Palmer
Taylor

6.24.15 Taylor has an athletic frame and throws from a three-quarters arm slot with a smooth drop and drive delivery. He has a late hand break and a long, fluid arm action that generates easy velocity. His shoulders are uphill and on line and he swings his front foot to a slightly open landing before coming to an athletic finish. Taylor’s fastball sat 74-77, touching 78, and had late sinking action to it. He threw a sharp 10/4 slider with good armspeed that ran 66-67. His changeup was thrown with decent armspeed and had fading action to it, sitting 68-69.  Offensively, hit from a balanced stance that is slightly crouched.  No load back with a short stride that stays on line.  Rhythm was stiff.  Comes up out of legs during stride and never gets back into legs.  Maintained his balance throughout the swing.  Bat exit velocity of 74 mph.  Swing path was level and had extension through ball.  Line drive swing.  In the field, threw from a high ¾ arm slot that was short and loose.  Positional velocity of 69 mph that showed accuracy.  Hands were soft with clean exchanges.  Good glove presentation.  Footwork was slow and on heels.