2026 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
1.86
WHIP
1.03
K
13
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Taylor made his big-league debut in 2025, skipping over the Triple-A level entirely to make 36 appearances (2 starts) for the White Sox after dominating Double-A. The 23-year-old right-hander was impressive, leading White Sox relievers with a 34.5 percent K-rate, 25.0 K-BB percentage and a 1.68 Game Leverage Index. He demonstrated his high-leverage prowess, racking up two wins, six saves and nine holds for Chicago without permitting a home run. Among relief pitchers with 30-plus innings last season, Taylor had the highest BABIP (.420) and one of the highest differentials between ERA (4.67) and FIP (1.40) at 3.27. The White Sox GM said Taylor will likely work as a multi-inning reliever in 2026, which keeps him in line for potential save chances and other high-leverage work. Taylor's upside is high, but his durability issues - he's previously dealt with groin (2025) and lat (2024) injuries and underwent Tommy John surgery (2023) - make him a risky bet for 20-plus saves in 2026. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year contract with the White Sox in March of 2026.
Will not be used as starter in 2026
White Sox general manager Chris Getz said Tuesday that he does not anticipate Taylor being used as a starting pitcher this season, Bruce Levine of 670TheScore.com reports.
Analysis
Director of pitching Brian Bannister said earlier Tuesday during an appearance on the Mully & Haugh Show that Taylor could continue to be stretched out if he is used more as an opener. However, Getz offered more clarity in reiterating that Taylor will not be used in the rotation this season. The goal is for the righty to stretch out to around 100 innings in 2026 before transitioning back to a starting pitcher role in 2027. Taylor has been lights out in a bullpen role so far this season, posting a 1.08 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 10:2 K:BB in 8.1 innings.
Director of pitching Brian Bannister said earlier Tuesday during an appearance on the Mully & Haugh Show that Taylor could continue to be stretched out if he is used more as an opener. However, Getz offered more clarity in reiterating that Taylor will not be used in the rotation this season. The goal is for the righty to stretch out to around 100 innings in 2026 before transitioning back to a starting pitcher role in 2027. Taylor has been lights out in a bullpen role so far this season, posting a 1.08 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 10:2 K:BB in 8.1 innings.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
21
Last 10 Games
21
Last 5 Games
22
How many pitches does Grant Taylor generally throw?
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11-20
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51-60
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81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Grant Taylor generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-35%
BAA vs LHP
2026
-77%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .200 | 36 | 15 | 18 | 0 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .310 | 31 | 3 | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2026vs Left | .067 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2026vs Right | .286 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .227 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .317 | 25 | 3 | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-32%
ERA on Road
2026
-19%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 5.09 | 1.26 | 23.0 | 12.9 | 3.5 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 3.47 | 1.41 | 23.1 | 13.1 | 3.5 | ||||
| 2026Home | 2.08 | 0.69 | 4.1 | 12.5 | 2.1 | ||||
| 2026Away | 1.69 | 1.31 | 5.1 | 11.8 | 3.4 | ||||
| 2025Home | 5.79 | 1.39 | 18.2 | 13.0 | 3.9 | ||||
| 2025Away | 4.00 | 1.44 | 18.0 | 13.5 | 3.5 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Grant Taylor compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
4.33K/9
12.1BB/9
2.8HR/9
0.0Fastball
99.2 mphERA
1.86WHIP
1.03BABIP
.329GB/FB
1.00Left On Base
80.0%Exit Velocity
81.4 mphBarrels/BBE
2.8%Spin Rate
2482 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
16.7%Swinging Strike
10.7%Prospect Rankings History
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Slowly stretching out
White Sox director of pitching Brian Bannister said Tuesday during an appearance on the Mully & Haugh Show that Taylor will continue to get more stretched out with each appearance if he continues to be deployed as an opener.
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Serving as opener again Sunday
Taylor will open Sunday's series finale against Kansas City, and Jonathan Cannon is slated to be called up to work in bulk relief, James Fegan of SoxMachine.com reports.
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Opening again Monday
Taylor will open Monday's game against the Orioles, James Fegan of SoxMachine.com reports.
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Opening again Saturday
Taylor will serve as the White Sox's opening pitcher again Saturday against the Blue Jays, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.
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Serving as opener Friday
Taylor will be the White Sox' opening pitcher in Friday's game against the Blue Jays, LaMond Pope of the Chicago Tribune reports.
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