Cory Taylor
| IP | 393 |
|---|---|
| ERA | 3.687 |
| WHIP | 1.399 |
| BB/9 | 3.458 |
| SO/9 | 7.947 |
- Full name Cory Alan Taylor
- Born 12/14/1993 in Laredo, TX
- Profile Ht.: 6'2" / Wt.: 255 / Bats: R / Throws: R
- School Dallas Baptist
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Drafted in the 8th round (246th overall) by the San Francisco Giants in 2015 (signed for $186,600).
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Another member of one of the hardest-throwing staffs in college baseball, Taylor has an excellent low 90s fastball that touches 94-95 regularly and has touched 97 in the past. His fastball's run and sink is actually more impressive than his velocity. He mixes in a usable slider, but it doesn't miss a whole lot of bats, so Taylor generates ground balls and shows feel for setting up hitters.
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Stratton dominated the Southeastern Conference as a Mississippi State junior, but the stuff that made him a first-round pick seemed to quickly diminish once he was asked to start every fifth day. A concussion he suffered when hit by a line drive in 2012 didn't help because it took him time to get comfortable again on the mound. But in 2016, Stratton regained half a tick of velocity and showed a consistent 92-94 mph fastball again, which was up from the 88-92 he showed in the previous two seasons. That velocity bump helped his other pitches play up. His changeup, slider and curveball are all fringe-average offerings, with his changeup sometimes playing as an average pitch. Stratton has made himself into a strike-throwing back-end starter who succeeds based on mixing pitches and working in and out to hitters. Stratton made his big league debut in 2016. He's slated to return to Triple-A Sacramento to start 2017, but he's now a viable depth starter option.
