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Player Chicago White Sox Refreshed Jun 14 06:00 AM ET
Player profile / Chicago White Sox

Grant Taylor

P · Bats/Throws R/R · 6' 3", 230 lb · Age 24

Cards
5
Modules
1
Live Δ
yes
Club Chicago White Sox Position P Roster Active Status Healthy / active roster
Traditional line

Season by season

3D Pitch Lab Projections
WLERAGGSSVIPSOWHIP
2025244.91362636.2541.42
2026202.21274236.2521.04
2 Seasons443.56636873.11061.23
At a glance

Season percentile report

The headline weighs outcome stats (xwOBA, barrels); each bar averages its full strip group below. 100 = best in MLB.

2026-06-14
89
Pitching
percentile
Pitching9 metrics
82
Arsenal5 metrics
93
Rolling projection

Preseason / current pace / Bayesian update

Rolling bands shrink current-season signal toward the preseason prior until the sample earns more weight.

2026-06-14
ERA preseason3.78
ERA current pace1.82
ERA rolling p503.02
Observed weight39%
ERA
1.77 2.36 3.02 3.69 4.28
FIP
1.59 2.10 2.67 3.24 3.75
K%
27.0% 29.1% 31.4% 33.7% 35.8%
BB%
6.7% 7.7% 8.9% 10.0% 11.1%
Live percentile strip

Current traits vs projection tick

100th = best in MLB.

2026-06-14
Pitching · percentile strip
WHIP1.12
76
ERA1.82
95
BB%6.6%
79 +49 vs proj
K%34.4%
97
xwOBA allowed0.228
99 +17 vs proj
Barrel allowed4.6%
86 +25 vs proj
Fastball velo98.4
98
Hard-hit allowed41.4%
38
Whiff%26.2%
74
Mithrandir+

Stuff+ and arsenal context

How nasty this pitcher's stuff grades in our pitch-level model. Missing coverage is shown explicitly.

2026-06-14
Fastball Stuff+113
98
Curveball Stuff+106
98
Mithrandir Stuff+112
99
Sinker Stuff+107
86
Slider Stuff+106
82
Rolling form chart

xwOBA allowed snapshot line

Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs

12 snapshots
Mithrandir Metrics ROLLING XWOBA LINE Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. season=2026 Rolling xwOBA allowed Taylor, Grant · Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs LG AVG 0.314 0.228 2026-06-03: 0.2422026-06-04: 0.2422026-06-05: 0.2352026-06-06: 0.2352026-06-07: 0.2352026-06-08: 0.2302026-06-09: 0.2302026-06-10: 0.2302026-06-11: 0.2282026-06-12: 0.2282026-06-13: 0.2282026-06-14: 0.228 2026-06-03 2026-06-14 xwOBA allowed MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Optimization map

Arsenal optimization map

Pitch-shape context from this pitcher’s current arsenal snapshot. Hover a pitch to inspect usage, movement, and bat-missing context.

5Pitches 2026Season 52%Top usage
ride armside gloveside +Arsenal gap +Shape contrast
Zone profile

Aggregate zone heatmap

Aggregate zone metrics from seasonal Statcast leaderboards.

Mithrandir Metrics ZONE HEATMAP Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. season=2026 Pitch Zone Profile Taylor, Grant · Aggregate zone metrics; not pitch-by-pitch locations Edge: 35%35%Zone: 51%51%Whiff: 26%26%Called strike: 19%19%First pitch strike: 54%54%Hard hit allowed: 41%41% Dashed border = aggregate mixed-batter zone proxy MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Pitch arsenal

Usage mix, movement map, and Stuff+ composition

2026 pitch-level arsenal aggregates; current season takes over after 100 tracked pitches across at least 2 pitch types. Descriptive pitch-type Stuff+ composition. Not a promoted predictive metric.

Watch the pitches in 3D →

2026
Mithrandir Metrics PITCH ARSENAL DONUT Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. Pitch Arsenal Taylor, Grant · 2026 arsenal snapshot 4-Seam Fastball: 51.6%Curveball: 24.3%Slider: 16.4%Sinker: 6.4%Cutter: 1.3% FF52% · 98 mphprimary pitch FF 52%CU 24%SL 16%SI 6%FC 1% MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Mithrandir Metrics PITCH MOVEMENT Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. Pitch Arsenal Taylor, Grant · 2026 arsenal snapshot 15″30″45″60″ 4-Seam Fastball: 52% usage, 0″ horizontal break, 11″ drop, 98.3 mphFF98 mphCurveball: 24% usage, 1″ horizontal break, 54″ drop, 84.2 mphCU84 mphSlider: 16% usage, 6″ horizontal break, 33″ drop, 89.6 mphSL90 mphSinker: 6% usage, 11″ horizontal break, 16″ drop, 99.2 mphSI99 mphCutter: 1% usage, 3″ horizontal break, 25″ drop, 95.4 mphFC95 mph less drop ↑ more drop ↓ · horizontal break ↔ · dot size = usage · break incl. gravity MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
PitchUsagePitchesStuff+Status
FB 52.8% 251 113 qualified
CB 22.7% 108 106 limited sample
SL 17.1% 81 106 limited sample
SI 6.5% 31 107 limited sample
FC 0.8% 4 89 limited sample
Method note

Renamed from the attempted Kirby Index after audit; true Kirby requires release-angle trajectory data.

Reference layer

Current snapshot

Age24
Height6' 3"
Weight230 lb
Debut2025-06-10
Live layer

Delta / regression

ERA Δ-1.80
K% Δ+0.045

positive regression

Regression watch

Unlucky so far. Better days ahead.

1.8σ gap
wOBA-against (actual)0.291
xwOBA-against (deserved)0.228

Taylor’s wOBA-against sits at 0.291, but the quality of contact underneath says it should be 0.228 — a gap of 0.063, 1.8 standard deviations from the MLB norm over 37 IP. The results have been worse than the process deserves; as the sample grows, expect the numbers to climb back toward the underlying level.

Mithrandir coverage

Module shelf

ModuleCardsLatestSignal
Pitching52026-04-12Command and chase profile drove the outing
Projection links / recent games

Available detail

Pitcher Projections 202630.0% K | 3.62 ERAProjection
2026-04-12 @ KC0 ER / 2 K2.0 IP
2026-04-09 @ KC0 ER / 1 K1.1 IP
2026-04-06 vs BAL0 ER / 1 K1.0 IP
2026-04-04 vs TOR0 ER / 1 K1.0 IP
2026-04-03 vs TOR0 ER / 1 K1.0 IP