It has to be strange to be Chris Taylor. On any given day during the season he could be starting or slated to come off the bench, playing the infield or outfield, and be slotted at the top of the Los Angeles Dodgers lineup or near the bottom.
And yet, despite the uncertainty, he continues to be exactly what the Dodgers need — an unheralded jack-of-all-trades who isn’t afraid of big moments. Taylor’s breakout with the Dodgers came in 2017 when he hit .288/.354/.496 in 140 games with 21 home runs, accumulating 4.8 WAR.
For some perspective, that’s the same number of wins above replacement that Max Muncy produced in 2019 — all from someone who played every position and cost the team just about nothing (which, when you think about it isn’t all that different from Muncy).