Samad Taylor
Born:
07/11/1998 (Age: 25)
Bats:
Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'10''
Weight: 160
Primary Position: 2B
Seconday Position: UTL
Throws: Right
Height: 5'10''
Weight: 160
Primary Position: 2B
Seconday Position: UTL
Acquisition Period:
10th Rd., 2016 MLB First-Year Player Draft (CLE); Traded to TOR 7/31/2017
Entry Point: High School
Options Used: N/A
Entry Point: High School
Options Used: N/A
Report Info
| Evaluator: | Adam McInturff |
| Report Date: | September 13th, 2018 |
| Dates Seen: | 6x -- August 2018 |
| Level: | Class A |
| Affiliate: | Lansing Lugnuts |
| MLB Team: |
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| On 40-Man Roster: | No |
Physical Description
Small frame, wiry and twitchy athlete.
Swing Mechanics
Medium base, simple setup. Loose, whippy path through the zone; athletic swing w/ balanced finish and hip torque. Above-avg batspeed.
| MLB ETA | Present Role | Future Role | Role Description | Risk | 2021 | P | 45 | Bench | High |
|---|
| Tool | Present | Future | Comments |
| Hit | 30 | 45 | Flashes of zone awareness and ability to ID spin, still chases when behind in the count. Gets aggressive at times and gets longer to the ball, causing increased swing/miss inside the zone. Just enough power to get himself in trouble; best when working w/ line drive approach. Tools to develop into playable hitter w/ offensive refinement. |
| Flashes of zone awareness and ability to ID spin, still chases when behind in the count. Gets aggressive at times and gets longer to the ball, causing increased swing/miss inside the zone. Just enough power to get himself in trouble; best when working w/ line drive approach. Tools to develop into playable hitter w/ offensive refinement. | |||
| Game Power | 30 | 40 | As hit tool develops, can be a 8-12 HR type at ML level in a bench role with plenty of doubles. |
| As hit tool develops, can be a 8-12 HR type at ML level in a bench role with plenty of doubles. | |||
| Raw Power | 45 | 50 | Surprising juice in the bat for smaller player. Has the batspeed to create power, shows up w/ loft to pullside. Projects avg as he gains strength and goes to RF w/ more power. |
| Surprising juice in the bat for smaller player. Has the batspeed to create power, shows up w/ loft to pullside. Projects avg as he gains strength and goes to RF w/ more power. | |||
| Run | 65 | 65 | Plus runner w/ instincts and baserunning aggression to play up his speed. Serious stolen base threat, puts the defense on edge. Speed is a separating tool. |
| Plus runner w/ instincts and baserunning aggression to play up his speed. Serious stolen base threat, puts the defense on edge. Speed is a separating tool. | |||
| Field | 55 | 55 | Athletic actions at 2B, soft hands, quick feet w/ above-avg range for the keystone. Starts the 4-6-3 DP well. Looks good enough at 2B that I'd like to see him at SS. Has the athleticism and defensive instincts to try a super utility role. |
| Athletic actions at 2B, soft hands, quick feet w/ above-avg range for the keystone. Starts the 4-6-3 DP well. Looks good enough at 2B that I'd like to see him at SS. Has the athleticism and defensive instincts to try a super utility role. | |||
| Throw | 50 | 50 | Strong arm for 2B, wonder how it looks from the left side of the infield. Can throw on the run and finish 6-4-3 DP with his arm. |
| Strong arm for 2B, wonder how it looks from the left side of the infield. Can throw on the run and finish 6-4-3 DP with his arm. | |||
| Attribute | Present | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Athleticism | Plus | Plus |
| Approach | Below Average | Average |
| Instincts | Plus | Plus |
| Baserunning | Plus | Plus |
Overall Summary
Ceiling of quality role player or low-end regular at ML level. Will fall short of that f he can't tone down youthful aggression at the plate.
