Who Should I Trade?

Matt McLain for Samad Taylor (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Matt McLain 2B,SS - CIN	Samad Taylor 2B,LF,RF - SD
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 2 of 4 experts	50% Recommended by 2 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 221	# 226
VBR	# 134	# 1082

Projections

Runs	7	3
Home Runs	2	0
RBI	6	2
Stolen Bases	2	1
Batting Average	.223	.250

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 259	# 165

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 316	# 207

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 135	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 165	# 166

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Matt McLain 2B,SS - CIN	Samad Taylor 2B,LF,RF - SD
2026 Stats


At Bats	400	113

Runs	54	17

Hits	74	35

Singles	42	30

Doubles	17	2

Triples	0	2

Home Runs	15	1

RBI	39	11

Stolen Bases	17	8

Caught Stealing	3	2

Walks	47	13

Strikeouts	125	38

Batting Average	.185	.310

On Base Pct	.279	.386

Slugging Pct	.340	.389

On-base Plus Slugging	.619	.775

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Matt McLain 2B,SS - CIN	Samad Taylor 2B,LF,RF - SD
2026 Projections


At Bats	54	22

Runs	7	3

Hits	12	6

Singles	8	4

Doubles	2	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	2	0

RBI	6	2

Stolen Bases	2	1

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	6	2

Strikeouts	17	6

Batting Average	.223	.250

On Base Pct	.309	.319

Slugging Pct	.379	.367

On-base Plus Slugging	.688	.686

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Matt McLain 2B,SS - CIN	Samad Taylor 2B,LF,RF - SD
News
	Matt McLain went 1-for-4 in a loss to the Brewers with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Sat, Sep 5th	The Padres activated INF/OF Samad Taylor from the 10-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 30th
	Matt McLain went 1-for-4 in loss to the Cardinals with a home run, two runs scored, four RBI, and one walk. Chris Schommer Fri, Aug 21st	Samad Taylor took live swings on Thursday. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	Matt McLain went 3-for-3 in a win over the Cardinals with one double, one stolen base, and two runs scored. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 20th	Samad Taylor has resumed light swinging. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st
	The Reds activated Matt McLain from the injured list. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 30th	The Padres say they expect Samad Taylor to return this season. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th
	The Reds sent 2B Matt McLain on a rehab assignment to Triple-A Louisville. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 24th	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
	Matt McLain 2B,SS - CIN			Samad Taylor 2B,LF,RF - SD
Thu, Mar 26th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)		vs DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1
Sat, Mar 28th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#36	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#83
Sun, Mar 29th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#228
Mon, Mar 30th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#61	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94
Tue, Mar 31st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#27
Wed, Apr 1st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#4	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#43	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#36
Sat, Apr 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#111	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#228
Sun, Apr 5th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#295	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#40
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#75	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#4
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-6)	#365
Fri, Apr 10th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#401
Sat, Apr 11th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#308	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#399
Sun, Apr 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#397
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#126	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#55	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#170
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#115
Fri, Apr 17th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#21	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37
Sat, Apr 18th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#39	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#70
Sun, Apr 19th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#85	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152
Mon, Apr 20th	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#284
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#196	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-6)	#365
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#401
Fri, Apr 24th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#48
Sat, Apr 25th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#83	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#128
Sun, Apr 26th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#117	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#173
Tue, Apr 28th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#397	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#162
Wed, Apr 29th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#401	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Thu, Apr 30th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#108
Fri, May 1st	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#376
Sat, May 2nd	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#98	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#84
Sun, May 3rd	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#61	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122
Mon, May 4th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#162	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, May 5th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#27
Wed, May 6th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#193	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Thu, May 7th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#88
Fri, May 8th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#267	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#96
Sat, May 9th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#146	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52
Sun, May 10th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#332	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86
Tue, May 12th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#239
Wed, May 13th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#142	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Thu, May 14th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#58
Fri, May 15th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#71	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#170
Sat, May 16th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#60	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#15
Sun, May 17th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Mon, May 18th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#123	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#8
Tue, May 19th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#10	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#97
Wed, May 20th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#49	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#2
Sat, May 23rd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#324
Mon, May 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#35	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#10
Tue, May 26th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#113	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#49
Wed, May 27th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#211	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#6
Fri, May 29th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#134	@ WSH	Paxton Schultz
Sat, May 30th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#156	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57
Sun, May 31st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)		@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#282
Mon, Jun 1st	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#49
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#6
Fri, Jun 5th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46
Sat, Jun 6th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#88	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#35
Sun, Jun 7th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#96	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#211
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#163	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#125
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)		vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#30
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#59	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#160
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#121	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#68	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#363
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#128	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#44
