Chicago White Sox veteran outfielder Michael A. Taylor has had a long career in Major League Baseball, mostly because of his defense.
2025 is Year 12 for Taylor. He first debuted with the Washington Nationals in 2014. There has only been one season of his career that Taylor has finished with an OPS+ above 100 (league average).
Sure, he’s had some decent power years and logged 108 career home runs, but the only way a player with a .232 career batting average in .666 career OPS sticks in the Major Leagues for 12 seasons is if they are elite defensively.