Chris Taylor Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 1" / 196 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 8/29/1990 (32)
- Experience
- 6
- College
- Virginia
Chris Taylor Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Chris Taylor News
Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Miguel Rojas will be the team's primary shortstop after the season-ending injury to Gavin Lux (knee), but the Dodgers are planning to rotate Chris Taylor in from the outfield to play the 6 about 20-25 percent of the time in 2023, according to manager Dave Roberts. Taylor played the position regularly until an elbow injury limited him to outfield duties in 2022. On days he's not at shortstop, he'll be playing either left or center field. The 32-year-old will regain shortstop eligibility, which will help his cause for a bounce-back campaign this year. A first-time All-Star in 2021, Taylor disappointed last year with a .221/.304/.373 slash line with a .677 OPS, 10 home runs, 43 RBI, 45 runs scored and 10 stolen bases in 118 games for the Blue.
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said outfielder Mookie Betts playing more second base this season is being discussed. Roberts also said that outfielder Chris Taylor will start a throwing program in order to play more shortstop this year after the news that Gavin Lux (knee) will miss the entire 2023 season due to a torn ACL. In addition to Taylor, offseason acquisition Miguel Rojas is a top candidate to take over for Lux at the 6 this year. Taylor has plenty of experience playing shortstop in his career, so a platoon could develop with Rojas at shortstop. Betts, who is already considered a top-10 fantasy asset, would be even more valuable to fantasy managers this year if he gained second base eligibility.
Los Angeles Dodgers infielder/outfielder Chris Taylor (neck) will get the start in left field in Game 3 of the National League Division Series on Friday against San Diego Padres left-hander Blake Snell. Taylor battled neck tightness at the end of the regular season and received a cortisone injection last week. He'll take over for Trayce Thompson, who will most likely move to center field and send Cody Bellinger to the bench against a lefty. Taylor wasn't as good this year as he was in his lone All-Star season in 2021, and he also hit .193 (23-for-119) with only two of his 10 home runs, nine RBI and 13 runs scored in 75 games against left-handed pitching in 2022. Expect Taylor to hit near the bottom of LA's lineup on Friday. He hasn't played since Sept. 30.
Batting Order
| 1 | Mookie Betts |
| 2 | Freddie Freeman |
| 3 | Will Smith |
| 4 | Max Muncy |
| 5 | J.D. Martinez |
| 6 | David Peralta |
| 7 | Miguel Vargas |
| 8 | James Outman |
| 9 | Miguel Rojas |
Chris Taylor Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
| 1 | Mookie Betts |
| 2 | Freddie Freeman |
| 3 | Will Smith |
| 4 | Max Muncy |
| 5 | J.D. Martinez |
| 6 | David Peralta |
| 7 | Miguel Vargas |
| 8 | James Outman |
| 9 | Miguel Rojas |
The Dodgers' utility man had another productive season in 2021, hitting 20 homers with 13 steals and a .254/.344/.438 slash line in 582 plate appearances. That inspired enough confidence for the Dodgers to quickly re-sign him as a free agent, and he will figure to play another very prominent role for this team as Corey Seager departs to Texas. For fantasy purposes, he wasn't great in anything besides runs scored (92, but 76 of those were before the August addition of Trea Turner). Over the last two months of the season, Taylor hit just .187/.263/.293 with 16 runs, three homers, and three steals. His final season line seems like a pretty good indicator of what to expect in 2022, which is a mediocre fantasy player. There is a chance he could find himself at the top of the lineup once again now with Seager gone and some other question marks still being sorted out, which would be a big plus but it's not very likely happen from where we sit right now. With all this said, Taylor's ADP of 146 seems too high given that he's pedestrian in both the homers and steals categories. The batting average is also up in the air as he struck out a high clip of 29% in 2021. At this price, it would be best to leave Taylor for someone else in your league to pick up.
