Who Should I Trade?

Christian Koss for Samad Taylor (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Samad Taylor 2B,LF,RF - SD	Christian Koss 2B,3B,SS - SF
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 3 of 3 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 3 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 226	‐
VBR	# 1102	# 398

Projections

Runs	3	6
Home Runs	0	1
RBI	2	5
Stolen Bases	1	1
Batting Average	.242	.237

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 165	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 166	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 207	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Samad Taylor 2B,LF,RF - SD	Christian Koss 2B,3B,SS - SF
2026 Stats


At Bats	109	154

Runs	17	22

Hits	34	35

Singles	29	26

Doubles	2	5

Triples	2	0

Home Runs	1	4

RBI	11	9

Stolen Bases	7	3

Caught Stealing	2	0

Walks	13	7

Strikeouts	37	40

Batting Average	.312	.227

On Base Pct	.390	.270

Slugging Pct	.395	.338

On-base Plus Slugging	.785	.608

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Samad Taylor 2B,LF,RF - SD	Christian Koss 2B,3B,SS - SF
2026 Projections


At Bats	21	44

Runs	3	6

Hits	5	11

Singles	4	8

Doubles	1	2

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	0	1

RBI	2	5

Stolen Bases	1	1

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	2	2

Strikeouts	6	12

Batting Average	.242	.237

On Base Pct	.311	.281

Slugging Pct	.348	.356

On-base Plus Slugging	.659	.636

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Samad Taylor 2B,LF,RF - SD	Christian Koss 2B,3B,SS - SF
News
	The Padres activated INF/OF Samad Taylor from the 10-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 30th	Christian Koss went 2-for-3 in a win over the Cardinals with one stolen base. Chris Schommer Thu, Sep 10th
	Samad Taylor took live swings on Thursday. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th	Christian Koss went 2-for-3 in Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Cardinals with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Wed, Sep 9th
	Samad Taylor has resumed light swinging. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st	Christian Koss went 2-for-4 in a win over the Mets with two home runs, two runs scored, and three RBI. Chris Schommer Sun, Sep 6th
	The Padres say they expect Samad Taylor to return this season. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th	Christian Koss went 1-for-3 in a loss to the Diamondbacks with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 29th
	Samad Taylor has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a right oblique strain. Diego Sandoval Wed, Jul 8th	Christina Koss has a locker in the Giants clubhouse on Monday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 29th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Samad Taylor 2B,LF,RF - SD			Christian Koss 2B,3B,SS - SF
Wed, Mar 25th				vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18
Fri, Mar 27th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#43	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#14
Sat, Mar 28th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#71
Mon, Mar 30th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#159
Tue, Mar 31st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#27	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#357
Wed, Apr 1st	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ SD	Nick Pivetta (2-2)	#38
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#109
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#33	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35
Sat, Apr 4th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#189	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68
Sun, Apr 5th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#108
Mon, Apr 6th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#125
Tue, Apr 7th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3
Wed, Apr 8th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#52
Fri, Apr 10th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#406	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Sat, Apr 11th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#400	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#138
Sun, Apr 12th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#378	@ BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#222
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#15	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#142
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#198	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#184
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#102	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31
Fri, Apr 17th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#49	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#332
Sat, Apr 18th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#78	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#39
Sun, Apr 19th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Tue, Apr 21st	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-6)	#394	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#9
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#406	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#400	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#17
Fri, Apr 24th				vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#83
Sat, Apr 25th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#131	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#51
Sun, Apr 26th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#211	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Tue, Apr 28th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#176	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#7
Thu, Apr 30th				@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#161
Fri, May 1st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#326	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#178
Sat, May 2nd	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#64	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#24
Sun, May 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#141	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#182
Mon, May 4th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#169
Tue, May 5th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#27	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#159
Wed, May 6th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-3)	#132
Fri, May 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#99	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#98
Sat, May 9th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#30
Sun, May 10th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114
Mon, May 11th				@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#160
Tue, May 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#9
Wed, May 13th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, May 14th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#65	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#56
Fri, May 15th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#198	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#175
Sat, May 16th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#12	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sun, May 17th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#26	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#180
Mon, May 18th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#9	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#131
Tue, May 19th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#56	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#211
Wed, May 20th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#135
Fri, May 22nd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#180	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95
Sat, May 23rd	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#314	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#149
Sun, May 24th	vs ATH	Luis Medina (5-3)	#265	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#326
Mon, May 25th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#7	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#135
Tue, May 26th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#52	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#116
Wed, May 27th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#82
Fri, May 29th	@ WSH	Paxton Schultz		@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#127
Sat, May 30th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#59	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#400
Sun, May 31st	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#332	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#310
Mon, Jun 1st				@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#91
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#52	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#65
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85
Thu, Jun 4th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#10	@ MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#204
Fri, Jun 5th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#176
Sat, Jun 6th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Sun, Jun 7th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#272	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Mon, Jun 8th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#115	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#230
Tue, Jun 9th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#120
Wed, Jun 10th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#142	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#59
Fri, Jun 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#253
Sat, Jun 13th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#347	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Sun, Jun 14th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#47	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison
