Michael A. Taylor
OF CWS
Tue 9/13/22 4:24 PM

Taylor isn't starting Tuesday against the Twins, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Taylor will get a day off after reaching base three times in Sunday's win over the Tigers. Instead, Drew Waters will start in center field and bat eighth.

Michael A. Taylor
OF CWS
Wed 9/7/22 5:08 PM

Taylor isn't starting Wednesday against the Guardians.
EDGE Analysis
Taylor had multi-hit performances in three of the last four games, going 7-for-15 with two doubles, two runs, an RBI and a strikeout across that span. Drew Waters will take his place in center field and bat eighth Wednesday.

Michael A. Taylor
OF CWS
Mon 9/5/22 12:11 AM

Taylor went 3-for-5 with a double and a run scored in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Tigers.
EDGE Analysis
Taylor feasted on Detroit pitching this weekend, going 6-for-13 (.462) with three extra-base hits in the three-game series. Sunday's effort was his fifth-multi game in his last seven. The 31-year-old outfielder continues to hold down the starting job in center field. He's up to a .271/.332/.390 slash line with nine home runs, 40 RBI, 44 runs scored and three stolen bases through 387 plate appearances.

Michael A. Taylor
OF CWS
Sat 9/3/22 12:52 AM

Taylor went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 5-4 loss to the Tigers.
EDGE Analysis
Taylor's sixth-inning blast tied the game at 4-4, and it was his third homer in his last five contests. Taylor's gone 8-for-22 (.364) with a triple, nine RBI and five runs scored in that span as he manages to hold onto a regular role in center field despite the Royals being in full-on evaluation mode for their major-league-ready prospects. For the season, the veteran outfielder is slashing a respectable .263/.326/.380 with nine long balls, 40 RBI, 42 runs scored and three steals through 103 games.

Michael A. Taylor
OF CWS
Wed 8/31/22 12:28 PM

Taylor went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk for a total of three RBI and two runs scored in a 9-7 victory over the White Sox on Tuesday.
EDGE Analysis
Taylor went deep in his second straight game played as part of an excellent performance in which he reached base three times and racked up three RBI. Taylor has a career-best 2.9 Baseball-Reference WAR this year and appears to be seeing the ball well at the moment. He has five hits in his past 10 at-bats and is hitting .264 on the season.

Michael A. Taylor
OF CWS
Mon 8/29/22 7:53 AM

Taylor went 3-for-6 with a solo home run for a total of four RBI in a 15-7 win over the Padres on Sunday.
EDGE Analysis
Taylor had been in the midst of a terrible August slump coming into the game. Perhaps the three-hit performance will jolt him out of the cold stretch which saw him slashing .190/.238/.203 in 79 at-bats before rapping out these three hits. The home run was his seventh of the season and his four-RBI day at the plate gives him 35 total in 2022.

Michael A. Taylor
OF CWS
Sat 8/27/22 2:44 PM

Taylor isn't starting Saturday against San Diego, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.
EDGE Analysis
Taylor started the last four games and went just 1-for-14 with two runs, an RBI, a stolen base, two walks and four strikeouts. He'll get a breather while Drew Waters starts in center field and bats eighth.

Michael A. Taylor
OF CWS
Thu 8/25/22 2:42 AM

Taylor went 0-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Wednesday's 5-3 win over the Diamondbacks.
EDGE Analysis
Taylor has had a poor August, hitting just .203 (15-for-74) with one steal, three RBI, five runs scored and a double in 23 contests. The outfielder is down to a .260/.327/.352 slash line with six home runs, two steals, 31 RBI and 36 runs scored through 97 contests. The 31-year-old is one of few veterans on a Royals team fully in evaluation mode, so it's possible he could be rested regularly down the stretch to test the readiness of players like Drew Waters and Kyle Isbel in center field.

Michael A. Taylor
OF CWS
Sun 8/21/22 1:10 PM

Taylor is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.
EDGE Analysis
Kyle Isbel will enter the lineup in center field in place of Taylor, whose five-game starting streak comes to an end. Since the All-Star break, Taylor is slashing .271/.300/.313 with one home run, nine runs and six RBI in 29 games.

Michael A. Taylor
OF CWS
Mon 8/15/22 3:07 PM

Taylor will sit Monday versus the Twins.
EDGE Analysis
Taylor will get a breather after he went 3-for-10 with a double, an RBI and a run scored over the three-game series with the Dodgers. Kyle Isbel will take over in center field and bat eighth against Minnesota.