Samad Taylor

26-Year-Old Second Baseman2B

Seattle Mariners AAA

2024 Stats

AVG

.400

RBI

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League AAA

Bats R

Throws R

40 Man Yes

Height 5'10"

Weight 160

DOB 7/11/1998

Drafted 10th Rd 2016

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

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vs Left-Handed Pitchers

vs LHP

Left/Right Batting Splits

Since 2022

+13%

OPS vs LHP

2024

+50%

OPS vs RHP

2023

+17%

OPS vs LHP

2022

No Stats

	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

No Stats

	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

.164

Expected SLG

.173

Sprint Speed

27.0 ft/sec

Ground Ball %

66.7%

Line Drive %

0.0%

Fly Ball %

33.3%

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Past Fantasy Outlooks

2024

2023

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.

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.