Taylor Motter

Taylor Motter

33-Year-Old ShortstopSS
St. Louis Cardinals
2023 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Taylor Motter in 2023. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
$Signed a one-year contract with the Cardinals in April of 2023.
Accepts outright assignment
SSSt. Louis Cardinals  AAA
May 9, 2023
The Cardinals outrighted Motter to Triple-A Memphis on Monday.
ANALYSIS
Motter was recently removed from the Cardinals' 40-man roster for the second time this season but is electing to stick around in the organization as a utility man at the Triple-A level. The 33-year-old has hit .200 with a 36.4 percent strikeout rate over 22 plate appearances in the majors this season.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
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#2
#3
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#5
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1
1
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+52%
OPS vs LHP
2023
 
 
+206%
OPS vs LHP
2022
 
 
-100%
OPS vs LHP
2021
 
 
+3%
OPS vs LHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021vs Left .657 30 3 0 2 0 .250 .300 .357
Since 2021vs Right .431 27 2 0 0 0 .125 .222 .208
2023vs Left .864 11 0 0 1 0 .300 .364 .500
2023vs Right .282 11 0 0 0 0 .100 .182 .100
2022vs Left .400 5 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200
2022vs Right .000 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2021vs Left .593 14 3 0 1 0 .231 .286 .308
2021vs Right .574 15 2 0 0 0 .154 .267 .308
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+100%
OPS at Home
2023
 
 
+21%
OPS at Home
2022
 
 
-100%
OPS on Road
2021
 
 
+178%
OPS at Home
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021Home .807 21 4 0 1 0 .263 .333 .474
Since 2021Away .404 36 1 0 1 0 .152 .222 .182
2023Home .633 10 0 0 0 0 .222 .300 .333
2023Away .523 12 0 0 1 0 .182 .250 .273
2022Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Away .333 6 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167
2021Home .964 11 4 0 1 0 .300 .364 .600
2021Away .347 18 1 0 0 0 .125 .222 .125
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Stat Review
How does Taylor Motter compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.25
 
BB Rate
9.1%
 
K Rate
36.4%
 
BABIP
.333
 
ISO
.100
 
AVG
.200
 
OBP
.273
 
SLG
.300
 
OPS
.573
 
wOBA
.259
 
Exit Velocity
93.9 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
50.0%
 
Barrels/PA
4.5%
 
Expected BA
.203
 
Expected SLG
.263
 
Sprint Speed
23.5 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
25.0%
 
Line Drive %
33.3%
 
Fly Ball %
41.7%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Motter got into just 17 big-league games last season, eight with Seattle and nine with Minnesota. He did nothing to warrant more playing time, going just 5-for-34. The story wasn't any better in the minors, as he stumbled to a .187/.277/.352 line in 88 games at Double-A and Triple-A with the two organizations. The performance was poor enough to earn him his release in August. The 29-year-old has appeared everywhere except catcher and center field in his three-year major-league career, which helps him in the race for a team's final bench spot, but his .191/.263/.312 career line makes an Opening Day roster spot unlikely.
After appearing in just 34 games for Tampa Bay in 2016, Motter was thrust into an expanded role in Seattle. He secured a spot on the Opening Day roster with a strong spring training performance and his positional versatility earned him a career-high 68 starts, including at least one start at each position aside from pitcher, catcher and center field. Though his ability to fill in all over the field was certainly of value, Motter struggled to make a real impact at the plate. In his 280 plate appearances, the utility man slashed just .198/.257/.326. Motter swiped 12 bags in 13 attempts in the big leagues and posted a wRC+ of 172 in 25 games with Triple-A Tacoma last season, but has yet to translate his hit tool to the majors. The 28-year-old will likely enter the season in a reserve role again and will be hard-pressed to find extensive playing time barring an injury to one of the team's regulars.
Motter's 80-at-bat cup of coffee with the Rays was certainly nothing to write home about, as he managed a .188/.290/.300 line with two homers and nine RBI. Furthermore, after swiping 20-plus bags at four different minor league stops, he disappointingly failed to get on the board in that category at the big-league level. Despite his forgettable major league debut, it's prudent to keep in mind the 27-year-old's previous body of work, which includes 96 extra-base hits in the 2014-15 seasons at the Double-A and Triple-A levels, respectively, including a combined 30 homers over that span. He also drove in 133 runs and stole 41 bases during that period, keeping him on the radar in deeper formats. Having been dealt to the Mariners as part of a five-player deal on Nov. 18, Motter will try to parlay his positional versatility into a spot on Seattle's 25-man roster this spring.
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Booted from roster again
SSSt. Louis Cardinals  AAA
May 6, 2023
Motter was designated for assignment by the Cardinals on Saturday.
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Returns to big leagues
SSSt. Louis Cardinals  AAA
April 26, 2023
Motter signed a one-year, major-league contract with the Cardinals on Wednesday and was added to their active 26-man roster, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
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Sent outright to Memphis
SSSt. Louis Cardinals  AAA
April 25, 2023
Motter cleared waivers and accepted an outright assignment to Triple-A Memphis on Tuesday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
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Pushed off 40-man roster
SSSt. Louis Cardinals  AAA
April 23, 2023
The Cardinals designated Motter for assignment Sunday, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
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Makes Opening Day roster
SSSt. Louis Cardinals  AAA
March 25, 2023
The Cardinals selected Motter's contract Saturday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
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