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Padres · DH · Uncommon · 2026
Samad Taylor
Samad Taylor's 2026 Legends Deck card is rated 73 overall using real 2026 Statcast batting data (exit velocity, barrel rate, xwOBA, sprint speed). Ratings refresh nightly.
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73
DH
Samad Taylor
Padres · 2026 · B:R T:R
AVG.316
HR2
RBI18
Silver
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Overall Rating
Overall · out of 9973
Power47
Contact81
Discipline77
Speed91
Fielding66
Uncommon · San Diego Padres · MLB lists: LF
Batting Stats (2026)
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | 175 | 152 | 26 | 48 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 45 | 0.316 | 0.390 | 0.408 | 0.798 |
2026 MLB regular season, official MLB stats.
Statcast History
| Year | BBE | Avg EV | Barrel% | Hard-Hit% | Sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 75.7 mph | 0.0% | 12.5% | — |
| 2024 | 4 | 90.5 mph | 0.0% | 25.0% | — |
| 2023 | 40 | 87.5 mph | 10.0% | 22.5% | 29.1 ft/s |
Per-season Statcast batted-ball data. BBE = batted-ball events.
Transaction History
Samad Taylor appears in 5 archived official MLB transactions (3 trades), newest first. 3 of the trades list Samad Taylor as a named side of a multi-player trade (the feed keys each trade row to one player).
| Date | Type | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 2026 | Signed as free agent | — | San Diego Padres | San Diego Padres signed free agent 2B Samad Taylor to a minor league contract. |
| Jan 30, 2024 | Trade | Kansas City Royals | Seattle Mariners | Kansas City Royals traded 2B Samad Taylor to Seattle Mariners for Player To Be Named Later. Samad Taylor was traded to Seattle Mariners in this trade. Named inside the trade description above; the feed keys this row to one player only. |
| Aug 2, 2022 | Trade | Toronto Blue Jays | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals traded 2B Whit Merrifield to Toronto Blue Jays for RHP Max Castillo and 2B Samad Taylor. Samad Taylor was received by Kansas City Royals in this trade. Named inside the trade description above; the feed keys this row to one player only. |
| Jul 31, 2017 | Trade | Cleveland Indians | Toronto Blue Jays | Toronto Blue Jays traded RHP Joe Smith to Cleveland Indians for LHP Thomas Pannone and 2B Samad Taylor. Samad Taylor was received by Toronto Blue Jays in this trade. Named inside the trade description above; the feed keys this row to one player only. |
| Jun 17, 2016 | Signed | — | Cleveland Guardians | Cleveland Indians signed 2B Samad Taylor. |
From MLB’s official StatsAPI transactions feed (2011 to the current season, trades/signings/releases involving major-league clubs). Trade rows that name several players are keyed to one player by the feed; other players named in the trade are joined through its description, and same-name cases the feed cannot disambiguate are counted, not guessed. Browse the full archive.
Statcast (2026)
| xBA | 0.256 |
|---|---|
| xSLG | 0.328 |
| xwOBA | 0.309 |
| Avg Exit Velo | 85.9 mph |
| Max Exit Velo | — |
| Barrel Rate | 3.6% |
| Hard-Hit Rate | 25.2% |
| Sprint Speed | 29.2 ft/sec |
| Whiff Rate | 25.2% |
| Chase Rate | 30.2% |
| OAA | -2 |
Statcast Leaderboard Rankings
Samad Taylor Sprint Speed 2026
Samad Taylor's 2026 sprint speed is 29.2 ft/s, ranked #43 of 567 runners with 10+ competitive runs on the MLB Statcast sprint speed leaderboard. Source: MLB Statcast data, refreshed nightly.
What is sprint speed? Statcast measurement of a player's feet-per-second on their fastest competitive runs of the season, drawn from the peak-speed portion of a sprint. Read moreMarketplace Price History
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How this rating was calculated
Legends Deck rates every card using percentile-scaled Statcast data. Samad Taylor's current rating of 73 reflects their real 2026 season performance as of the last nightly refresh, not editorial opinion. When their actual Statcast numbers change, the card rating changes.
Full methodology: How Legends Deck card ratings work. Glossary: Barrel Rate, xwOBA, Exit Velocity, Sprint Speed.
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