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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
20242024 MLB Percentile Rankings
ValuesavantPOORAVERAGEGREATBatting Run Value--NOT QUALIFIEDBaserunning Run Value0NOT QUALIFIEDFielding Run Value0NOT QUALIFIEDBattingxwOBA.154NOT QUALIFIEDxBA.164NOT QUALIFIEDxSLG.173NOT QUALIFIEDAvg Exit Velocity90.5NOT QUALIFIEDBarrel %0.0NOT QUALIFIEDHard-Hit %25.0NOT QUALIFIEDLA Sweet-Spot %0.0NOT QUALIFIEDBat Speed65.5NOT QUALIFIEDSquared-Up %50.0NOT QUALIFIEDChase %40.0NOT QUALIFIEDWhiff %50.0NOT QUALIFIEDK %20.0NOT QUALIFIEDBB %0.0NOT QUALIFIEDFieldingRange (OAA)0NOT QUALIFIEDArm Value0NOT QUALIFIEDRunningSprint Speed--NOT QUALIFIED
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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 82372 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.




Created with Highcharts 6.2.0%Chart context menuSamad Taylor Pitch % by SeasonSource: baseballsavant.mlb.comFastballBreakingOffspeed2023202401020304050
Fastball: 4 Seam, 2 Seam, Cutter, Sinker. Offspeed: Split, Change, Fork, Screw. Breaking: Slider, Curve, Knuckle, Sweeper, Slurve, Other
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Pitch Tracking

Year
Pitch Type
#
%
PA
AB
H
1B
2B
3B
HR
SO
BBE
BA
XBA
SLG
XSLG
WOBA
XWOBA
EV
LA
Whiff%
PutAway%
2024 Fastball 8 57.1 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 .333 .106 .333 .110 .294 .098 56.7 32 57.1 100.0
2024 Breaking 6 42.9 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .500 .250 .500 .267 .441 .238 94.4 -8 33.3 0.0
2023 Fastball 171 54.5 36 30 8 6 1 1 0 8 23 .267 .214 .367 .421 .331 .327 86.2 3 22.1 13.1
2023 Breaking 95 30.3 23 23 2 1 1 0 0 13 10 .087 .174 .130 .240 .092 .176 80.7 11 45.7 32.5
2023 Offspeed 48 15.3 14 9 2 2 0 0 0 3 7 .222 .153 .222 .321 .325 .328 85.6 8 41.9 16.7
! Note: Years are in reverse order.


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
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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
Season
Alignment Type
Bat Side
PA
Shifts/Shades
%
No Shift/Shade
Shift/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 Empty
Runners On Base
Season
Team
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
Slow %
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
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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