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Tacoma's Top 25: INF Chris Taylor

Exploring the Rainiers Top 25 players from the Mariners era
Former Rainiers infielder Chris Taylor rounds third base at Cheney Stadium in 2016. (Red Williamson )
October 10, 2018

The upcoming 2019 season will mark the Tacoma Rainiers 25th season as the Triple-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners. The two clubs first formed their partnership in 1995, and recently announced a four-year extension of their Player Development Contract that will continue their affilation through the 2022 season.In honor of

The upcoming 2019 season will mark the Tacoma Rainiers 25th season as the Triple-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners. The two clubs first formed their partnership in 1995, and recently announced a four-year extension of their Player Development Contract that will continue their affilation through the 2022 season.
In honor of this decades-long partnership we will explore the Top 25 players to come through Cheney Stadium since 1995, starting today with No. 25 and continuing every Monday until reaching No. 1 just before Opening Day 2019.
Hundreds of talented players have spent time in Tacoma during the Mariners era - helping propel the Rainiers to five division titles, three conference championships, and two Pacific Coast League Championships - but only the best of the best make the Top 25.
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Qualifiers

  • Players and ranking determined by Wins Above Replacement
  • Must have 200 Plate Appearances or 40 Innings Pitched with the Rainiers

No. 25 is Chris Taylor, who played 224 games for Tacoma from 2014-16.

Taylor has played 415 MLB games for the Mariners and Los Angeles Dodgers.

CHRIS TAYLOR CAREER RAINIERS STATS

G
AVG
OBP
SLG
HR
RBI
224.313.384.4601298

Taylor made his big-league debut in 2014 for Seattle after batting .328 with a .397 on-base percentage and .497 slugging percentage with the Rainiers that season. He hit five home runs and tallied 22 doubles and five triples. He batted .287 in 47 games for the Mariners that season.

 

CHRIS TAYLOR CAREER MLB

G
AVG
OBP
SLG
HR
RBI
WAR
415.262.331.435391529.5

Taylor batted .254 with 17 home runs and 63 RBI in 155 games for the Dodgers in 2018. His best season came in 2017 when he batted .288 with 21 home runs and 72 RBI and a .354 on-base percentage in 140 games for Los Angeles.

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