Who Should I Trade?

Cooper Kinney for Samad Taylor (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 226	‐
VBR	# 1000	‐

Projections

Runs	1	‐
Home Runs	0	‐
RBI	1	‐
Stolen Bases	0	‐
Batting Average	.226	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

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	Cooper Kinney 2B,3B - TB
2026 Stats


At Bats	137	‐

Runs	25	‐

Hits	47	‐

Singles	39	‐

Doubles	4	‐

Triples	2	‐

Home Runs	2	‐

RBI	18	‐

Stolen Bases	10	‐

Caught Stealing	3	‐

Walks	17	‐

Strikeouts	40	‐

Batting Average	.343	‐

On Base Pct	.417	‐

Slugging Pct	.445	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.862	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Samad Taylor 2B,LF,RF - SD	Cooper Kinney 2B,3B - TB
2026 Projections


At Bats	9	‐

Runs	1	‐

Hits	2	‐

Singles	2	‐

Doubles	0	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	0	‐

RBI	1	‐

Stolen Bases	0	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	1	‐

Strikeouts	3	‐

Batting Average	.226	‐

On Base Pct	.315	‐

Slugging Pct	.310	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.625	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Samad Taylor 2B,LF,RF - SD	Cooper Kinney 2B,3B - TB
News
	The Padres activated INF/OF Samad Taylor from the 10-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 30th	The Rays have reassigned infielder Cooper Kinney to minor league camp. Brenton Kemp Sun, Mar 15th
	Samad Taylor took live swings on Thursday. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	Samad Taylor has resumed light swinging. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st
	The Padres say they expect Samad Taylor to return this season. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th
	Samad Taylor has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a right oblique strain. Diego Sandoval Wed, Jul 8th
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			Cooper Kinney 2B,3B - TB
Thu, Mar 26th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#117
Sat, Mar 28th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#88	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#217
Sun, Mar 29th				@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#50
Mon, Mar 30th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#84	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#52
Tue, Mar 31st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)		@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Wed, Apr 1st	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#9
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#42	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#90
Sat, Apr 4th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#81	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Sun, Apr 5th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#39	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Mon, Apr 6th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#99	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Tue, Apr 7th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#10	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#163
Wed, Apr 8th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#265
Fri, Apr 10th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#359	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#262
Sat, Apr 11th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#361	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-4)	#6
Sun, Apr 12th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#274	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#4
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#17	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#205
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#96	@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#73
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#159	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure
Fri, Apr 17th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#99
Sat, Apr 18th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#92	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#10
Sun, Apr 19th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#263	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Apr 20th				vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#218
Tue, Apr 21st	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-6)	#349	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#359	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (4-4)	#348
Fri, Apr 24th				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#44
Sat, Apr 25th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#215	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#90
Sun, Apr 26th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#188	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Mon, Apr 27th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#46	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#32
Tue, Apr 28th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#168	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#87
Wed, Apr 29th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#15
Fri, May 1st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#205	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#160
Sat, May 2nd	vs CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#73	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#84
Sun, May 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#290	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#54
Mon, May 4th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Tue, May 5th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)		vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Wed, May 6th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Thu, May 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#117	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#67
Fri, May 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#217	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#81
Sun, May 10th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#107	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#45
Mon, May 11th				@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Tue, May 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#278	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Wed, May 13th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#9	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#24
Fri, May 15th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#96	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#106
Sat, May 16th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#66
Sun, May 17th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#65
Mon, May 18th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#3	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#29
Tue, May 19th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#165	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Wed, May 20th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#13	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#43
Fri, May 22nd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#353	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (9-9)	#7
Sun, May 24th	vs ATH	Luis Medina (5-3)	#185	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)
Mon, May 25th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Tue, May 26th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#49	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#43
Wed, May 27th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#5	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#343
Fri, May 29th	@ WSH	Paxton Schultz		vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#263
Sat, May 30th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#77	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#30
Sun, May 31st	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#153	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Jun 1st				vs DET	Ty Madden	#289
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#49	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#88
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#5	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)	#89
Fri, Jun 5th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#57	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#135
Sat, Jun 6th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#53	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#297
Sun, Jun 7th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (6-2)	#244	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#66
Mon, Jun 8th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#144	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#81
Tue, Jun 9th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#45
Wed, Jun 10th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#335	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#67
Fri, Jun 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#43	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#310
Sat, Jun 13th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#343	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Sun, Jun 14th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#29	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#103
Mon, Jun 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#50	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Tue, Jun 16th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#151	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#47
Wed, Jun 17th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#107	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#13
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#8	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#61	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#36
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#75	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#149
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#158	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#58
