Michael Taylor

OF Oakland Athletics

Drafted: 5th Round, 173rd Overall 2007 First-Year Player Draft by the Philadelphia Phillies out of Stanford University.

Born: 12/19/1985
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 250
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Taylor @:
- Milb.com
- Rotoworld
- Baseball Reference
- Prospect Tube
- Fan Graphs


Career Minor League Stats through 2010:

Year       Lev   G   R   H  2B 3B HR RBI SB  BB  SO   BA  OBP  SLG  OPS
2007        A-  66  30  53  14  0  6  33  8  23  53 .227 .300 .365 .665
2008     TOTAL 132  76 170  39  4 19  88 15  50  89 .346 .412 .557 .968
2008         A  67  40  90  12  3 10  50 10  31  43 .361 .441 .554 .995
2008        A+  65  36  80  27  1  9  38  5  19  46 .329 .380 .560 .939
2009     TOTAL 116  74 137  28  5 20  84 21  48  70 .320 .395 .549 .944
2009        AA  86  59 106  22  4 15  65 18  35  51 .333 .408 .569 .977
2009       AAA  30  15  31   6  1  5  19  3  13  19 .282 .359 .491 .850
2010       AAA 127  79 126  26  6  6  78 16  51  92 .272 .348 .392 .740
4 Seasons      441 259 486 107 15 51 283 60 172 304 .301 .373 .480 .853

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 10/26/2010.

Taylor was drafted by the Phillies back in 2007 but was shipped twice in late 2009 after ascending the ranks of the Philadelphia farm system. Sent to Toronto in the package for Roy Halladay, he was immediately flipped to Oakland for Brett Wallace.

A beast at 6'6", 250 lbs, Taylor has power and speed and should see time in Oakland this year. Expect him to arrive no later than June, and expect him to play. When he plays, expect him to hit as evidenced by his career .898 OPS in the minor leagues.

Videos:

Competing in the 2009 Eastern League home run derby (thanks to YouTube user jonprelude):

Baseball and Beyond Interview with R-TV, the Reading Phillies tv station (thanks to YouTube user ReadingPhillies):

Playing in the Double-A Eastern League All-Star Game (thanks to YouTube user jonprelude):

Interview with Comcast after his promotion to Triple-A with the Phillies (thanks to YouTube user jonprelude):

Smashing a HR for Triple-A Lehigh Valley to complete the first cycle in franchise history (thanks to YouTube user rawful):

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