Samad Taylor

Samad Taylor

26-Year-Old Second Baseman2B
Seattle Mariners AAA
2025 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Samad Taylor in 2025. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
$Signed a one-year contract with the Mariners in April of 2025.
Returns to Triple-A
2BSeattle Mariners  AAA
May 6, 2025
The Mariners optioned Taylor to Triple-A Tacoma on Tuesday.
ANALYSIS
The 26-year-old had his contract selected from Tacoma last Tuesday, and he went 1-for-8 with a run in four games during his week in the majors. Taylor is returning to Triple-A since Dylan Moore (hip) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
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#9
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
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#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+15%
OPS vs LHP
2025
 
 
-100%
OPS vs LHP
2024
 
 
+50%
OPS vs RHP
2023
 
 
+17%
OPS vs LHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023vs Left .573 39 5 0 3 2 .212 .270 .303
Since 2023vs Right .498 44 9 0 1 6 .200 .273 .225
2025vs Left .400 6 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200
2025vs Right .000 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
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
Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+18%
OPS at Home
2025
 
 
-100%
OPS at Home
2024
 
 
-100%
OPS on Road
2023
 
 
+16%
OPS at Home
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023Home .574 42 8 0 4 6 .229 .317 .257
Since 2023Away .488 41 6 0 0 2 .184 .225 .263
2025Home .500 4 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250
2025Away .000 5 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
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
Minor League Left/Right Batting Splits (AAA)
Since 2023
 
 
+17%
OPS vs LHP
2025
 
 
+72%
OPS vs LHP
2024
 
 
+12%
OPS vs RHP
2023
 
 
+68%
OPS vs LHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023vs Left .900 311 8 52 .331 .414 .487
Since 2023vs Right .771 801 16 92 .262 .367 .404
2025vs Left 1.276 28 2 7 .417 12.000 .792
2025vs Right .743 71 3 7 .283 25.000 .467
2024vs Left .561 179 2 25 .268 62.000 .338
2024vs Right .626 420 9 50 .259 139.015 .399
2023vs Left .976 104 4 20 .427 53.000 .683
2023vs Right .582 310 4 35 .261 114.019 .395
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
11.1%
 
BABIP
.143
 
ISO
.000
 
AVG
.125
 
OBP
.125
 
SLG
.125
 
OPS
.250
 
wOBA
.111
 
Exit Velocity
75.7 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
0.0%
 
Barrels/PA
0.0%
 
Expected BA
.201
 
Expected SLG
.269
 
Sprint Speed
25.8 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
50.0%
 
Line Drive %
16.7%
 
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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Promoted to big club
2BSeattle Mariners  AAA
April 29, 2025
The Mariners selected Taylor's contract from Triple-A Tacoma on Tuesday.
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Outrighted to Triple-A
2BSeattle Mariners  AAA
January 21, 2025
The Mariners outrighted Taylor to Triple-A Tacoma on Tuesday.
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Designated for assignment
2BSeattle Mariners  AAA
January 15, 2025
The Mariners designated Taylor for assignment Wednesday.
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Returns to Triple-A
2BSeattle Mariners  AAA
April 8, 2024
Taylor was optioned to Triple-A Tacoma on Monday.
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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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