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Samad Taylor

Padres
Number #0
Position LF
Bats R
Throws R
Age 28
Height 5' 8"
Weight 160 lbs
Birth Place Corona, CA
Born Jul 11, 1998

Key Insights

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The shape of his contact says what kind of hitter he is

Taylor averages 2.9 degrees off the bat: 23.1% of his contact is in the air and 51.9% of it is on the ground.

108 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.
There is one part of the field he lives in

Taylor hits it hardest to his pull side: 85.9 mph on average there, against 73.2 up the middle.

25 batted balls to his pull side, 66 up the middle.
He is a pull hitter, and defences can set up for it

Taylor pulls 22.5% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 18%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

25 pulled, 66 up the middle and 20 the other way over 111 located batted balls.
His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Taylor's fly balls travel 265 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 407.

34 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.
He puts the ball in play when the run is there to drive

With a runner in scoring position Taylor averages 79.5 mph off the bat, against 77.3 with the bases empty.

27 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 84 without.
Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Taylor pulls 26.9% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 12.1% of it against left-handers.

78 batted balls against right-handers, 33 against left-handers.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Jul 11, 1998
Birth Place Corona, CA
Height 5' 8"
Weight 160 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/R