White Sox's Grant Taylor: Poised for Big-League Promotion

White Sox pitching prospect Grant Taylor makes jump from Double-A to majors

The White Sox have called up the No. 6-ranked prospect in their organization, right-hander Grant Taylor. Chicago selected Taylor’s contract from Double-A Birmingham and designated right-hander Bryse Wilson for assignment. The 23-year-old Taylor has not pitched above Double-A but has…

White Sox's Grant Taylor: Poised for big-league promotion

White Sox's Grant Taylor: Poised for big-league promotion

Chicago White Sox to promote pitcher Grant Taylor straight from Double A to the majors

The Chicago White Sox plan on promoting right-handed pitcher Grant Taylor to the major leagues on Tuesday, a source confirmed to the Tribune. Taylor, 23, has been outstanding at Double-A Birmingham, going 0-1 with a 1.01 ERA in 15 outings (six starts). He has 37 strikeouts and 11 walks in 26 2/3 innings. Asked on Friday about Taylor’s success with the Barons, Sox general manager Chris Getz said: “He’s above 100 mph, he’s commanding the zone, the…

Former LSU Pitcher Grant Taylor Promoted To The Major Leagues With Chicago White Sox

Former LSU right-hander Grant Taylor has been promoted to the Chicago White Sox Major League roster, and he has joined the team in Houston for its series versus the Astros. Taylor, a product of Florence, Ala., is the 89th Major Leaguer in the illustrious history of LSU Baseball. LSU has had at least one former

This Written-Off Prospect Might Flip The Script On A "Lost" Trade

The White Sox had one of their most productive homestands in a while, as they split with the Detroit Tigers and they took two out of three from the Kansas City Royals. This is encouraging to see, as the White Sox have recently struggled to beat the AL Central teams. If that wasn’t encouraging enough, the White Sox are now calling up one of their top pitching prospects, Grant Taylor, to help solidify a bullpen that has been better this year, but …

White Sox adding Grant Taylor to bullpen - Sox Machine

Watching Grant Taylor demoralize Southern League hitters out of the Birmingham bullpen over the past month, there was a growing sense that he wasn’t going to be doing that particular task for much longer. He’d pitched nine scoreless outings in as many chances out of the pen, allowing just three singles and a walk while […]