2013 Angels Prospects Countdown #26: Andrew Taylor

The MWAH prospect countdown marches on with the first of what is suddenly a glut of left-handed relievers in the upper levels of the system just waiting for a chance to crack the big league bullpen. Andrew Taylor Position: Relief Pitcher  Highest Level: Majors Throws: Left  Height: 6'2" Weight: 195 lbs. Age: 26  Born: 8/18/86 2012 Season Stats Double-A: 41.0 IP, 2-4, 2 SV, 4.61 ERA, 44 H, 14 BB, 4 HR, 39 SO, 0.79 GO/AO, 3.81 FIP, .309 BABIP Triple-A: 18.0 IP, 1-0, 0 SV, 3.50 ERA, 16 H, 11 BB, 3 HR, 17 SO, 0.95 GO/AO, 5.64 FIP, .260 BABIP Majors: 2.1 IP, 0-0, 0 SV, 11.57 ERA, 3 H, 4 BB, 0 HR, 0 SO, 0.50 GO/AO, 8.24 FIP, .300 BABIP Fastball – B.  Taylor’s fastball sits at 92-93 mph on the radar gun.  For most relievers, this is a tad soft, but lefties tend to sit at 89-90 mph on average.  So for a lefty, Taylor’s a hard thrower. Offspeed Pitches – B. Taylor’s bread and butter as a reliever should come in his sweeping slider.  It isn’t the “fall of