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Chris Taylor for Zach Cole (2026)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| Zach Cole LF,CF,RF - HOU  | Chris Taylor 2B,LF,CF,RF - FA  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 384 | ‐ |
| VBR | # 1375 | ‐ |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 2 | ‐ |
| Home Runs | 1 | ‐ |
| RBI | 2 | ‐ |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | ‐ |
| Batting Average | .185 | ‐ |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | MiLB | RET |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 375 | ‐ |
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 479 | ‐ |
| Zach Cole LF,CF,RF - HOU | Chris Taylor 2B,LF,CF,RF - FA | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 51 | ‐ |
| Runs | 4 | ‐ |
| Hits | 8 | ‐ |
| Singles | 4 | ‐ |
| Doubles | 1 | ‐ |
| Triples | 0 | ‐ |
| Home Runs | 3 | ‐ |
| RBI | 8 | ‐ |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | ‐ |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | ‐ |
| Walks | 1 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 21 | ‐ |
| Batting Average | .157 | ‐ |
| On Base Pct | .189 | ‐ |
| Slugging Pct | .353 | ‐ |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .542 | ‐ |
| Zach Cole LF,CF,RF - HOU | Chris Taylor 2B,LF,CF,RF - FA | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 18 | ‐ |
| Runs | 2 | ‐ |
| Hits | 3 | ‐ |
| Singles | 2 | ‐ |
| Doubles | 1 | ‐ |
| Triples | 0 | ‐ |
| Home Runs | 1 | ‐ |
| RBI | 2 | ‐ |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | ‐ |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | ‐ |
| Walks | 1 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 7 | ‐ |
| Batting Average | .185 | ‐ |
| On Base Pct | .250 | ‐ |
| Slugging Pct | .310 | ‐ |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .560 | ‐ |
| Zach Cole LF,CF,RF - HOU | Chris Taylor 2B,LF,CF,RF - FA | |
| News | ||
| Zach Cole was optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land on Thursday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Jun 4th | Chris Taylor announced on social media that he is officially retiring. Ari Koslow Sun, May 24th | |
| The Astros recalled Zach Cole from Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 2nd | Chris Taylor changed his mind on retirement and has been placed on the minor league injured list with a left forearm fracture. Ari Koslow Sat, May 23rd | |
| Zach Cole went 1-for-3 in a 4-1 win over the Rangers with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sun, May 17th | Chris Taylor has announced his retirement after 12 big league seasons. He played primarily with the Dodgers, but also spent time with the Mariners and Angels. David Leisering Fri, May 22nd | |
| Zach Cole went 1-for-1 in a 10-0 win over the Reds with a pinch-hit three-run home run. Chris Schommer Sat, May 9th | The Angels re-signed utility man Chris Taylor to a minor league contract. Ari Koslow Fri, Mar 27th | |
| Zach Cole went 1-for-4 in a loss to the Dodgers with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Tue, May 5th | Veteran utilityman Chris Taylor has re-signed with the Los Angeles Angels. It's unclear whether the deal is a major league contract or a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training. David Leisering Thu, Feb 12th | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Zach Cole LF,CF,RF - HOU | Chris Taylor 2B,LF,CF,RF - FA | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (8-6) | #47 | |||
| Fri, Mar 27th | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #141 | |||
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs LAA | Reid Detmers (3-6) | #43 | |||
| Sun, Mar 29th | vs LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-5) | ||||
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs BOS | Ranger Suarez (4-3) | #29 | |||
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs BOS | Brayan Bello (2-6) | #142 | |||
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs BOS | Garrett Crochet (3-3) | #64 | |||
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-9) | #171 | |||
| Sat, Apr 4th | @ ATH | Luis Morales (0-2) | #383 | |||
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ ATH | Jacob Lopez (4-4) | #229 | |||
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ COL | Ryan Feltner (3-4) | #432 | |||
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ COL | Kyle Freeland (2-9) | #237 | |||
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ COL | Michael Lorenzen (3-9) | #428 | |||
| Fri, Apr 10th | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock (6-4) | #93 | |||
| Sat, Apr 11th | @ SEA | Luis Castillo (3-8) | #67 | |||
| Sun, Apr 12th | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (8-6) | #11 | |||
| Mon, Apr 13th | @ SEA | George Kirby (8-8) | #21 | |||
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs COL | Michael Lorenzen (3-9) | #428 | |||
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs COL | Jose Quintana (2-3) | #431 | |||
| Thu, Apr 16th | vs COL | Juan Mejia | ||||
