of the year award as well. Major League career In 1994, a full 14 years after Billy Taylor had been drafted, he finally played in the big leagues. With a 3.50 ERA, he was arguably the most important reliever in the A's bullpen. From 1996 to 1999, Taylor saved 99 games. His best season came in 1998, where he had 33 saves (eighth in the AL), and a 3.58 ERA. On July 31, 1999, he was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the New York Mets for Jason Isringhausen and Greg McMichael. He then played for the Mets, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, and Pittsburgh Pirates before retiring from baseball. External links , or Retrosheet 1961 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in Canada Asheville Tourists players Baseball players from Florida Burlington Rangers players Durham Bulls players Greenville Braves players Edmonton Trappers players Gulf Coast Rangers players Las Vegas Stars (baseball) players Major League Baseball pitchers Nashville Sounds players Navegantes del Magallanes players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela New York Mets players Oakland Athletics players Oklahoma City 89ers players People from Monticello, Florida Pittsburgh Pirates players Richmond Braves players Salem Redbirds players Tampa Bay Devil Rays players Tulsa Drillers players Wausau Timbers players