Samad Taylor
2B | Bats/Throws: R/R | 5' 8" 160LBS | Age: 26
Draft: 2016 | Rd: 10, #302, Cleveland Indians | Corona (CA) HS
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2023 69 60 11 12 0 8 .200 .279 .267 .546
2024 5 5 2 2 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
2 Seasons 74 65 13 14 0 8 .215 .288 .277 .565
AVG HR SB OPS
2023 .200 0 8 .546
2024 .400 0 0 .800
2 Seasons .215 0 8 .565
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Statcast Batting Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB%
2023 24 310 40 4 10.0 5.8 87.5 104.8 8.7 35.0 .196 .349 .248 .274 .355 22.5 31.9 10.1
2024 25 14 4 0 0.0 0.0 90.5 106.5 13.8 0.0 .164 .173 .353 .154 .192 25.0 20.0 0.0
Player 324 44 4 9.1 5.4 87.7 106.5 9.1 31.8 .194 .335 .255 .266 .340 22.7 31.1 9.5
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.




Fastball: 4 Seam, 2 Seam, Cutter, Sinker. Offspeed: Split, Change, Fork, Screw. Breaking: Slider, Curve, Knuckle, Sweeper, Slurve, Other
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Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2023 52.5 27.5 17.5 2.5 25.0 37.5 37.5 7.5 40.0 22.5 12.5 5.0 10.0 5.8
2024 75.0 0.0 0.0 25.0 0.0 25.0 75.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Player 54.5 25.0 15.9 4.5 22.7 36.4 40.9 9.1 38.6 22.7 13.6 4.5 9.1 5.4
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2024 4-Seam Fastball -7.1 0 5 35.7 2 .500 .500 .450 60.0 50.0 100.0 .147 .149 .135 0.0
2024 Slider 22.8 1 3 21.4 1 1.000 1.000 .900 50.0 0.0 0.0 .351 .381 .316 0.0
2024 Sinker -7.9 0 3 21.4 1 .000 .000 .000 50.0 0.0 -- .023 .030 .023 0.0
2024 Sweeper -13.0 0 2 14.3 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .149 .153 .159 100.0
2024 Curveball -4.7 0 1 7.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2023 4-Seam Fastball -0.4 0 112 36.1 22 .176 .235 .321 20.7 18.2 10.3 .184 .397 .327 21.4
2023 Slider -3.9 -2 49 15.8 12 .000 .000 .000 50.0 50.0 26.1 .163 .255 .174 16.7
2023 Changeup -1.8 -1 42 13.5 11 .250 .250 .291 48.1 27.3 20.0 .159 .333 .279 16.7
2023 Sinker 4.1 1 35 11.3 9 .556 .778 .650 5.6 11.1 6.7 .344 .643 .412 37.5
2023 Curveball 4.3 1 25 8.1 5 .200 .200 .360 54.5 60.0 33.3 .238 .266 .221 0.0
2023 Cutter -2.9 -1 23 7.4 4 .000 .000 .000 60.0 75.0 42.9 .079 .080 .072 0.0
2023 Sweeper -1.2 0 18 5.8 4 .250 .500 .313 28.6 50.0 33.3 .216 .281 .213 50.0
2023 Split-Finger 4.7 0 4 1.3 1 -- -- .700 0.0 0.0 0.0 -- -- .700 --
2023 Slurve -10.9 0 1 0.3 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Statcast Batting Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2023 69 310 -2 -3 2 1 -2
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Swing % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2023 310 49.7 68.2 74.3 30.1 53.2 40.3 27.5 49.0 31.6 7.7 91.7
2024 14 64.3 88.9 50.0 40.0 50.0 28.6 40.0 71.4 50.0 21.4 100.0
Player 324 50.3 69.3 72.6 30.4 53.1 39.8 28.4 50.0 32.7 8.3 92.6
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 29.9 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Max EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
Speed OAA Arm
Strength
Bat
Speed
Squared-up
Rate
Swing
Length
2023 14 91
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2023 -- 0 0.8 -1 0 2 0 --
Player -- 0 0.8 -1 0 2 0 --
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2023 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 1
Player 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 1
Note: xHR tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2023 2024 +/-  
Exit Velocity 87.5 90.5 3.0
Launch Angle 8.7 13.8 5.1
Barrel % 10.0 0.0 -10.0
Hard Hit % 22.5 25.0 2.5
LA Sweet-Spot % 35.0 0.0 -35.0
xBA .196 .164 -0.032
BA .200 .400 0.200
xwOBA .274 .154 -0.120
wOBA .248 .353 0.105
xSLG .349 .173 -0.176
SLG .267 .400 0.133
K% 31.9 20.0 -11.9
BB% 10.1 0.0 -10.1
Swing % 49.0 71.4 22.4
Whiff% 31.6 50.0 18.4
In Zone % 49.7 64.3 14.6
Out of Zone % 50.3 35.7 -14.6
Out of Zone Swing % 30.1 40.0 9.9
First Pitch Swing % 27.5 40.0 12.5
First Pitch Strike % 60.9 60.0 -0.9
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
2023 Shades R 69 3 4.3 .246 .294
2024 Shades R 5 0 0.0 .353
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2023 89 15.0 49.4% 1.1% 41 17.8 4.9% 0.0%
2024 0 -- -- -- 4 16.3 0.0% 0.0%
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