2025 Stats
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.216
HR
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R
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SB
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2025 Fantasy Outlook
Taylor Walls has more than 1,200 plate appearances in his major league career and has a paltry .188/.288/.293 triple-slash line to show for it. His redeeming qualities are a patient approach at the plate with good strikezone discipline and a strong stolen base success rate. That is where the compliments cease, because everything else about his offense is terrible, and even his defense is no longer showing the promise it once did. The loss of the franchise shortstop helped keep Walls playing in 2024 around his injuries, and the lack of a ready-made utility infielder in Tampa Bay is maybe what saves Walls from The Turk this spring training. Carson Williams is obviously the next man up, but he has seen all of four games in Triple-A, and the Rays are notorious for leaving their prospects in the system to fully bake. Walls will run when he reaches base, but therein lies the problem. Walls, despite a 12.1 percent career walk rate, has a career .288 OBP, and only Austin Hedges has a worse batting average. This is a backup catcher getting way too many at bats because the organization doesn't have another versatile option any better than him. One of Walls or Osleivis Basabe should make the club and one likely will get sent to Durham once camp breaks. Neither belongs on your fantasy roster. Read Past Outlooks

Filling in at keystone
Walls will start at second base and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Red Sox, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
Analysis
Though he looked like he would lose out on playing time when shortstop Ha-Seong Kim was reinstated from the injured list July 3, Walls has proceeded to start eight of the Rays' ensuing 10 games. He initially benefited from Kim missing three straight starts due to a calf issue, but Walls now has opportunities available at the keystone after Brandon Lowe (oblique) was placed on the IL on Friday. Tampa Bay values Walls primarily for his defense, but he hasn't been a total zero at the plate thus far in July. He'll head into Sunday's contest with a .267 batting average, one home run and two steals through his first 10 games of the month.
Though he looked like he would lose out on playing time when shortstop Ha-Seong Kim was reinstated from the injured list July 3, Walls has proceeded to start eight of the Rays' ensuing 10 games. He initially benefited from Kim missing three straight starts due to a calf issue, but Walls now has opportunities available at the keystone after Brandon Lowe (oblique) was placed on the IL on Friday. Tampa Bay values Walls primarily for his defense, but he hasn't been a total zero at the plate thus far in July. He'll head into Sunday's contest with a .267 batting average, one home run and two steals through his first 10 games of the month.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
+14%
OPS vs LHP
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+8%
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OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2023vs Left | .647 | 228 | 2 | 22 | .246 | ||||
Since 2023vs Right | .566 | 631 | 10 | 57 | .183 | ||||
2025vs Left | .611 | 80 | 0 | 9 | .270 | ||||
2025vs Right | .564 | 178 | 3 | 20 | .190 | ||||
2024vs Left | .496 | 56 | 0 | 2 | .189 | ||||
2024vs Right | .538 | 196 | 1 | 12 | .182 | ||||
2023vs Left | .777 | 92 | 2 | 11 | .263 | ||||
2023vs Right | .588 | 257 | 6 | 25 | .179 | ||||
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Since 2023Home | .594 | 427 | 2 | 38 | .206 | ||||
Since 2023Away | .583 | 432 | 10 | 41 | .195 | ||||
2025Home | .569 | 144 | 1 | 19 | .206 | ||||
2025Away | .591 | 114 | 2 | 10 | .228 | ||||
2024Home | .640 | 115 | 0 | 9 | .240 | ||||
2024Away | .436 | 137 | 1 | 5 | .136 | ||||
2023Home | .581 | 168 | 1 | 10 | .181 | ||||
2023Away | .683 | 181 | 7 | 26 | .218 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Taylor Walls 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.
* 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
0.45BB Rate
9.3%K Rate
20.5%BABIP
.260ISO
.079AVG
.216OBP
.284SLG
.295OPS
.579wOBA
.261Exit Velocity
86.9 mphHard Hit Rate
25.4%Barrels/PA
1.9%Expected BA
.217Expected SLG
.310Sprint Speed
24.4 ft/secGround Ball %
39.1%Line Drive %
19.5%Fly Ball %
41.4%Prospect Rankings History
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Walls' minor-league reputation as an elite defender with a good eye and speed continues to ring true in the big leagues, though he's failed to build on it. He produced 10 DRS between shortstop, second and third base last season and had a 12.7 percent walk rate and 22 steals in 99 games. The switch-hitter was otherwise forgettable offensively with eight homers, 36 RBI, 50 runs and a .201/.305/.333 slash line. A 28.3 percent hard-hit rate and 3.3 percent barrel rate also don't paint a pretty underlying picture. Walls' ceiling seems to be trending toward that of a utility infielder, and he could still provide some niche fantasy value with steals if he sees enough playing time. The availability of Wander Franco remains up in the air heading into 2024 after finishing last season on administrative leave, leaving the Rays with a major gap at shortstop. Walls will surely be in the mix, but top prospect Junior Caminero could be the favorite for the job.
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Tallies third homer
Walls went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Sunday against the Twins.
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Swipes bag in loss
Walls went 1-for-2 with a stolen base in Tuesday's loss to the Athletics.
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Sitting Friday
Walls is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Orioles.
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On bench Wednesday
Walls is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Royals.
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Getting rest Sunday
Walls is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.
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Potentially due for regression
Walls is slashing an excellent .333/.440/.667 through 50 plate appearances, but his expected slash line of .274/.352/.389 paints a different picture.
Analysis
Walls hit .172 last season with a .285 slugging percentage in 466 plate appearances, so the 26-year-old is firmly on the rise and showing excellent growth as a hitter. However, the newfound power appears to be a mirage. Walls owns a strong 11.8 walk rate for his career and Tampa Bay platoons him effectively, but his potentially limited ceiling and regression to a mean will be worth monitoring.
Walls hit .172 last season with a .285 slugging percentage in 466 plate appearances, so the 26-year-old is firmly on the rise and showing excellent growth as a hitter. However, the newfound power appears to be a mirage. Walls owns a strong 11.8 walk rate for his career and Tampa Bay platoons him effectively, but his potentially limited ceiling and regression to a mean will be worth monitoring.