Chris Taylor launched by Dodgers, who owe him $13
LOS ANGELES (AP)– Chris Taylor was released by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday to clear a roster area for utilityman Tommy Edman, who was activated off the hurt list and remained in the starting lineup for the series finale against the Los Angeles Angels.Taylor, who played all 3 outfield spots and 2nd base this season, is owed $13,435,484 from a $60 million, four-year contract he consented to ahead of the 2022 season. He is due the staying$9,435,484 of his $13 million income this season and a$4 million buyout of a 2026 club option.Advertisement Taylor, who turns 35 in August, was the longest-tenured position
player on the roster after backup catcher Austin Barnes was designated for assignment on Wednesday.”This has been a really emotional week for everybody,”Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman stated. “Barnesy and C.T. have remained in the middle of some big moments for this company. Both left an enduring mark on our culture and where we’re at this point, so the decisions were incredibly tough.”But with where we are, the division race, the composition of our lineup, we seemed like this remained in the Dodgers’benefit
in terms of how to win as lots of games and put us in position to best win a World Series this year.” Taylor had a number of huge postseason hits for the Dodgers, consisting of a walk-off homer that beat St. Louis in the 2021 NL wild card game, three
homers in Game 5 of the NL Champion Series versus Atlanta and a leadoff homer in the 2017 World Series opener against Houston.Advertisement However he had just 35 plate appearances this season, batting.200(7 for 35) with 2 doubles and 2 RBIs in 28 games.The emergence of novice Hyeseong Kim made Taylor expendable, Kim hit.452(14 for 31
)in his very first 14 games after being remembered from Triple-A Oklahoma City and reached base in nine successive plate appearances.
“Beyond simply how endearing he is to his colleagues, simply the energy he brings, the foot speed, the adaptability too, it’s just something that includes a lot to our roster and a various look,”Friedman stated of Kim.
“No choice is ever made in a vacuum. It’s within the context of our lineup and where we’re at. And he’s done a fantastic task.”Gotten from Seattle in a 2016 trade, Taylor revamped his swing with the Dodgers and was a component in the lineup from 2017-23, playing six positions and batting.256 with a. 779 OPS, 103 homers, 173 doubles and 391 RBIs.Advertisement Taylor had a neck injury and had a hard time to discover his swing in 2015, striking.202 with a. 598 OPS and 76 strikeouts in 87 games.”He is the practiced pro,”Friedman stated.”He can be found in starving and wanting to improve and dove in with our
striking guys with our position coaches. He improved in the infield and outfield, and he brought production in the batter’s box.”He was a big
part of a lot success that we have actually delighted in and can’t state enough about the human, the worker, the teammate, the player. He is among the toughest guys I’ve ever been around.”Right-hander reducer Kirby Yates was put on the 15-day hurt list, a day after straining a hamstring versus the Angels. The Dodgers picked the agreement of 33-year-old right-handed reliever Lou Trivino from Oklahoma City.Advertisement Los Angeles will have to make another roster move early this week
when ideal fielder Teoscar Hernández (groin stress) is activated off the hurt list. The Dodgers stated Kim will remain on the lineup after Hernández returns. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb