New NC Dinos pitcher Curtis Taylor / Courtesy of the Dinos
The NC Dinos introduced their signing of former minor league pitcher Curtis Taylor.
The Korea Baseball Group (KBO) membership stated Taylor agreed to a one-year contract value as much as $900,000. The Canadian right-hander will make $420,000 in wage and took $280,000 in signing bonus. He can earn one other $200,000 in incentives.
A fourth-round choice by the Arizona Diamondbacks within the 2016 draft, Taylor has not but reached the majors, having reached as excessive as Triple-A.
In 2025, Taylor made 31 appearances, together with 24 begins, for the St. Louis Cardinals’ Triple-A membership, the Memphis Redbirds. He went 10-4 with a 3.21 ERA over 137 1/3 innings, whereas recording 118 strikeouts towards 51 walks.
Taylor has additionally pitched in Mexico and frolicked within the minor leagues for the Minnesota Twins, Chicago Cubs, Washington Nationals, Toronto Blue Jays, Tampa Bay Rays and Diamondbacks.
In 4 Triple-A campaigns, Taylor has an 11-5 report with a 3.62 ERA throughout 196 2/3 innings, with 183 strikeouts and 78 walks.
The Dinos stated Taylor, listed at 198 centimeters, has a five-pitch arsenal that includes four-seam fastball, sweeper, cutter, sinker and changeup and may contact 154 kilometers per hour together with his four-seamer.
“He can command all 5 of his pitches. He can overpower hitters and may also pitch to contact,” Dinos normal supervisor Lim Solar-nam stated. “We anticipate him to play a giant position for us in 2026.”
In a message relayed by the Dinos, Taylor stated he grew up in Vancouver a fan of Korean popular culture, and cited Bong Joon-ho’s Oscar-winning flick “Parasite” as certainly one of his favourite movies.
The Dinos completed the 2025 season with Riley Thompson and Logan Allen as their two overseas pitchers. They’ve determined to not re-sign Allen and try to convey again Thompson, who tied for the KBO lead with 17 wins and ranked third with 216 strikeouts in 2025.
The Dinos additionally acquired a former Yomiuri Giants pitcher Natsuki Tado as their Asian quota participant on Wednesday.
