Texas Rangers
Although they have not thrown an MLB pitch in 2025, Blake Taylor threw 3,231 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2020 and 2024, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, the MLB Postseason and Spring Training. In 2024, they relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (93mph) and Slider (85mph), also mixing in a Sinker (92mph) and Change (88mph).
In 2024, compared to other LHP:
Their fourseam fastball generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, is straight as an arrow, has some natural sinking action and has slightly above average velo. Their slider has exceptional depth, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders and has short glove-side cut. Their sinker has surprisingly little armside run, generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' sinkers, results in somewhat more groundballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers and has slightly above average velo. Their change is thrown extremely hard, has surprising cut action, generates fewer whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' changeups and has some natural sink to it.