Samad Taylor

Samad Taylor

26-Year-Old Second Baseman2B
Seattle Mariners AAA
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Taylor began the season with Triple-A Omaha before earning his first trip to The Show in mid-June. He shuttled back and forth a few times but never was able to show he could handle major league pitching. Taylor contributed eight steals without being caught in just 31 games with the Royals, but his 31.9 percent strikeout rate and 30.0 percent HardHit% resulted in a low .270 on-base mark. However, on the farm, Taylor's combined line was .299/.416/.464 with a 20.5 percent strikeout rate and 15.9 percent walk rate. The 25-year-old's primary position is second base, but he can play third base, shortstop and left field, so he could earn a job as a utility infielder with a strong spring. Taylor isn't worthy of anything more than a reserve spot in an AL-only format, but he could emerge as a cheap source of steals in season if he can better approach the plate skills displayed on the farm. Read Past Outlooks
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Rest of Season
From Preseason
#362
ADP
$Signed a one-year contract with the Mariners in March of 2024.
Returns to Triple-A
2BSeattle Mariners  AAA
April 8, 2024
Taylor was optioned to Triple-A Tacoma on Monday.
ANALYSIS
The 25-year-old was promoted Friday with Ty France headed to the paternity list, and Taylor will return to Tacoma with France now back with the team. Taylor appeared in all three games in Milwaukee and went 2-for-5 with two runs and a strikeout.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+13%
OPS vs LHP
2024
 
 
+50%
OPS vs RHP
2023
 
 
+17%
OPS vs LHP
2022
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022vs Left .603 33 4 0 3 2 .214 .281 .321
Since 2022vs Right .536 41 9 0 1 6 .216 .293 .243
2024vs Left .667 3 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333
2024vs Right 1.000 2 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500
2023vs Left .596 30 3 0 3 2 .200 .276 .320
2023vs Right .511 39 8 0 1 6 .200 .282 .229
2022vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+7%
OPS at Home
2024
 
 
-100%
OPS on Road
2023
 
 
+16%
OPS at Home
2022
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022Home .582 38 7 0 4 6 .226 .324 .258
Since 2022Away .544 36 6 0 0 2 .206 .250 .294
2024Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024Away .800 5 2 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400
2023Home .582 38 7 0 4 6 .226 .324 .258
2023Away .502 31 4 0 0 2 .172 .226 .276
2022Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Samad Taylor compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.00
 
BB Rate
0.0%
 
K Rate
20.0%
 
BABIP
.500
 
ISO
.000
 
AVG
.400
 
OBP
.400
 
SLG
.400
 
OPS
.800
 
wOBA
.356
 
Exit Velocity
90.5 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
0.0%
 
Barrels/PA
0.0%
 
Expected BA
.187
 
Expected SLG
.203
 
Sprint Speed
27.0 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
66.7%
 
Line Drive %
0.0%
 
Fly Ball %
33.3%
 
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
Taylor was acquired by the Royals from the Blue Jays in the Whit Merrifield trade, and the prospect was added to the 40-man roster in November in order to protect him from selection during the Rule 5 draft. The 24-year-old had a solid-but-unremarkable .258/.337/.426 slash line with nine home runs and 23 stolen bases in 81 games at the Triple-A level last season, and his work on the basepaths is likely his only noteworthy fantasy upside. Kansas City's potential lineup is filled with middling prospects and Quadruple-A players, so Taylor would be hard pressed to find a better situation for immediate playing time. He may not make the Opening Day roster given he has yet to make his MLB debut, but it shouldn't be too long before he makes his way to the majors, especially if he has a strong showing during spring training.
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Sees immediate action Friday
2BSeattle Mariners  AAA
April 6, 2024
Taylor, recalled from Triple-A Tacoma earlier in the day, entered Friday's loss to the Brewers as a pinch hitter in the sixth inning and remained in the game in left field. He went 1-for-2 with a run.
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Recalled from Triple-A
2BSeattle Mariners  AAA
April 5, 2024
Taylor was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma by the Mariners on Friday, Shannon Drayer of Seattle Sports 710 AM reports.
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Optioned to Tacoma
2BSeattle Mariners  AAA
March 23, 2024
The Mariners optioned Taylor to Triple-A Tacoma on Saturday, Daniel Kramer of MLB.com reports.
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Solid spring continues Sunday
2BSeattle Mariners  AAA
March 17, 2024
Taylor went 1-for-2 with a double, a stolen base and two runs in a Cactus League loss to the Diamondbacks on Sunday.
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Acquired by Mariners
2BSeattle Mariners  AAA
January 30, 2024
The Mariners acquired Taylor from the Royals on Monday in exchange for cash considerations or a player to be named later, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.
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