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I could do that.  It's not like you can't acquire a guy to fill the hole down the line.  
It makes more sense if Taylor is a true + glove/arm/range guy.  If he's that guy, then you can easily tolerate his potential low-ball bat performance.  A reminder about the guy, in 500 MLB/AAA PA's, he slapped 30 doubles, 7 triples and 5 homers.  He "ain't" totally Wee Willie Keeler with the bat. 
If his K rate drops a bit he will hit more than well enough to survive, be tough in fact, if he is that plus glove guy.
And if Taylor is that guy, then Miller ends up in the OF anyway.  You may as well give him max reps there next year.  Actually, you wouldn't have to play him much at SS if we kept Carlos Romero coming out of ST as our utility IF.
And we have Deej/Kivlehan (maybe Choi and S. Romero) chomping at the bit.  One of those guys will hit.  Well, a couple of them likely.  I remain quite confident that Romero hits eventually. I could plan on plugging Kivlehan iin come june 1st right now.  No worries there.  
Actually the hole I'm most worried about is the potential of an Ackley collapse again.  Then what?
And Morrison's 111 OPS was made up of a .695 OPS vR and a .846 OPS vL, fueled by a .389 (unsustainable) BABIP in 90 AB's.  But his vR BABIP was just .250 so there is room to rise, there. Interestingly, his career vR # is only .269 vs. .321 career vL.
We're way better than we were last year right now.  If Taylor is an Ozzie-lite type of SS, then let's just go with him there right now.  If he isn't, and the difference between he and Miller is one of degrees, then it is worthy of discussion who to play at SS and whether to get a cheap/short RF.
There are LHB guys we can get who won't break the bank and would help.
Get the right price with no LT commitment and I'm in there, too.  
Depends on the deal and our belief in Taylor's glove.
moe