Hidden Relief Pitchers Poised to Explode in 2026 Fantasy Baseball—Are You Ready to Discover Them?
Grant Taylor – Chicago White Sox (NFBC ADP: 331)
It’s fairly easy to dismiss Taylor by looking at his surface stats in his time with the White Sox last season. He recorded a 4.91 ERA and 1.42 WHIP over 36 2/3 innings. However, you’d be doing yourself a disservice by not delving a bit deeper into his intriguing skill set, which tells a whole other story. The 23-year-old right-hander was incredibly unlucky on balls put in play, with a bloated .420 BABIP. He struck out 54 batters for an excellent 34.4% strikeout rate and 24.8% K-BB rate. His ERA indicators suggest his talent level was more in line with a sub-3.00 ERA. This came after posting a 1.01 ERA and a 36.6% strikeout rate over 26 2/3 innings in Double-A. Not only was he prolific at missing bats, but he also suppressed the power of opposing hitters, giving up zero homers across both levels.



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