Michael A. Taylor
OF CWS
Wed 8/1/18 11:27 AM

Taylor is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Mets, Chelsea Janes of The Washington Post reports.
EDGE Analysis
Taylor will take a seat a day after starting in center field and reaching base in five of six plate appearances in Tuesday's 25-4 romp. He finished the day with three runs, three hits -- including his third triple of the campaign -- and a pair of walks, raising his on-base percentage to .306. Bryce Harper will settle back into his normal role in center field while Taylor returns to the bench.

Michael A. Taylor
OF CWS
Fri 7/6/18 3:30 PM

Taylor is not in the lineup against the Marlins on Friday.
EDGE Analysis
Taylor will receive a breather after going 2-for-3 with three runs scored during Thursday's victory. Manager Dave Martinez will send out an outfield of Juan Soto, Bryce Harper and Adam Eaton.

Michael A. Taylor
OF CWS
Fri 7/6/18 11:18 AM

Taylor went 2-for-3 with a walk and three runs scored in Thursday's comeback win over the Marlins.
EDGE Analysis
He continues to produce when he's in the lineup, and Taylor now sports a .367/.392/.408 slash line over his last 49 at-bats across 19 games (11 starts) with six steals, five RBI and eight runs. He's still plenty useful in deeper fantasy leagues in this role, but as long as the rest of the Nats' outfielders (Bryce Harper, Adam Eaton and Juan Soto) are healthy, though, Taylor won't see enough playing time to have stable value in the shallowest of formats.

Michael A. Taylor
OF CWS
Mon 7/2/18 3:29 PM

Taylor is not in the lineup against Boston on Monday.
EDGE Analysis
Taylor will remain on the bench for a fourth straight game as Juan Soto, Bryce Harper and Adam Eaton make up the outfield for the Nationals. Over 24 games in June, Taylor hit .349 with an .864 OPS and 10 stolen bases.

Michael A. Taylor
OF CWS
Sun 7/1/18 11:51 AM

Taylor is out of the lineup Sunday against the Phillies.
EDGE Analysis
Taylor will miss his third consecutive game, as it appears he could be slipping into the role of fourth outfielder. Sunday will mark the third consecutive contest that manager Dave Martinez has employed an outfield composed of Juan Soto (left), Bryce Harper (center) and Adam Eaton (right). No specific reason has been provided for Taylor's absence, though a 1-for-13 skid hasn't helped his cause.

Michael A. Taylor
OF CWS
Fri 6/29/18 3:40 PM

Taylor is out of the lineup against the Phillies on Friday.
EDGE Analysis
Taylor will take a seat on the bench as manager Davey Martinez trots out an outfield of Juan Soto, Bryce Harper and Adam Eaton for the second of a four-game set. Over his past 12 games, Taylor is slashing .382/.400/.441 with five RBI and six stolen bases.

Michael A. Taylor
OF CWS
Mon 6/18/18 6:40 PM

Taylor is not in the lineup for Game 2 of Monday's doubleheader against the Yankees.
EDGE Analysis
Despite collecting three hits and four stolen bases in Sunday's series finale against the Blue Jays, Taylor will head to the bench as the Nationals go with Juan Soto, Bryce Harper and Adam Eaton (from left to right) in their outfield. The 27-year-old is hitting .412/.459/.588 through 12 games this month.

Michael A. Taylor
OF CWS
Mon 6/18/18 10:26 AM

Taylor went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and four stolen bases in Sunday's loss to the Blue Jays.
EDGE Analysis
He made Toronto catcher Russell Martin's afternoon a fairly miserable one, going 4-for-4 on steal attempts. Taylor now leads the majors with 21 stolen bases on the season, surging ahead of Ender Inciarte and teammate Trea Turner with this performance, and his .412/.459/.588 slash line through 12 games in June will make it very hard for Nats manager Dave Martinez to take him out of the lineup.

Michael A. Taylor
OF CWS
Sat 6/16/18 11:12 PM

Taylor went 2-for-3 in Saturday's 2-0 loss to the Blue Jays.
EDGE Analysis
The Nationals only managed three hits on the day, but Taylor was able to stay in a groove, collecting a hit in his 13th straight start. He's hitting .333 (22-for-66) over his last 21 games with two homers, six steals, seven runs and 10 RBI, but with Adam Eaton now healthy, Taylor will continue to come off the bench a couple of times a week as manager Dave Martinez tries to squeeze four outfielders into three spots.

Michael A. Taylor
OF CWS
Mon 6/11/18 11:24 AM

Taylor went 1-for-2 with a walk and a stolen base in Sunday's loss to the Giants.
EDGE Analysis
He was the only Nat to reach base twice in the 2-0 loss, but his second-inning double play also snuffed out one of the team's few rallies on the day. Taylor has hit safely in 11 of his last 12 games, posting a .333/.391/.571 slash line over that stretch, and while his overall numbers on the season remain poor his 17 steals (in 19 attempts) does rank fourth in the majors, two behind MLB leader Dee Gordon.