Taylor Walls
Taylor Walls is a 30-year-old shortstop for the Tampa Bay Rays. He is a speedy shortstop with an elite glove and a good eye, ranked 801st in the league at the position.
About these ratings
Tool ratings combine recorded performance with statistical estimates. Speed, arm, and fielding include outcome-based estimates rather than direct physical measurements.
CE estimate: Annual cost for 2027 is estimated from incomplete terms.
CE assumption: Future club options are modeled as exercise scenarios.
CE uses the best available contract information, including partial terms, estimated salaries, and projected team control. CE shows an asterisk only when current contract information is unavailable; free agents without a current agreement use 100*.
2026 win contribution
4.02 Player Wins · 2.03 expected from replacement · 1.99 wins above replacement
Includes contributions to every team played for in 2026. Perf expresses wins above replacement on a scale where 100 is average. How the win totals reconcile
Six-tool graphs show percentiles from available performance evidence. Speed uses baserunning outcomes; Arm uses position-adjusted throwing outcomes. Movement describes tracked pitch movement within pitch type. Minor-league comparisons account for competition level; unavailable measurements display MD.
Edge Profile
Edge combines Perf, Stick, and Carry to show how valuable a player is right now. With a Perf of 111, Stick of 62, and Carry of 112, Taylor Walls sits in the 89th percentile, 1st percentile, and 87th percentile in those areas. His 90 Edge lands in the 64th percentile and ranks 30th among shortstops.
Stick Profile
Stick looks beyond the immediate results and estimates what should hold over a larger sample. Taylor Walls' 62 Stick suggests he is vastly outperforming what his underlying profile supports. It also places him in the 1st percentile and ranks 66th among shortstops.
Perf Profile
Perf measures season wins above replacement after allocating each team's actual wins to its players. It includes Taylor Walls's contributions to every team he played for. His 111 Perf is above average on a scale where 100 is average and 20 points is one standard deviation. It sits in the 89th percentile and ranks 15th among shortstops.
Carry Profile
Carry places Perf in the context of the roster around a player and includes a bounded clutch adjustment for offense, pitching, and defense when available. Close games and later innings earn more weight, and difficult defensive plays receive their own credit. His clutch runs are offense -2.2, pitching +0.0, defense +4.5. The strongest rated teammates are Junior Caminero at 151, Drew Rasmussen at 151, and Liam Hicks at 128. Taylor Walls has contributed about as much as his own Perf suggests, resulting in a Carry of 112.
LI Profile
LI looks at how much useful baseball a player may still have ahead of him. At age 30, Taylor Walls carries a 104 LI, which points to a steady near-term outlook without a major longevity advantage. That places him in the 45th percentile and ranks 800th among shortstops.
CE Profile
CE compares expected production with the money and years attached to a contract. The model uses a 2 seasons control horizon, $2.5 million average annual value, and about $4.9 million in contract-scenario costs for Taylor Walls. Options and arbitration can make those years or costs conditional; manual contract inputs may lag new agreements. His 95 CE is close to a fair exchange between salary and production, placing him in the 1st percentile and 794th among shortstops.
NTV Profile
NTV estimates Taylor Walls's value on a neutral trade market before the needs of a specific club are considered. His -11 NTV reflects his present ability, expected future value, age, contract, control, positional demand, and risk. That mark sits in the 1st percentile and ranks 801st among shortstops. Taylor Walls carries negative value, so a trade may require salary relief, a smaller return, or another asset.