Chris

Taylor

We assume this will be a minor league deal. Taylor hit .186/.256/.301 in 58 gams for the Dodgers and Angels last season, and he wasn’t much better in batting .202/.298/.300 in 2024. A bounce back at age 35 would be pretty surprising.

It’s the second straight game that Adell has missed while he continues to battle vertigo. It still sounds like the Angels are going to continue to take things day-to-day here and let him play when and if he’s feeling up to it. Chris Taylor will start in his place in right field again on Friday and will bat second against Luis Castillo and the Mariners.

Adell had returned to action on Wednesday and was scheduled to be in Thursday’s lineup but ultimately wasn’t feeling well enough to give it a go. Expect to see him in and out of the lineup in the near future until he’s back to feeling 100 percent. Chris Taylor will move out to right field to cover for him on Thursday with Luis Rengifo entering the lineup to play second base.

Taylor was a late addition to the Angels’ lineup after Mike Trout was scratched due to a skin infection. He made the most of his opportunity. The versatile 35-year-old led off the seventh inning with a double and scored on an RBI double by Oswald Peraza. Taylor also started the ninth inning with a single and scored the game’s final run on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Bryce Teodosio. With his two-hit night, Taylor is now hitting .211/.268/.342 with one homer, six RBI and one stolen base in 82 plate appearances on the season.

No word yet regarding the severity of the issue, but the positive news is it’s unrelated to his surgically repaired knee. Jo Adell moved over to DH with Chris Taylor entering the lineup in right field. There should be an update from Angels interim manager Ray Montgomery following the contest. Fantasy managers should consider Trout day-to-day heading into Wednesday’s contest in Kansas City.

The versatile 35-year-old returns to action for Monday’s series finale against the Astros in Houston after missing six weeks with a fractured left hand. He’ll see action all over the diamond for the Halos but his days of mixed league viability from a fantasy perspective are in the rearview mirror.

Taylor has been on the shelf since late July recovering from a fractured left hand for the second time this season. The versatile 34-year-old figures to make it back to Los Angeles at some point in early September.

It’s the second time this season that the veteran has suffered a fractured left hand. The injury occurred on a diving catch against the Mariners on Friday. The outfielder is hoping that the injury isn’t season-ending, but will assuredly cost him the majority of the rest of the campaign. Scott Kingery is up to take Taylor’s place on the roster.

The HBP in the ninth was a 96-mph fastball from Edwin Diaz that hit him square in the helmet. Fortunately, he was able to remain in afterwards. Taylor started and finished at third base today, though he also played some right field in between.

Moncada will take a seat with left-hander Sean Manaea on the mound. Chris Taylor will play third base and bat ninth.