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Michael Taylor living up to potential

By Kevin Goldstein
Baseball Prospectus

Friday, May 1, 2009

Looks like we can call last year's breakout the real deal Michael Taylor, OF, Phillies (Double-A Reading) Thursday's stats: 3-for-5, 2 2B, HR (3), 5 RBI After three disappointing years at Stanford, Taylor got away from the single-plane "Stanford swing" in 2008 and suddenly delivered a .346/.412/.557 season while suddenly looking like the player who in high school was one of the best tools guys in the country. A monster athlete at 6-foot-6 and 250 pounds, Taylor is batting .424 during a curren ...

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