Mon, Jun 15th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#168	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52
Tue, Jun 16th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#107	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#99
Wed, Jun 17th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#35	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86
Fri, Jun 19th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#17	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#7
Sat, Jun 20th	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#65	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#43
Sun, Jun 21st	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#290	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#149
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#134
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#239	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#312
Wed, Jun 24th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#77	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#156
Fri, Jun 26th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#4	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#89
Sat, Jun 27th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#34	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#8
Sun, Jun 28th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#97
Mon, Jun 29th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#78	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29
Tue, Jun 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#239	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#56
Wed, Jul 1st	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#77	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#193
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#89
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#44	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#2
Sat, Jul 4th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#8
Sun, Jul 5th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#64	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#97
Tue, Jul 7th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#13	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#128
Wed, Jul 8th	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#303	vs ARI
Thu, Jul 9th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#10	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#141
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#186	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#238
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#56	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Fri, Jul 17th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#240	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#136
Sat, Jul 18th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#401	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#348
Sun, Jul 19th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#399	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66
Mon, Jul 20th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Tue, Jul 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#115	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-4)	#82
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#170	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#156
Fri, Jul 24th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#129
Sat, Jul 25th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#99	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Sun, Jul 26th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100
Tue, Jul 28th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#108
Wed, Jul 29th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#60	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#240
Thu, Jul 30th	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez		vs SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#126
Fri, Jul 31st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#4	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Sat, Aug 1st	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#61	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#55
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94
Tue, Aug 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#324	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#121
Wed, Aug 5th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#147	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#317
Thu, Aug 6th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#396	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)
Fri, Aug 7th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#38	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#116
Sat, Aug 8th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#119	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#120
Sun, Aug 9th	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#213	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#130
Tue, Aug 11th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#84	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#58
Wed, Aug 12th	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#115	vs MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52
Thu, Aug 13th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#75	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#129	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#60
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#71
Mon, Aug 17th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#99	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#35
Tue, Aug 18th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#124
Wed, Aug 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#88	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#347
Thu, Aug 20th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#96
Fri, Aug 21st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#121	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#69
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#68	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#79
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#317	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#85
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#61
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#4
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#27	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#113	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#166
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#59	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#160
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#175	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#105
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#47	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-4)	#403
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#77	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (6-3)	#50
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#58	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20
Mon, Sep 7th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#97	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#142
Tue, Sep 8th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1	vs WSH	Riley Cornelio (2-2)	#353
Wed, Sep 9th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#8	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#217
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52	@ SF	Anthony Molina (3-1)	#137
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#58	@ SF	Cesar Perdomo (0-0)	#236
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#77	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#27
Mon, Sep 14th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#401
Tue, Sep 15th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#8	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#399
Wed, Sep 16th	vs LAD			@ COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#391
Thu, Sep 17th	vs LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#12	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#257
Fri, Sep 18th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#67	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#148
Sat, Sep 19th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#56	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Sun, Sep 20th	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#113	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#75
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ ATL			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ ATL			@ LAD
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATL			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 25th	@ TOR			vs ARI
Sat, Sep 26th	@ TOR			vs ARI
Sun, Sep 27th	@ TOR			vs ARI
Fri, Mar 27th				vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#48
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#399
Mon, Apr 27th				vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#56
Fri, May 22nd				vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#181
Sun, May 24th				vs ATH	Luis Medina (5-3)	#216
Thu, Jun 4th				@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#13
Mon, Jul 6th				vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#106
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#106
Mon, Aug 10th				vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23

Who Should I Trade?

Matt McLain for Samad Taylor (2026)

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