Aaron Wade Taylor...is married (Rebecca)...graduated from Lowndes High School in
Valdosta, GA in 1996...won the Mariners' John Ellis Award for community service in 2002.
2004
Taylor spent the first half of the season on the disabled list recovering from offseason surgery
to repair a partial tear in his right rotator cuff...was placed on Seattle's 60-day DL April 1 and began a rehab
assignment on June 3...he made eight rehab appearances overall, one with Inland Empire (A) and seven
with San Antonio (AA) before being returned from rehab and optioned to San Antonio on July 2...he was
recalled by the Mariners on Sept. 6 and pitched in five big league games, posting a 0-0 record with a 9.82
ERA in 3.2 innings of work...made his first appearance with Seattle on Sept. 8 vs. Cleveland, allowing 1
run in 1.0 inning...gave up a grand slam to Manny Ramirez on Sept. 10 vs. Boston...Aaron appeared in 30
games (all in relief) for San Antonio, going 3-1 with a 2.89 ERA...struck out 37 batters in 37.1 innings...held
left-handers to a .156 average (7-for-45) compared to a .222 average vs. right-handers (20-for-90)...tossed
11.2 scoreless innings (covering eight games) from June 26-July 19.
2003
Began season with Tacoma, going 1-3 with 16
saves and a 2.45 ERA (40.1 IP, 11 ER) in 33
games...Limited batters to a .208 average, including a
.167 clip against left-handed hitters...Recorded a save in six consecutive appearances,
May 25-June 3...Did not allow a run in eight appearances (9.0 IP),
May 12-30...Recalled to Seattle, making 10 relief
appearances, before being optioned back to
Tacoma, Aug. 2...Placed on the disabled list for the remainder of
the season on Aug. 12 with a right shoulder
strain.
2002
Made MLB debut as a September call-up ... spent majority of season with Double-A San Antonio, going 4-3, 2.34 with 24 saves in 61 games ... had 93 strikeouts in 77.0 innings ... recalled to Seattle on Sept. 9 ... made MLB debut Sept. 9 at Texas; pitched one-two-three 8th before allowing four runs in 9th ... worked 1.0 scoreless innings Sept. 12 at Texas (1 H, 1 K) ... retired all three batters faced Sept. 20 vs. Anahiem (1 K) ... won the organization's John Ellis Award for his communtity service.
Acquired:
Selected by Mariners in minor league Rule 5 draft from Atlanta, Dec. 13, 1999.
2001
Voluntarily retired March 30, but came back June 4 ... made 28 relief appearances, finishing 26 games, with Wisconsin ... walked 11 while striking out 50 in 29.1 IP ... held opponents scoreless in 23 of 28 games (82 percent) ... did not allow a run in 14 home games, going 2-0 with 3 saves ... pitched season-high 3.0 hitless innings to earn the victory, July 13 at Lansing ... had six saves and a 0.90 ERA (10.0 IP, 1 ER) in 10 August games, holding opponents to a .091 average (3-for-33).
2000...
Played with Everett in 2000 ... pitched in 15 games, making 14 starts.
1999...
Pitched for Macon ... final seven appearances were as starter ... 4-4, 4.22 overall in 8 starts.
1997-98...
Spent seasons with Danville ... led Danville in starts and strikeouts and was second in innings pitched in 1998.
1996...
Began pro career with Atlanta's Gulf Coast team.
