New York Mets outfielder Tyrone Taylor is not in Saturday's lineup when the Mets conclude a three-game set against the Houston Astros. Taylor received the starting nod in center field for each of the first two games of the campaign. He went 1-for-8 with two strikeouts. As a result, Jose Siri will get the start in center field and bat ninth. Fantasy managers should expect Taylor to return to the starting nine on Monday when the Mets face the Marlins in Miami. Last season, Taylor appeared in a career-high 130 games and posted a .248/.299/.401 slash line with 22 doubles and seven home runs. He generated a modest .301 xwOBA but placed in the 86th percentile in range. Siri went deep 18 times and swiped 14 bags last season and should be viewed as a high-risk option in DFS facing Houston right-hander Spencer Arrighetti.
Tyrone Taylor Making Second Straight Start In Center Field
New York Mets outfielder Tyrone Taylor is making a second straight start in center field and is batting seventh on Friday against Houston Astros right-hander Hunter Brown at Daikin Park in Houston. In the early going, manager Carlos Mendoza has favored Taylor in center over Jose Siri. In the Opening Day loss to the Astros on Thursday, Taylor went 1-for-4 with a single. While the 31-year-old veteran has the advantage over Siri so far in the early going, both he and Siri are expected to split reps pretty evenly in center field over the course of the season. In his first year in the Big Apple last year, Taylor slashed .248/.299/.401 with a career-low .701 OPS, seven home runs, 35 RBI, 11 runs scored and 47 runs scored in a career-high 130 games played. He can offer modest speed and power numbers in a part-time role for those in NL-only formats. Taylor has never faced Brown in his MLB career.
New York Mets outfielder Tyrone Taylor (elbow, hernia) was seen taking part in the team's full-squad spring training workout on Wednesday. Taylor looks fully healthy in camp after having multiple surgeries late last year -- one to remove a loose body in his right elbow and the other being an umbilical hernia repair. Superstar Juan Soto will be the team's everyday right fielder in 2025, but the 31-year-old Taylor could see plenty of playing time in center field now that Harrison Bader is in Minnesota. However, he'll be competing this spring with veteran Starling Marte and Jose Siri in center. Taylor made 76 starts for the Mets last year as their fourth outfielder and hit .248/.299/.401 with seven homers, 35 RBI and a career-high 11 stolen bases. At best, he's likely ticketed for a platoon role, which will limit his fantasy value to deep-mixed and NL-only leagues.
Tyrone Taylor Has Hernia And Elbow Surgery, Expected To Miss Two Months
New York Mets outfielder Tyrone Taylor (hernia) underwent an umbilical hernia surgery on Oct. 30 with Dr. Venkata Evani in Phoenix, Ariz., and also had surgery to have a loose body removed from his right elbow on Thursday with Dr. James Carr in New York. Taylor is expected to miss around two months after the two surgeries. While Taylor should be ready for the start of spring training in February, he'll spend much of his offseason rehabbing two different injuries. Depending on what the Mets do in the offseason on the trade and free-agent markets, the 30-year-old veteran could be in line to start in center field for the team to open the 2025 season. The former second-rounder by the Milwaukee Brewers in 2012 hit .248/.299/.401 with a career-worst .701 OPS, seven homers, 35 RBI, 11 steals and 47 runs in 130 regular-season games in his first year with the Mets in 2024.
New York Mets outfielders Harrison Bader and Tyrone Taylor will both head to the bench for the start of Sunday's contest against the hosting Pittsburgh Pirates. With both Bader and Taylor out, Jeff McNeil will start in left field and bat eighth, while DJ Stewart will draw the start in right field and hit sixth against Pirates right-hander Luis L. Ortiz. After returning from a head injury he suffered early in the week, Bader went 1-for-6 with a double and RBI in the first two games of the series in Pittsburgh. Taylor, 30, has been the team's regular right fielder since Starling Marte (knee) went on the injured list. He's hit just .162 in 10 games without Marte, although he's added three home runs and two doubles. Stewart is hitting just .176 on the year with five home runs, while McNeil hasn't been much better with a .216 average (59-for-273) with five homers, 20 RBI and four stolen bases.
Tyrone Taylor Hits Three-Run Home Run On Wednesday
New York Mets outfielder Tyrone Taylor had a big game in his team's 12-2 win over the New York Yankees on Wednesday. Taylor went 1-for-3 with a three-run homer, two runs, and a walk in the win over the Yankees. The 30-year-old is expected to see more playing time with Starling Marte (knee) sidelined and he certainly took advantage of that opportunity on Wednesday. Overall, Taylor is hitting .240 with three homers, 19 runs, 20 RBI, and six steals across 146 at-bats this season. If he can keep this up, Taylor is worth a look as a reserve in deeper fantasy leagues while Marte is out.
With New York Mets outfielder Starling Marte (knee) sidelined, the obvious candidates on the roster to see more action in the outfield are DJ Stewart and Tyrone Taylor. Second baseman Jeff McNeil could see more time in the outfield, too, which would open up the possibility of moving an infielder up from Triple-A Syracuse. The Mets have used Jose Iglesias often against lefties to spell the slumping McNeil at the keystone. Brett Baty, who has played three games for Syracuse at second since his demotion last month, and prospect Luisangel Acuna are infielders on the 40-man roster. The only other outfielder on the 40-man roster is speedster Duke Ellis, but he's only played eight major-league games. Ben Game and Trayce Thompson are other options not on the 40-man roster for the Mets.
Mets Acquire Adrian Houser, Tyrone Taylor From Brewers
The New York Mets acquired right-hander Adrian Houser and outfielder Tyrone Taylor from the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday in exchange for a minor-league right-hander Coleman Crow, whom the Mets acquired in the Eduardo Escobar trade, according to a source. The deal clears money for the Brewers, with Houser projected to make $5.6 million in salary arbitration and Taylor $1.7 million. The 30-year-old Houser will probably be in competition for a rotation spot in New York in spring training, especially if the Mets find a way to land Japanese star Yoshinobu Yamamoto. He had a solid 4.12 ERA with 96 strikeouts and 34 walks in 111 1/3 innings covering 21 starts and two relief outings in 2023. Taylor, 29, should open 2024 as outfield depth in Queens. He played in 81 games this past season due to an elbow injury and underwhelmed by hitting .234.
Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Tyrone Taylor (hamstring) is out of the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Miami Marlins. It's worth noting that Taylor was also out of the lineup for Thursday's game as well. It sounds like Taylor is dealing with a minor hamstring injury. Hopefully it's only a day-to-day issue and Taylor won't require a trip to the injured list. This season, Taylor is slashing an impressive .310/.344/.621 with four home runs and 12 RBI since the beginning of September. Christian Yelich, Sal Frelick, and Blake Perkins will cover the outfield versus right-hander JT Chargois on Friday.
Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Tyrone Taylor is back in the starting lineup Wednesday night against the Philadelphia Phillies and left-hander Cristopher Sanchez. It's Taylor's first start since July 15, as he's missed significant time due to injuries this season, most recently being reinstated from the 10-day injured list due to an elbow injury. Taylor has appeared in just 30 games this season, struggling mightily to a .160 average with one homer, five stolen bases, and a .414 OPS across 84 trips to the plate. The righty-swinging outfielder has even struggled severely against lefties, going just 2-for-22 with zero walks against southpaws on the campaign.
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