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs STL | Kyle Leahy (7-4) | #119 | |||
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs STL | Andre Pallante (10-6) | #132 | |||
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs STL | Matthew Liberatore (5-6) | #109 | |||
| Mon, Apr 20th | @ CLE | Slade Cecconi (4-6) | #111 | |||
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ CLE | Parker Messick (8-5) | #40 | |||
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (4-9) | #46 | |||
| Fri, Apr 24th | vs NYY | Will Warren (7-4) | #65 | |||
| Sat, Apr 25th | vs NYY | Ryan Weathers (3-7) | #56 | |||
| Sun, Apr 26th | vs NYY | Luis Gil (1-2) | #308 | |||
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ BAL | Shane Baz (4-9) | #70 | |||
| Thu, Apr 30th | @ BAL | Brandon Young (8-2) | #131 | |||
| Fri, May 1st | @ BOS | Jake Bennett (5-3) | #133 | |||
| Sat, May 2nd | @ BOS | Connelly Early (7-5) | #138 | |||
| Sun, May 3rd | @ BOS | Ranger Suarez (4-3) | #29 | |||
| Mon, May 4th | vs LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6) | #12 | |||
| Tue, May 5th | vs LAD | Shohei Ohtani (8-2) | #1 | |||
| Wed, May 6th | vs LAD | Tyler Glasnow (3-0) | #75 | |||
| Fri, May 8th | @ CIN | Nick Lodolo (3-2) | #98 | |||
| Sat, May 9th | @ CIN | Chase Burns (11-1) | #23 | |||
| Sun, May 10th | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott (5-6) | #102 | |||
| Mon, May 11th | vs SEA | George Kirby (8-8) | #21 | |||
| Tue, May 12th | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (7-6) | #13 | |||
| Wed, May 13th | vs SEA | Bryce Miller (4-4) | #38 | |||
| Thu, May 14th | vs SEA | Luis Castillo (3-8) | #67 | |||
| Fri, May 15th | vs TEX | Jack Leiter (3-7) | #134 | |||
| Sat, May 16th | vs TEX | Jacob deGrom (7-6) | #8 | |||
| Sun, May 17th | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (9-8) | #17 | |||
| Mon, May 18th | @ MIN | Kendry Rojas (1-1) | #235 | |||
| Tue, May 19th | @ MIN | Zebby Matthews (4-7) | #108 | |||
| Wed, May 20th | @ MIN | Joe Ryan (6-6) | #14 | |||
| Fri, May 22nd | @ CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-5) | #101 | |||
| Sat, May 23rd | @ CHC | Colin Rea (7-6) | #195 | |||
| Sun, May 24th | @ CHC | Shota Imanaga (6-8) | #27 | |||
| Mon, May 25th | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-8) | #92 | |||
| Tue, May 26th | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (3-7) | #134 | |||
| Wed, May 27th | @ TEX | Jacob deGrom (7-6) | #8 | |||
| Thu, May 28th | @ TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (9-8) | #17 | |||
| Fri, May 29th | vs MIL | Coleman Crow (0-1) | #248 | |||
| Sat, May 30th | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat (3-4) | #124 | |||
| Sun, May 31st | vs MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (10-4) | #7 | |||
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (3-8) | #123 | |||
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs PIT | Paul Skenes (9-8) | #3 | |||
| Thu, Jun 4th | vs PIT | Jared Jones (2-1) | #49 | |||
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs ATH | Jack Perkins (2-5) | #107 | |||
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs ATH | Kade Morris (0-1) | #378 | |||
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs ATH | Gage Jump (3-5) | #90 | |||
| Mon, Jun 8th | @ LAA | Grayson Rodriguez (3-3) | #105 | |||
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ LAA | Walbert Urena (5-7) | #265 | |||
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ LAA | Reid Detmers (3-6) | #43 | |||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ KC | Luinder Avila (4-3) | #295 | |||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ KC | Noah Cameron (5-8) | #79 | |||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ KC | Stephen Kolek (4-3) | #226 | |||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs DET | Drew Anderson | #99 | |||
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs DET | Framber Valdez (5-6) | #28 | |||
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs DET | Casey Mize (4-6) | #39 | |||
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs CLE | Tanner Bibee (4-9) | #46 | |||
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (8-5) | #74 | |||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (4-6) | #111 | |||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ TOR | Dylan Cease (6-5) | #9 | |||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ TOR | Shane Bieber (1-1) | #80 | |||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ TOR | Trey Yesavage (4-5) | #83 | |||
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ DET | Troy Melton (5-1) | #96 | |||
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ DET | Keider Montero (6-5) | #160 | |||
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ DET | Framber Valdez (5-6) | #28 | |||
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (3-8) | #54 | |||
| Mon, Jun 29th | vs MIN | Zebby Matthews (4-7) | #108 | |||