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-3)	#143	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Wed, Jun 24th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#177	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#101
Thu, Jun 25th				vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#132
Fri, Jun 26th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#95	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#215
Sat, Jun 27th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#3	vs ARI
Sun, Jun 28th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#165	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#141
Tue, Jun 30th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#46	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#101
Wed, Jul 1st	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#265	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#132
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#95	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#13	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#276
Sat, Jul 4th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#3	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#20
Sun, Jul 5th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#165	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#136
Mon, Jul 6th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#83	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#4
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#215	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#55
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ARI			vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (9-9)	#7
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#141	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-3)	#127
Fri, Jul 10th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)		vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#159
Sat, Jul 11th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#63	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11
Sun, Jul 12th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#96
Fri, Jul 17th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#132	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)
Sat, Jul 18th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#329	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#150
Sun, Jul 19th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#101	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#42
Mon, Jul 20th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#24
Tue, Jul 21st	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)		@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#177	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#68
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#135	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#98
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#65	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#87
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#106	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#32
Tue, Jul 28th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#105
Wed, Jul 29th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#156	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#61
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#160	vs TEX	Cole Winn
Fri, Jul 31st	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#321
Sat, Aug 1st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#54	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (3-2)	#199
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#84	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#290
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#83	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Tue, Aug 4th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#86	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#156
Wed, Aug 5th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)		@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#359
Fri, Aug 7th	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#234	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11
Sat, Aug 8th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#136	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Sun, Aug 9th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)	#221	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#96
Mon, Aug 10th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#35	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#316
Tue, Aug 11th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#52	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#358
Wed, Aug 12th	vs MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#50	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#114
Fri, Aug 14th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#15	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#102
Sat, Aug 15th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#98	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sun, Aug 16th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#87	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#29
Mon, Aug 17th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#53	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#118
Tue, Aug 18th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#248	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Wed, Aug 19th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)		vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#108
Thu, Aug 20th				vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)
Fri, Aug 21st	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#76	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#29
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#97	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#118
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#90	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#43
Mon, Aug 24th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#37
Tue, Aug 25th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#10	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (2-3)	#241
Wed, Aug 26th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#99	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)	#89
Fri, Aug 28th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#194	vs SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#69
Sat, Aug 29th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#72	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#272
Sun, Aug 30th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#16	vs SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#160
Mon, Aug 31st	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#335	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#121	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#80
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (4-4)	#348	vs NYM	Justin Hagenman
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#105
Fri, Sep 4th	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-4)	#6	@ TEX	Trevor Williams (2-0)	#237
Sat, Sep 5th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (6-3)	#33	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#8
Sun, Sep 6th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (9-9)	#7	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#61
Tue, Sep 8th	vs WSH	Riley Cornelio (3-2)	#164	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#219
Wed, Sep 9th	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#250	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Thu, Sep 10th				@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#177
Fri, Sep 11th	@ SF	Anthony Molina (3-1)	#230	vs HOU	Miguel Ullola (0-0)	#222
Sat, Sep 12th	@ SF	Cesar Perdomo (0-1)	#299	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#136
Sun, Sep 13th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)		vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#91
Tue, Sep 15th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#274	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#114
Wed, Sep 16th	@ COL	Mason Adams (0-1)	#352	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#192
Thu, Sep 17th	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-5)	#254	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#353
Fri, Sep 18th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#213	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#39
Sat, Sep 19th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#65	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#123
Sun, Sep 20th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#66	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#150
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ LAD	Brock Stewart		@ NYY	Max Fried (5-4)	#6
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#3	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (9-9)	#7
Thu, Sep 24th	@ LAD			@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#4
Fri, Sep 25th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#215	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#131
Sat, Sep 26th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#83	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#5
Sun, Sep 27th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#64	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#14
Fri, Mar 27th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#37
Thu, Apr 9th	vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-6)	#349
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#361
Sat, May 9th	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#50
Thu, May 14th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#52
Sat, May 23rd	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Thu, Jun 4th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#14
Mon, Jun 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#26
Thu, Aug 6th	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#300
Mon, Sep 7th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#119
Mon, Sep 14th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#359

Who Should I Trade?

Cooper Kinney for Samad Taylor (2026)

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