Garrett
Taylor

Garrett Taylor, St. Frederick (LA), 2024
Positional Profile: RHP/SS
Body: 5-10, 165-pounds. Athletic with a strong lower-half
Delivery: Starts in middle of rubber and stays there throughout a controlled and repeatable delivery, drop and drive after high leg lift, gets down the slope with some aggression and finishes on-line to his target.
Arm Action: RH. Compact arm stroke with a 3/4-low 3/4 release.
FB: T85, 82-84 mph. Some life and arm-side run. T2142, 2037 average rpm.
SL: 70-72 mph. Short lateral break with little depth. T1915, 1836 average rpm.
CH: 80-80 mph. Firm with arm-side sink and run. T1985, 1985 average rpm.
ATH: 6.88 runner in the 60.

Garrett Taylor, St. Frederick (LA), 2024
Positional Profile: RHP/SS
Body: 5-10, 165-pounds. Athletic with a strong lower-half
Hit: RHH. Athletic and balanced stance with a simple load and stride Stays inisde the ball with a short path to contact and level extension with a one-handed finish, hit his hardest balls to the pull-side 73.8 mph bat speed with 18 G’s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 94 max exit velocity, averaged 91.0 mph. 347' max distance.
Arm: RH. INF-84 mph. Short AA with a low 3/4-3/4 release.
Defense: Average hands and actions, fielded with two hands on all plays except backhand and bounder, accurate and strong arm across the diamond on all plays.
ATH: 6.88 runner in the 60.

Garrett Taylor, St. Frederick (LA), 2024
Positional Profile: RHP/SS A good uncommitted '24 to follow.
Body: 5-10, 165-pounds. Athletic with physical lower-half.
Delivery: Starts in the middle of the rubber and stays there, drop and drive type of delivery, gets down the slop with some aggression.
Arm Action: RH. Short AA with a 3/4 release.
FB: T84, 84-84 mph. Some life through the zone, stayed at the bottom of the knees for the most part. T2355, 2284 average rpm.
CB: 71-72 mph. "11-5" shape with average break and depth and some sweep at times. T2289, 2241 average rpm.
SL: 70-72 mph. More of a sweeper with big lateral break and little depth. T2237, 2193 average rpm.
CH: 77-77 mph. Some sink and arm-side fade. T2053, 1930 average rpm.
ATH: 6.80 runner in the 60.

Garrett Taylor, St. Frederick (LA), 2024
Positional Profile: RHP/SS A good uncommitted '24 to follow.
Body: 5-10, 165-pounds. Athletic with physical lower-half.
Hit: RHH. Squared off and athletic stance, uses a simple load and stride to get to center. Stays anchored in the ground and hits against his front side well, takes a level path to contact with slightly uphill extension and a one-handed finish, drove the ball from the middle of the field to the pull-side with some present pop to the pull-side. 75.5 mph bat speed with 20 G’s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 91 max exit velocity, averaged 85.5 mph. 331' max distance.
Arm: RH. INF-85 mph. Short and quick with a lower 3/4 release.
Defense: Plays low to the ground, receives the ball clean with two hands, showed athletic footwork playing through every ball.
ATH: 6.80 runner in the 60.

Positional Profile: RHP/SS Strike thrower and competitor
Body: 5-9, 155-pounds. Athletic, short-levered
Delivery: Starts on 1B side and stays there throughout a repeatable and controlled delivery, high leg lift, strides on-line and finishes square to his target.
Arm Action: RH. Short and quick arm action with a low 3/4 release
FB: T82.3, 80-82 mph. Natural sink and run on his FB, was able to command his FB to both glove and arm side down in the zone T2275, 2101 average rpm.
CB: 71-72 mph. Shaped like a slurve with average break and depth, landed for strikes in any count T2178, 1990 average rpm.
CH: 79-79 mph. Very firm CH with arm side run, almost like a 2S FB T1992, 1992 average rpm.

Positional Profile: MIF

Body: Athletic, lean, and wiry 6’1” 160 lbs. frame with plenty of room to add strength.  

Hit: Starts in an upright and open stance.  Uses a toe-tap load to get back to center.  Understrided at times, causing the backside to be left behind.  Flat and level path to contact with level extension.    

Power: Max exit velocity of 83 mph. 

Arm:  Low ¾ release.  Short and quick arm action. 84 mph positional velocity.

Defense:   Positioned body well to catch the good hop on the dirt.  Athletic footwork moving through the baseball.   

Run: Posted a 7.08 in the 60.

Positional Profile: RHP.   

Delivery: Starts on left side of rubber and stays there.  Athletic delivery.  Brings the ball down out of the glove with a short arm circle, releasing the ball from a low ¾ arm slot. 

Arm Action: low 3/4.  Short and quick arm action with minimal effort.  

FB: 80-84 mph with arm side run at times.  Avg. spin of 1850 RPM, Max spin of 2115 RPM

SL: 72-73 mph

CH: 70-75 mph with arm side fade, looked to be best secondary offering.