0.6	Free agent
36	Trevor Megill MIL · ’93	121	2.5	1.5	Arb
32	Victor Vodnik MIA · ’99	109	0.2	0.4	Arb
32	Louis Varland TOR · ’97	120	3.1	1.5	Arb

Same-handed pitchers nearest on fastball velocity and shape, arm angle, extension, pitch mix, secondary shapes, Stuff, whiff rate and workload. 2026 regulars only.

Pitch locations · 2026

Where each pitch finishes, by batter side

Four-seam 35%

49% zone

Slider 28%

41% zone

Sinker 21%

53% zone

Curveball 15%

39% zone

Where each pitch finishes, catcher’s view. The bar marks the batter’s side; the box is an average strike zone. Pitches with 40+ thrown to this side.

Contract & projection

Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR

2027 1.7 WAR Pre-arb $780K*

2028 1.8 WAR Pre-arb $803K*

2029 1.9 WAR Arbitration $3.4M*

2030 1.9 WAR Arbitration $6.8M*

* projected arbitration or minimum salary. Contract Studio →

Minor leagues

MLB Stats API · public box-score data

SeasonLevel	Level	Team	Age	G	PA / IP	PA / IP ·Line
2025AA	AA	Birmingham Barons	23	15	26.2 IP	26.2 IP · 1.01 ERA · 36.6% K · 10.9% BB