Grant Taylor P Chicago White Sox
+1.2 WAR
Age 24 RHP 6'3" / 230 lbs MLB Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2031 peak 1.1 · 2027
ERA3.89
FIP3.21
xFIP2.72
SIERA2.59
K%29.3%
BB%9.3%
K-BB%20.0%
IP48
trajectory · 10 yrs
1.1peak
2027
K†7070
FB+3.2 (61%)
SI (6%)
CU (22%)
CT-0.6 (2%)
SL-1.0 (16%)

Career (MLE) + Projections

Park-neutral MLB-equivalent. MiLB translated via MLE factors. FIP-based WAR vs replacement FIP=5.3 (SP) / 4.95 (RP, <80 IP). FIP+ = runs above league-avg FIP · REP = replacement-level bonus.

YearAge LvlTeam GGSIPBF KBBHR K%BB%HR% ERAFIP WAR
202422AKannapolis Cannon Ballers551972322231.9%2.0%2.9%2.332.23+0.6
202523MLBChicago White Sox518632589125032.5%10.1%0.0%3.271.63+2.4
▸ 2026 Season
202624MLBChicago White Sox84103913301.86
ROS24MLBCWS38381605115331.9%9.3%2.0%3.803.08+0.8
2026 Total24MLBCWS481996418332.2%9.0%1.6%3.412.45+1.3
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202725MLBCWS48482046418431.6%8.9%2.0%3.343.02+1.1
202826MLBCWS48482046418431.2%8.9%2.1%3.243.10+1.0
202927MLBCWS48482026218430.9%8.9%2.1%3.223.17+1.0
203028MLBCWS47471996118430.6%9.0%2.2%3.233.22+0.9
203129MLBCWS46461945918430.1%9.1%2.2%3.273.30+0.9
203230MLBCWS45451885617429.6%9.2%2.3%3.343.39+0.8
203331MLBCWS43431825317429.0%9.3%2.3%3.433.49+0.7
203432MLBCWS41411744916428.4%9.4%2.4%3.543.61+0.6
203533MLBCWS39391664616427.7%9.6%2.5%3.663.74+0.5
203634MLBCWS37371584315427.0%9.8%2.6%3.793.88+0.5
203735MLBCWS35351493915426.3%10.0%2.7%3.934.03+0.4
203836MLBCWS33331393514425.5%10.3%2.8%4.094.19+0.3
203937MLBCWS30301293214424.7%10.6%3.0%4.264.37+0.2
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career64179236912031232.5%8.3%0.6%2.921.71+3.7
/ 200 IP1393720079926067432.5%8.3%0.6%2.921.71+8.1

Career Path Comps

What happened to similar pitchers from this age · Y-axis: ERA+ (100 = league avg, 150 = elite, 80 = below) · Bands: P10–P90 outer, P25–P75 inner · Gold: OGILVIE projection

Profile at Match Age Next 3 Yrs Career
CompAgeRole FIPK%BB%HR/BFBABIP FIPK%K-BB%IP ΔFIPLow FIPIPMatch
Grant Taylor (OGILVIE) 3.08 31.9%9.3%2.0% 3.10 31.2%22.3%144 +0.02
Trevor Rosenthal R 2027 · 2.27 FIP 25 SW 2.27 28.9%7.7%1.2%.330 2.68 33.4%21.3%88 +0.41 1.64 196 78
Dugan Darnell R 2026 · 2.49 FIP 24 SU 2.49 30.7%7.3%1.9%.293 4.68 23.7%11.9%142 +2.19 2.49 238 77
Kumar Rocker R 2026 · 1.94 FIP 24 SU 1.94 29.8%7.4%0.8%.274 4.49 19.9%12.0%95 +2.55 1.94 154 77
Ken Giles R 2026 · 1.95 FIP 24 SW 1.95 29.2%7.7%0.6%.306 2.58 31.9%25.0%179 +0.63 1.95 368 76
Shohei Ohtani R 2026 · 3.46 FIP 24 SW 3.46 29.9%10.4%2.9%.267 3.11 29.3%21.4%130 -0.35 1.69 545 75
Keone Kela R 2026 · 3.04 FIP 24 SU 3.04 33.8%10.6%2.6%.175 3.05 29.9%21.4%82 +0.01 2.55 246 75
Geoff Broussard R 2026 · 3.19 FIP 24 SU 3.19 30.8%8.3%3.0%.286 4.96 17.2%8.7%107 +1.77 3.19 152 74
Craig Kimbrel R 2029 · 2.46 FIP 27 SW 2.46 36.4%8.8%2.4%.272 2.16 42.6%32.3%184 -0.30 1.10 556 73
Kevin Ginkel R 2026 · 2.49 FIP 24 SW 2.49 30.0%5.0%2.3%.277 3.93 30.3%19.4%102 +1.44 2.37 393 72
Jeurys Familia R 2027 · 2.56 FIP 25 SW 2.56 27.9%5.8%2.0%.268 2.39 26.2%17.5%174 -0.17 2.04 455 72
Paul Gervase R 2026 · 3.44 FIP 24 SU 3.44 32.8%10.4%3.3%.244 4.44 28.4%17.3%59 +1.00 3.38 162 72
Theo Denlinger R 2027 · 2.90 FIP 25 SU 2.90 33.2%10.2%2.4%.346 4.44 19.7%8.5%125 +1.54 2.90 140 72
Cade Smith R 2026 · 3.46 FIP 24 SW 3.46 30.2%10.7%2.9%.333 1.28 35.2%29.6%149 -2.18 1.01 313 71
Yoan López R 2026 · 2.20 FIP 24 SU 2.20 37.5%9.0%2.1%.292 4.15 22.0%14.1%142 +1.95 2.20 377 71
Sam Delaplane R 2026 · 2.58 FIP 24 SW 2.58 36.2%9.5%2.4%.267 2.58 194 71
Yimi García R 2026 · 2.94 FIP 24 SW 2.94 30.2%4.0%3.4%.257 4.68 19.5%17.6%37 +1.74 1.48 416 70
David Bednar R 2026 · 2.33 FIP 24 SW 2.33 29.0%7.3%1.4%.336 2.37 32.7%25.7%112 +0.04 1.66 510 70
Josh White R 2026 · 1.89 FIP 24 SW 1.89 34.6%9.4%0.9%.285 1.89 191 70
Michael Feliz R 2026 · 3.62 FIP 24 SU 3.62 32.1%9.6%3.7%.378 4.12 28.4%17.5%119 +0.50 2.76 442 70
Connor Brogdon R 2026 · 3.60 FIP 24 SW 3.60 29.7%8.8%3.5%.236 3.43 23.6%17.2%102 -0.17 2.98 386 70

Contract

ESTIMATED  ·  service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status   Pre-Arb
MLB Debut   2025
Service   0.645 yrs.days
Team Control Through   2031
First FA Year   2027
YearStatusSalary Proj WAR Value Surplus
2026Pre-Arb$0.8M+1.0$8M+$7M
2027Pre-Arb$0.8M+1.1$9M+$8M
2028Pre-Arb$0.8M+1.0$8M+$8M
2029Arb-1$3M+1.0$9M+$5M
2030Arb-2$6M+0.9$4M+$0.0M (cut)
2031Arb-3$8M+0.9$4M+$0.0M (cut)
Totals $14M $43M +$28M