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Player Chicago White Sox Refreshed Sep 26 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 Current MLB team Status Healthy / active roster
Traditional line

Season by season

3D Pitch Lab Projections
WLERAGGSSVIPSOWHIP
2025244.91362636.2541.42
2026732.256041084.01061.07
2 Seasons973.0696616120.21601.18
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.

2026-09-26
82
Pitching
percentile
Pitching9 metrics
73
Arsenal5 metrics
88
Rolling projection

Preseason / current pace / Bayesian update

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

2026-09-26
ERA preseason3.78
ERA current pace2.34
ERA rolling p502.93
Observed weight59%
ERA
1.68 2.27 2.93 3.59 4.18
FIP
1.99 2.50 3.07 3.63 4.14
K%
27.1% 28.6% 30.3% 32.0% 33.5%
BB%
7.7% 8.6% 9.5% 10.4% 11.2%
Live percentile strip

Current traits vs projection tick

100th = best in MLB.

2026-09-26
Pitching · percentile strip
WHIP1.11
85
ERA2.34
93
BB%8.9%
49 +19 vs proj
K%30.8%
95
xwOBA allowed0.267
90
Barrel allowed7.3%
53
Fastball velo98.3
96
Hard-hit allowed42.2%
23
Whiff%26.3%
78
Mithrandir+

Stuff+ and arsenal context

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

2026-09-26
Curveball Stuff+106
94
Fastball Stuff+111
97
Mithrandir Stuff+109
97
Sinker Stuff+104
61
Slider Stuff+107
89
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 0.313 0.267 2026-09-12: 0.2592026-09-13: 0.2652026-09-14: 0.2652026-09-18: 0.2722026-09-19: 0.2722026-09-20: 0.2722026-09-21: 0.2712026-09-22: 0.2712026-09-23: 0.2712026-09-24: 0.2712026-09-25: 0.2712026-09-26: 0.267 2026-09-12 2026-09-26 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 44%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: 49%49%Whiff: 26%26%Called strike: 20%20%First pitch strike: 50%50%Hard hit allowed: 42%42% 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: 43.9%Curveball: 26.7%Slider: 16.7%Sinker: 12.1%Cutter: 0.6% FF44% · 98 mphprimary pitch FF 44%CU 27%SL 17%SI 12%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: 44% usage, 0″ horizontal break, 12″ drop, 98.1 mphFF98 mphCurveball: 27% usage, 1″ horizontal break, 55″ drop, 83.8 mphCU84 mphSlider: 17% usage, 5″ horizontal break, 34″ drop, 89.5 mphSL90 mphSinker: 12% usage, 8″ horizontal break, 15″ drop, 98.9 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 45.1% 377 111 qualified
CB 25.4% 212 106 qualified
SL 17.0% 142 107 limited sample
SI 12.1% 101 104 limited sample
FC 0.5% 4 90 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-1.28
K% Δ+0.009

positive regression

Regression watch

Unlucky so far. Better days ahead.

0.5σ gap
wOBA-against (actual)0.282
xwOBA-against (deserved)0.267

Taylor’s wOBA-against sits at 0.282, but the quality of contact underneath says it should be 0.267 — a gap of 0.015, 0.5 standard deviations from the MLB norm over 85 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
2026-08-15 @ DET0 ER / 1 K1.0 IP
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