Curtis Taylor
Born:
07/25/1995 (Age: 28)
Bats:
Right
Throws: Right
Arm Slot:
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 215
Primary Position: RHRP
Seconday Position: -
Throws: Right
Arm Slot:
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 215
Primary Position: RHRP
Seconday Position: -
Acquisition Period:
4th Rd., 2016 MLB First-Year Player Draft (ARI); Traded November 30, 2017.
Entry Point: 4 Yr College
Options Used: N/A
Entry Point: 4 Yr College
Options Used: N/A
Report Info
| Evaluator: | John Eshleman |
| Report Date: | July 22nd, 2018 |
| Dates Seen: | 2x -- July 2/July 5, 2018 |
| Level: | Double-A |
| Affiliate: | Montgomery Biscuits |
| MLB Team: |
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| On 40-Man Roster: | No |
Physical Description
Tall, athletic, well-proportioned and lean for size, muscular lower half. No projection.
Mechanical Notes
Medium effort NWU from 3/4 slot with some stiffness; chest-high leg off into drop and drive, comes open, spine tilt, follows through slightly across body. Arm action: stiffness in break, medium depth to arm circle, late arm.
| MLB ETA | Present Role | Future Role | Role Description | Risk | 2019 | 40 | 45 | Setup Relief | Moderate |
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| Pitch | Present | Future | Sitting | Range | Comments |
| Fastball Value | |||||
| Overall Fastball Value | 60 | 70 | — | — | Elite velo; even with fringy command, will miss bats from bothsided hitters; primary weapon. Doesn't need to be precise. |
| Elite velo; even with fringy command, will miss bats from bothsided hitters; primary weapon. Doesn't need to be precise. | |||||
| Fastball Velocity | 80 | 80 | 98 | 95-99 | Sat 98 in 1 IP appearance, 96 (t97) in 4 IP outing. |
| Fastball Velocity | |||||
| Fastball Movement | |||||
| Fastball Movement | 55 | 55 | — | — | Late burst to armside up in the zone. Tailing action lower in zone. |
| Late burst to armside up in the zone. Tailing action lower in zone. | |||||
| Fastball Command | |||||
| Fastball Command | 40 | 45 | — | — | Spotty when aiming down in zone, working multiple innings. Close enough to spots in top of zone in the shorter stint to work, has margin for error. Left a bunch out over plate, bad misses. |
| Spotty when aiming down in zone, working multiple innings. Close enough to spots in top of zone in the shorter stint to work, has margin for error. Left a bunch out over plate, bad misses. | |||||
| Slider | |||||
| Slider | 40 | 45 | 84-85 | 84-85 | Needs to sharpen; flashed it in zone with sharp break but mostly a slurvy shaped slider that gets late movement off the barrel. Good enough to keep hitters honest and not cheat on FB. |
| Needs to sharpen; flashed it in zone with sharp break but mostly a slurvy shaped slider that gets late movement off the barrel. Good enough to keep hitters honest and not cheat on FB. | |||||
| ChangeUp | |||||
| ChangeUp | 30 | 30 | 86 | 86 | Third pitch, limited feel. Will drop as MLB RP. |
| Third pitch, limited feel. Will drop as MLB RP. | |||||
| Control | |||||
| Control | 45 | 50 | — | — | Has athleticism and body to hit the zone; can overthrow and miss zone off plate, should improve consistency. |
| Has athleticism and body to hit the zone; can overthrow and miss zone off plate, should improve consistency. | |||||
| Attribute | Present | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Delivery | Average | Average |
| Athleticism | Average | Average |
| Pitchability | Average | Average |
| Mound Presence | Plus | Plus |
Overall Summary
Hard throwing RP with elite velocity that will get swings and misses on FB at MLB level. Fits in 7th inning setup role on strength of FB; lacks secondary for closer role.
