2B Samad Taylor #5
Tampa Bay Rays MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/04/2025
 OA: 42 POT: 42
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2B SAMAD TAYLOR #5 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
135 463 97 25 1 1 32 42 162 .210 .278 .274 22 -1.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 42 42 42 42
Power 25 25 25 26
Eye 52 53 52 52
Avoid K's 41 41 41 41
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 57 59
Errors: - 66 60
Arm: 1 47 50
Turn DP: - 49 -
Framing: 2 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 28
Catcher: - Left Field: 67
1st Base: - Center Field: 33
2nd Base: 55 Right Field: 21
3rd Base: 34
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 88
Stealing Aggressiveness: 90
Stealing Ability: 86
Baserunning Inst.: 88
Sacrifice Bunt: 66
Bunt for Hit: 57
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/28/2025 @ TOR Win, 8-6 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 0
09/27/2025 @ TOR Win, 5-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/25/2025 @ BAL Loss, 4-11 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/24/2025 @ BAL Win, 8-7 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1
09/23/2025 @ BAL Loss, 5-6 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
09/21/2025 BOS Loss, 5-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/20/2025 BOS Win, 3-2 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
09/18/2025 TOR Loss, 4-8 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
09/17/2025 TOR Win, 6-5 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 0
09/16/2025 TOR Loss, 2-4 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Birthday:07/11/1998
Born in:Corona, CA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 8"
Weight:160 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$570,500
Signed Through:2025 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 45 Days
Service This Yr:195 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, None
Pro Service:1 Year
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2025 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 135 463 97 25 1 1 32 40 42 162 .210 .278 .274 .552 .241 .065 58
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 126 516 2 1 0 7 8 1 127 27 22 8 73.3 37.7 2.61 -1.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   136 28 9 0 0 8 11 14 42 0 3 0 .206 .280 .272 .552
Versus Right   327 69 16 1 1 24 29 28 120 1 5 2 .211 .277 .275 .552
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   20 6 3 0 0 2 2 3 4 0 1 0 .300 .391 .450 .841
March   13 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .154 .214 .154 .368
April   73 17 5 0 0 2 7 6 26 0 0 0 .233 .291 .301 .593
May   76 13 3 0 0 3 5 4 29 0 3 0 .171 .212 .211 .423
June   69 17 4 0 0 9 10 8 23 1 0 1 .246 .329 .304 .633
July   85 16 5 0 1 8 4 5 33 0 1 0 .188 .233 .282 .516
August   72 12 3 0 0 2 7 12 26 0 0 1 .167 .294 .208 .502
September   75 20 5 1 0 8 7 6 23 0 4 0 .267 .321 .360 .681
Last Year   43 10 3 1 1 4 7 3 10 0 0 0 .233 .283 .419 .701
Career   506 107 28 2 2 36 47 45 172 1 8 2 .211 .278 .287 .565
Home   229 50 12 1 0 15 18 14 85 0 3 1 .218 .266 .279 .546
Road   234 47 13 0 1 17 22 28 77 1 5 1 .201 .288 .269 .557
Grass   215 43 12 0 1 16 21 26 72 1 4 1 .200 .288 .270 .558
Turf   248 54 13 1 0 16 19 16 90 0 4 1 .218 .268 .278 .546
Day   160 33 8 0 0 9 16 16 63 1 3 1 .206 .281 .256 .537
Night   303 64 17 1 1 23 24 26 99 0 5 1 .211 .276 .284 .560
As Starter   458 97 25 1 1 32 40 39 160 1 8 2 .212 .276 .277 .553
As Reliever / Substitution   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 .000 .375 .000 .375
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Close/Late   111 24 6 0 0 3 10 12 37 1 1 0 .216 .290 .270 .561
Inning 1-3   140 30 7 1 1 17 13 15 40 0 2 0 .214 .290 .300 .590
Inning 4-6   162 32 10 0 0 10 13 13 66 0 5 2 .198 .266 .259 .525
Inning 7-9   146 31 7 0 0 4 12 11 50 1 1 0 .212 .266 .260 .526
Extra Innings   15 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 6 0 0 0 .267 .389 .333 .722
0 Outs   176 36 9 0 0 3 22 14 68 0 6 0 .205 .263 .256 .519
1 Outs   140 25 9 0 0 8 13 19 52 1 2 0 .179 .275 .243 .518
2 Outs   147 36 7 1 1 21 5 9 42 0 0 2 .245 .297 .327 .624
Scoring Position   104 23 3 1 0 24 7 10 39 1 8 1 .221 .293 .269 .562
Bases Empty   274 52 13 0 0 0 21 20 96 0 0 1 .190 .247 .237 .485
Runner on 1st   85 22 9 0 1 8 12 12 27 0 0 0 .259 .351 .400 .751
Runner on 2nd   41 8 2 0 0 5 2 5 17 0 8 0 .195 .283 .244 .527
Runner on 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .167 .250 .167 .417
Runner on 1st & 2nd   26 8 1 1 0 6 3 1 8 0 0 1 .308 .357 .423 .780
Runner on 1st & 3rd   10 4 0 0 0 4 0 3 3 0 0 0 .400 .538 .400 .938
