White juice agrees with the contract with former citizens, pirated officials

The Chicago White Sox have signed a contract with Veteran Outfielder Michael A. Taylor, Sources said Fansided Robert Murray.

A deal is worth $ 1.95 million for one year Performance bonusesMark Mark Feinsand MLB.com.

Taylor comes to 121-Loss White juice From Pittsburg, where last season appeared in 113 games, he hit .193 Sa .543 ops and 12 stolen bases. His 50 VRC + was the third worst in Major outside the player with at least 300 performances. His new teammates, Brandon Drury, was one of two players in front of him.

Pirates let Taylor release in September. He also spent time with twins Minnesota, Kansas City Royals and Washington.

Despite the career that Fuck 11 years, Taylor never hit. It has a career 80 Ops + with a basic percentage of .290. All in all, Taylor’s too stroke, owns a 30% strike rate that baloned at 35% last year, while his ISO has reached a low .097.

But Taylor can still contribute. Its real power is on an extraordinary field, where one of the best in business has long been. Since 2015. its first full season, has 78 defensive traces saved in the central field, good for a third among all players in that part. Its 62 exit above average is sixth best in that range.

Michael A. Taylor joins full of White juice

Taylor joins the White Sok’s field that there are plenty of options for now, with Andrew Benintendi, Luis Robert Jr., Mike Tauchman and Austin Slater all projected to be on the list. Of those five players, only Tauchman had the above average OPS + last year, although he wrote less than 300 on the blinds in Chicago Chicago.

The question is whether Robert, long The subject of trading rumorsIt lasts a full season in Chicago. 2023 All-Star took a significant step on the board last year, but white Sok General Manager Chris Getz told Chicagu Tribune to have High expectations for him 2025.

“The expectation is that there will be our daytime opening center,” Getz said. “He had a really productive offsand and we need to find ways to keep it on the field. We know what is able to do when it is healthy in such a way that it can be on the roster for opening and can be a productive player we are used to get used to. “

Taylor is also primarily a central center, although he saw the time to the right and left his career. It would be to make sense to enter the fourth structure and late disadvantage of defense replacement wherever necessary.