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OF Michael Taylor: Promoted to Lehigh Valley.
by Chuck Hixson of PhillyBaseballNews.com, July 16, 2009 at 4:18pm ET

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Michael Taylor is now just one step away from the majors after being promoted to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Thursday.

Taylor, a 2009 Eastern League All-Star, was putting up big numbers with Double-A Reading, hitting .333-15-65 in 86 games. The 6' 6", 260-pound slugger was leading the Eastern League in hits (106), was second in extra base hits (40), tied for second in runs (59), third in average (.333), RBI (65) and slugging percentage (.569), was fourth in home runs (15) and fifth in stolen bases (18).

Taylor was the Phillies fifth-round pick in 2007 out of Stanford and combined to hit .346-19-88 in 132 games between Low-A Lakewood (.361) and High-A Clearwater (.329) in 2008.

Taylor, who has been a Type-1 diabetic since he was ten years old, came into the season ranked as the ninth best prospect in the Phillies system by Philly Baseball News and was recently chosen by PBN as the top Position Player Prospect in the mid-season update.



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Michael Taylor
Ht: 6-6 Wt: 260
Position: OF

Bats: R
Throws: R
Date of Birth: 12/19/1985
Birthplace: Cheverly,  MD
Experience: Prospect
High School: Apopka Senior HS
(Apopka, FL)
College: Stanford


Biography:
How he became a Phillie
Drafted by the Phillies in the 5th round of the 2007 Draft.

2009 Season
Named the ninth best prospect in the Phillies organization by Philly Baseball News (PBN)... Was named the PBN Player of the Month for April, hitting 3-14-.338 at Reading, leading the club in both home runs and RBI for the month... Was also honored by the Phillies with their Player of the Month honors for the month of April... Followed that up by hitting 6-23-.330 in May and was again awarded the PBN Player of the Month Award... Homered in three straight games for Reading from June 21-23... Promoted to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on July 16... Hit for the cycle against Louisville on August 12, going 5-for-5, marking the first time in the history of the IronPigs that a player has hit for the cycle... Named the International League Player of the Week ending August 16... Placed on the DL on August 24 with a strained right oblique.

2008 Season
Named the South Atlantic League Player of the Month for the month of May... Named the 55th best prospect in the Phillies organization by Philly Baseball News.

What they've said about Taylor...
"He just may be the best prospect in the [Eastern] league." Harrisburg Senators manager John Stearns.

"He may have the best outfield arm I've seen since Ellis Valentine." Harrisburg Senators manager John Stearns.