Taylor Stanton

Taylor Francesco Stanton

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 230 lb.
• School Diablo Valley College, Saint Mary's College of California
• High School Deer Valley High School
• Born January 15, 1988 in San Francisco, CA USA

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Biographical Information

Taylor Stanton pitched professionally from 2008 to 2016, peaking at Double-A. He was taken by the Seattle Mariners in the 26th round of the 2008 amateur draft, a few picks ahead of infielder Dean Anna. He was signed by scout Stacey Pettis.

He began his career by going 1-1 with a 2.65 ERA in 11 games (2 starts) for the AZL Mariners (20 Ks in 17 IP) and followed that up with a 5-3, 3.50 line in 15 starts for the Everett AquaSox in 2009. His ERA rose to 4.30 in 27 games (24 starts) for the Clinton LumberKings in 2010, though he went 12-7. He had one more season of particular note in 2013, when he was with the independent Fargo-Moorhead Redhawks. That year, he was 9-4 with a 2.43 ERA in 19 starts and was an American Association All-Star. He also spent some time in the Puerto Rico Winter League and Australian Baseball League.

In 2009, he led the Northwest League in innings pitched and was second in home runs allowed (9, behind Taylor Rogers' 10), strikeouts (81, behind Chris Kirkland's 85) and games started (tied with multiple pitchers, behind Joselito Adames' 16). In 2010, he tied Allen Webster, Trevor Feeney and Miguel Munoz for the Midwest League lead in victories. In 2014, he tied Jake Laber for the American Association lead in losses with 11.

Overall, Stanton went 61-53 with a 4.14 ERA in 217 games (153 starts). In 1,021 innings, he allowed 1,019 hits and 279 walks (1.369 WHIP), while striking out 788 batters.