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Michael Taylor

He's making the SAL pitching look silly, to the tune of .363/.438/.571/1.009 with 10 homers in 60 games at age 22. Oh, and he's 9 for 11 in steals.

OK, so he's a little old for the league, so I present for comparison the following line:

.280/.367/.469/.836 with 19 homers over 135 games. This was Ryan Howard's line, also in Lakewood, also at age 22. He turned out OK.

Anyone care to speculate about why Taylor's not in Clearwater yet? Lakewood is one of the few teams in the Phillies system that doesn't blow, and perhaps the Phillies want him to get a taste of winning. So, do they promote him after the ASB? This article seems to suggest he's going nowhere, but there's nothing indicating why. Other than that, I've got nothing. Would there be any good reason to keep him down in Low-A for a whole season and then double-jump him to Reading next year, rather than promote him to Clearwater mid-season and then let him tackle Double-A with some high-A experience?

Talk to me about this guy. I know he's 6'6", 250 lbs, and presently plays left field. Does he have a future in the OF? The steals indicate he has some speed, but him size suggests he won't keep it forever. The only other obvious place for him to play would be first base... could he supplant Howard there in a couple of years?

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I don’t know anything about him, but he should be either traded or promoted. I can see keeping him there to make his numbers look better, but these days, teams aren’t fooled by age (Ed Wade not counting).

For Who? My teammates.

For What? To Win.

How Much? Where do I sign?

by jonk on Jun 10, 2008 1:07 AM EDT   0 recs

I’m curious too. He has to seem like a man among boys in that league, and not just because he’s five years older than Freddy Galvis. I read that article and aside from Taylor’s own presumably uninformed guess, I didn’t get why he was “probably” staying in the SAL.

by dajafi on Jun 10, 2008 10:48 AM EDT   0 recs

As long as he’s in AA by the second half of next season (presuming that he continues to perform), I’m not too worried about the specific path he takes.

by taco pal on Jun 10, 2008 12:13 PM EDT   0 recs

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