The Book on Taylor Teagarden

Prospect Info

TEXTaylor Teagarden
Born 12/21/1983
C, TEX

Born with a name that must have been playground hell, Teagarden is an offensive-minded catcher who won a national championship with the Texas Longhorns, when he was a teammate of Huston Street.

Teagarden missed most of 2006 due to an elbow injury that required TJ surgery, but appears to be fully recovered based on his monster 2007 numbers in high-A Bakersfield (.316/.449/608) and AA Frisco (.294/.357/.529). Texas seems intent on leaving him behind the plate, despite the 2007 acquisition of phenom Saltalamacchia.

Ranking in ScoutingBook (8/27/2008): #67

Ranking in Baseball America 2008: #80

Ranking in Baseball Prospectus: #77

Ranking in MiLB.com Season Preview Unranked

Ranking from the Sporting News: Unranked

Ranking from ESPN: #40

Player Updates and Notes

Taylor Teagarden has been called up to the Rangers. He'll replace Jarrod Saltalamacchia for the weekend series while Salty nurses a cold, but he'll probably go right back to the minors on Monday. Still, it's a great chance to get an early look at the future star.

7/18/2008 by KDaddy

 

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