Wed, Jun 17th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#294
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#210
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#40	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#128	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#130
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#294	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#175
Wed, Jun 24th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#163	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#105
Thu, Jun 25th				vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#180
Fri, Jun 26th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#160	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-4)	#79
Sat, Jun 27th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#9	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#282
Sun, Jun 28th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#56	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#4
Mon, Jun 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#37	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#116
Tue, Jun 30th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#58	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#106
Wed, Jul 1st	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#220	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#131
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#400
Sat, Jul 4th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#9	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#373
Sun, Jul 5th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#56	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#310
Mon, Jul 6th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#106	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#25
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#131	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#153
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ARI			vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#11
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#135	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#400
Fri, Jul 10th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#181	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#310
Sat, Jul 11th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#378
Sun, Jul 12th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#25	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#127
Fri, Jul 17th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#146	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#53
Sat, Jul 18th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#393	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#15
Sun, Jul 19th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#12
Mon, Jul 20th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#282	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#73
Tue, Jul 21st	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-4)	#79	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#163	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#146
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#130	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#89
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#51	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#148
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#101	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#49
Mon, Jul 27th				vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Tue, Jul 28th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#127	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#29
Wed, Jul 29th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#309	vs MIL	Thomas Pannone (0-1)	#244
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#113	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#290
Fri, Jul 31st	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-3)	#132
Sat, Aug 1st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#62	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#159
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94	@ SD	Kyle Hart (1-3)	#201
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#106	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#158
Tue, Aug 4th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#116	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#40
Wed, Aug 5th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#330	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-5)	#97
Fri, Aug 7th	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#123	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#119
Sat, Aug 8th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#136	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#156
Sun, Aug 9th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#121	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#70
Mon, Aug 10th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#29	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-1)	#90
Tue, Aug 11th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#65	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23
Wed, Aug 12th	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57	vs HOU	Bryan King
Fri, Aug 14th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#22	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#378
Sat, Aug 15th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#74	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#127
Sun, Aug 16th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#309
Tue, Aug 18th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#122	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#59
Wed, Aug 19th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#304	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#34
Thu, Aug 20th				@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#22
Fri, Aug 21st	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#67	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#33
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#84	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#107
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#93	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#76
Mon, Aug 24th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#30	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31
Tue, Aug 25th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#142
Wed, Aug 26th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#112
Thu, Aug 27th				vs ARI
Fri, Aug 28th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#178	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#321
Sat, Aug 29th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#88	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#330
Mon, Aug 31st	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#142	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#282
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#112	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-4)	#405	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#210
Fri, Sep 4th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35
Sat, Sep 5th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (5-3)	#42	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#122
Sun, Sep 6th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46
Mon, Sep 7th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#157	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#99
Tue, Sep 8th	vs WSH	Riley Cornelio (2-2)	#280	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-3)	#129
Wed, Sep 9th	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#144	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#110
Fri, Sep 11th	@ SF	Anthony Molina		vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#113
Sat, Sep 12th	@ SF	Cesar Perdomo (0-0)	#264	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#61
Sun, Sep 13th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#27	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (2-2)	#38
Mon, Sep 14th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#406	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (1-3)	#129
Tue, Sep 15th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#400	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#110
Wed, Sep 16th	@ COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#399	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#80
Fri, Sep 18th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#155	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#17
Sat, Sep 19th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#51	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#56
Sun, Sep 20th	vs MIA			@ LAD
Mon, Sep 21st				vs MIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ LAD			vs MIN
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ LAD			vs MIN
Fri, Sep 25th	vs ARI			vs LAD
Sat, Sep 26th	vs ARI			vs LAD
Sun, Sep 27th	vs ARI			vs LAD
Thu, Mar 26th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2
Thu, Apr 9th	vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-6)	#394
Mon, Apr 27th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#58
Wed, Apr 29th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Thu, May 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#80
Mon, Jun 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Tue, Jun 16th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#110
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#137
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#160
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#4
Thu, Aug 6th	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#321
Mon, Aug 17th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35
Sun, Aug 30th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Thu, Sep 17th	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#310
Thu, Sep 24th	@ LAD

Who Should I Trade?

Christian Koss for Samad Taylor (2026)

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