When Chris Taylor was recalled last season, no one was expecting much of anything, but he soon established himself as one of the more valuable players on the team and became a fixture in center field. Some thought he was a fluke, some thought his production was sustainable.
And it isn’t like he went crazy on offense. In 2017, he had a .288/.354/.496 triple slash line with a 126 wRC+, putting him in the same neighborhood as Domingo Santana (126 wRC+), future teammate Brian Dozier (125) and one point behind former teammate and Dodger fan favorite Josh Reddick and some guy named Corey Seager.