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs MIN | Joe Ryan (6-6) | #14 | |||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (9-4) | #45 | |||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | vs TB | Nick Martinez (9-2) | #104 | |||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs TB | Drew Rasmussen (7-5) | #18 | |||
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs TB | Mason Englert (0-3) | #188 | |||
| Mon, Jul 6th | @ WSH | Miles Mikolas (3-7) | #334 | |||
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ WSH | Andrew Alvarez (2-3) | #150 | |||
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ WSH | Foster Griffin (11-2) | #63 | |||
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ TEX | Cal Quantrill (3-2) | #318 | |||
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-8) | #92 | |||
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ TEX | MacKenzie Gore (6-8) | #35 | |||
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs BAL | Dean Kremer (1-2) | #77 | |||
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs BAL | Trevor Rogers (6-7) | #69 | |||
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs BAL | Brandon Young (8-2) | #131 | |||
| Mon, Jul 20th | vs MIA | Janson Junk (4-6) | #106 | |||
| Tue, Jul 21st | vs MIA | Tyler Phillips (2-4) | #271 | |||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | vs MIA | Sandy Alcantara (10-5) | #53 | |||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ CWS | Davis Martin (9-5) | #94 | |||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ CWS | Sean Burke (7-4) | #87 | |||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ CWS | Erick Fedde (5-6) | #404 | |||
| Mon, Jul 27th | @ LAA | Walbert Urena (5-7) | #265 | |||
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ LAA | Reid Detmers (3-6) | #43 | |||
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ LAA | Grayson Rodriguez (3-3) | #105 | |||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs TEX | |||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs TEX | |||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs TEX | |||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | vs TOR | |||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs TOR | |||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs TOR | |||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ SD | |||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ SD | |||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ SD | |||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | @ SF | |||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ SF | |||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ SF | |||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs SEA | |||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs SEA | |||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs SEA | |||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs LAA | |||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs LAA | |||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | vs LAA | |||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | vs ATH | |||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | vs ATH | |||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | vs ATH | |||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ NYY | |||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ NYY | |||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | @ NYY | |||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | @ NYM | |||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | @ NYM | |||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | @ NYM | |||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs CWS | |||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs CWS | |||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs CWS | |||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs CWS | |||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | vs ARI | |||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | vs ARI | |||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | vs ARI | |||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ PHI | |||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ PHI | |||||
| Thu, Sep 10th | @ PHI | |||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | @ TB | |||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | @ TB | |||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | @ TB | |||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs KC | |||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs KC | |||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | vs KC | |||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | vs ATL | |||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | vs ATL | |||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | vs ATL | |||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | @ SEA | |||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | @ SEA | |||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | @ ATH | |||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ ATH | |||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ ATH | |||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ ATH | |||||