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Bases Loaded   13 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   258 34 9 0 0 11 14 20 162 1 0 2 .132 .199 .167 .366
First Pitch   60 19 4 0 0 6 4 0 0 0 2 0 .317 .317 .383 .700
Count 0-1   36 11 3 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 .306 .306 .389 .694
Count 0-2   46 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 0 .087 .087 .109 .196
Count 1-0   28 6 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .214 .250 .464
Count 1-1   37 13 3 0 1 5 5 0 0 0 3 0 .351 .351 .514 .865
Count 1-2   89 10 3 0 0 3 4 0 62 0 0 2 .112 .132 .146 .278
Count 2-0   18 5 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .278 .444 .722
Count 2-1   17 5 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 .294 .294 .353 .647
Count 2-2   74 8 3 0 0 4 2 0 44 0 0 0 .108 .108 .149 .257
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 4 13 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   9 4 1 1 0 3 3 9 0 0 0 0 .444 .722 .778 1.500
Full Count   49 12 2 0 0 4 8 20 20 1 0 0 .245 .457 .286 .743
Behind in Count   171 25 7 0 0 5 7 0 98 0 2 2 .146 .156 .187 .343
Ahead in Count   72 20 6 1 0 8 14 22 0 0 1 0 .278 .447 .389 .836
Batting Leadoff   8 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .125 .222 .250 .472
Batting 4th   13 3 1 0 0 0 2 4 7 0 0 0 .231 .412 .308 .719
Batting 5th   339 70 15 1 1 25 27 23 123 1 6 1 .206 .258 .265 .524
Batting 6th   103 23 8 0 0 7 11 14 29 0 2 1 .223 .322 .301 .623
Low Leverage   184 34 9 0 0 3 13 11 66 0 0 1 .185 .235 .234 .468
Medium Leverage   177 43 14 1 1 21 19 20 55 1 5 1 .243 .322 .350 .672
High Leverage   102 20 2 0 0 8 8 11 41 0 3 0 .196 .274 .216 .490
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2024 Tampa Bay - MLB 25 11 43 10 3 1 1 4 7 3 0 0 10 4 0 .233 .283 .419 .701 92 93 0.1
2025 Tampa Bay - MLB 26 135 463 97 25 1 1 32 40 42 2 1 162 22 8 .210 .278 .274 .552 58 58 -1.9
Total MLB 146 506 107 28 2 2 36 47 45 2 1 172 26 8 .211 .278 .287 .565 61 61 -1.8
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2021 West Michigan - A+ 22 110 219 57 9 7 10 29 37 54 5 2 53 16 2 .260 .414 .502 .917 169 163 3.6
2022 Erie - AA 23 96 398 126 26 1 16 51 92 57 6 1 113 23 10 .317 .409 .508 .917 121 120 2.5
2023 Toledo - AAA 24 131 541 143 36 3 7 65 89 63 0 3 110 33 12 .264 .339 .381 .720 108 110 2.8
Total AAA E 131 541 143 36 3 7 65 89 63 0 3 110 33 12 .264 .339 .381 .720 108 110
Total AA NE 96 398 126 26 1 16 51 92 57 6 1 113 23 10 .317 .409 .508 .917 121 120
Total A+ C 110 219 57 9 7 10 29 37 54 5 2 53 16 2 .260 .414 .502 .917 169 163
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2024 Tampa Bay - MLB CF 11 11 23 0 0 24 1 .958 96.2 2.14 -0.5 .972
2025 Tampa Bay - MLB 2B 126 125 200 275 63 480 5 .990 1095.1 3.90 -12.2 .901
2025 Tampa Bay - MLB 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.040
2025 Tampa Bay - MLB SS 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 0.0 .000
2025 Tampa Bay - MLB LF 12 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 23.1 0.39 -1.3 .341
2025 Tampa Bay - MLB CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 +0.0 .997
2025 Tampa Bay - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 126 125 200 275 63 480 5 .990 1095.1 3.90 -12.2 .901
TOTAL 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.040
TOTAL SS 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 12 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 23.1 0.39 -1.3 .341
TOTAL CF 12 11 24 0 0 25 1 .960 102.2 2.10 -0.5 .973
PLAYER HISTORY
07/11/2021 Was selected to the 2021 High-A Central All-Star Game.
08/09/2021 Injured (bruised elbow),day-to-day for 2 days.
10/09/2021 Wins the 2021 High-A Central Round 2 with the West Michigan Whitecaps!
10/18/2021 Wins the 2021 A+ C Glove Wizard Award at 2B.
10/20/2021 Wins the 2021 A+ C Platinum Stick Award at 2B.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 18 (24); Power: 41 (42); Eye: 51 (59).
09/10/2022 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 34 (38); Power: 53 (58); Eye: 51 (56).
05/19/2023 Injured (foot soreness),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/17/2023 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for one week.
09/03/2023 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for one week.
11/23/2023 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 61 (63); Power: 32 (43); Eye: 57 (63).
04/08/2024 Injured (rotator cuff strain),out for 6 weeks.
11/25/2024 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $570,500.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 25 (26); Eye: 52 (52).
06/10/2025 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for one week.
09/01/2025 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
2025 8 7
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