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Nick Castellanos for Samad Taylor (2026)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| Samad Taylor 2B,LF,RF - SD  | Nick Castellanos RF,DH - FA  | |
Expert |
75% Recommended by 3 of 4 experts |
25% Recommended by 1 of 4 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 217 | # 352 |
| VBR | # 719 | ‐ |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 14 | ‐ |
| Home Runs | 2 | ‐ |
| RBI | 10 | ‐ |
| Stolen Bases | 5 | ‐ |
| Batting Average | .243 | ‐ |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | IL10 | FA |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 129 | ‐ |
| Mike Maher BettingPros | # 166 | ‐ |
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 207 | # 472 |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | ‐ | # 304 |
| Samad Taylor 2B,LF,RF - SD | Nick Castellanos RF,DH - FA | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 88 | 115 |
| Runs | 14 | 9 |
| Hits | 29 | 22 |
| Singles | 26 | 13 |
| Doubles | 1 | 5 |
| Triples | 1 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 1 | 4 |
| RBI | 11 | 20 |
| Stolen Bases | 6 | 2 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 0 |
| Walks | 12 | 5 |
| Strikeouts | 30 | 34 |
| Batting Average | .330 | .191 |
| On Base Pct | .410 | .221 |
| Slugging Pct | .398 | .339 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .808 | .560 |
| Samad Taylor 2B,LF,RF - SD | Nick Castellanos RF,DH - FA | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 99 | ‐ |
| Runs | 14 | ‐ |
| Hits | 24 | ‐ |
| Singles | 17 | ‐ |
| Doubles | 4 | ‐ |
| Triples | 1 | ‐ |
| Home Runs | 2 | ‐ |
| RBI | 10 | ‐ |
| Stolen Bases | 5 | ‐ |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | ‐ |
| Walks | 9 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 27 | ‐ |
| Batting Average | .243 | ‐ |
| On Base Pct | .307 | ‐ |
| Slugging Pct | .361 | ‐ |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .668 | ‐ |
| Samad Taylor 2B,LF,RF - SD | Nick Castellanos RF,DH - FA | |
| News | ||
| Samad Taylor has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a right oblique strain. Diego Sandoval Wed, Jul 8th | Nick Castellanos was designated for assignment by the San Diego Padres on Wednesday. Diego Sandoval Wed, Jun 3rd | |
| Samad Taylor went 3-for-4 in the Padres 7-6 win over the Braves on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Jun 24th | Nick Castellanos went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI in the Padres 7-4 win over the Mariners on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sun, May 17th | |
| Samad Taylor went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in the Padres 9-3 win over the Orioles on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 14th | Nick Castellanos hit a game-tying, two-run home run in the ninth inning on Sunday against the Cardinals. Ari Koslow Mon, May 11th | |
| Samad Taylor went 2-for-4 with three RBI in the Padres 6-2 win over the Reds on Monday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 9th | Nick Castellanos went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI in the Padres 5-4 loss against the Cubs on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 30th | |
| The Padres selected the contract of Samad Taylor from Triple-A El Paso. Ari Koslow Wed, Jun 3rd | Padres manager Craig Stammen said he expects to give Nick Castellanos time as the designated hitter as well as in the outfield and at first base. Ari Koslow Sun, Feb 15th | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Samad Taylor 2B,LF,RF - SD | Nick Castellanos RF,DH - FA | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | vs DET | Tarik Skubal (6-5) | #2 | |||
| Fri, Mar 27th | vs DET | Framber Valdez (5-6) | #29 | |||
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (3-8) | #54 | |||
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs SF | Landen Roupp (7-8) | #58 | |||
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs SF | Logan Webb (5-7) | #15 | |||
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs SF | Adrian Houser (2-7) | #184 | |||
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ BOS | Sonny Gray (12-1) | #32 | |||
| Sat, Apr 4th | @ BOS | Connelly Early (7-5) | #143 | |||
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ BOS | Ranger Suarez (4-3) | #24 | |||
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (3-8) | #128 | |||
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (9-8) | #3 | |||
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (6-7) | #111 | |||
| Thu, Apr 9th | vs COL | Jimmy Herget (0-3) | #245 | |||
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4) | #438 | |||
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs COL | Ryan Feltner (3-4) | #437 | |||
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs COL | Kyle Freeland (2-8) | #275 | |||
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (7-6) | #13 | |||
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs SEA | Emerson Hancock (6-4) | #92 | |||
| Thu, Apr 16th | vs SEA | Luis Castillo (3-8) | #65 | |||
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ LAA | Jose Soriano (8-6) | #47 | |||
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #142 | |||
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ LAA | Walbert Urena (5-7) | #267 | |||
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ COL | Jimmy Herget (0-3) | #245 | |||
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4) | #438 | |||
| Thu, Apr 23rd | @ COL | Ryan Feltner (3-4) | #437 | |||
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ ARI | Zac Gallen (3-9) | #171 | |||
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ ARI | Ryne Nelson (3-5) | #210 | |||
| Mon, Apr 27th | vs CHC | Matthew Boyd (6-1) | #38 | |||
| Tue, Apr 28th | vs CHC | Edward Cabrera (5-4) | #97 | |||
| Wed, Apr 29th | vs CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-5) | #119 | |||
| Fri, May 1st | vs CWS | Noah Schultz (3-6) | #214 | |||
| Sat, May 2nd | vs CWS | Sean Burke (7-4) | #87 | |||
| Sun, May 3rd | vs CWS | Anthony Kay (6-4) | #168 | |||
| Mon, May 4th | @ SF | Trevor McDonald (3-7) | #172 | |||
| Tue, May 5th | @ SF | Logan Webb (5-7) | #15 | |||
| Wed, May 6th | @ SF | Adrian Houser (2-7) | #184 | |||
| Thu, May 7th | vs STL | Matthew Liberatore (5-6) | #120 | |||
| Fri, May 8th | vs STL | Michael McGreevy (4-7) | #80 | |||
| Sat, May 9th | vs STL | Dustin May (5-7) | #52 | |||
| Sun, May 10th | vs STL | Kyle Leahy (7-4) | #130 | |||
| Tue, May 12th | @ MIL | Brandon Sproat (3-4) | #124 | |||
| Wed, May 13th | @ MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (10-4) | #6 | |||
| Thu, May 14th | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison (8-2) | #59 | |||
| Fri, May 15th | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock (6-4) | #92 | |||
| Sat, May 16th | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (8-6) | #8 | |||
| Sun, May 17th | @ SEA | George Kirby (7-8) | #18 | |||
| Mon, May 18th | vs LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6) | #12 | |||
| Tue, May 19th | vs LAD | Emmet Sheehan (4-6) | #43 | |||
| Wed, May 20th | vs LAD | Shohei Ohtani (8-2) | #1 | |||
| Fri, May 22nd | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-9) | #181 | |||
| Sat, May 23rd | vs ATH | J.T. Ginn (8-6) | #156 | |||
| Sun, May 24th | vs ATH | Luis Medina (1-1) | #260 | |||
| Mon, May 25th | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (9-4) | #11 | |||
| Tue, May 26th | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-7) | #53 | |||
| Wed, May 27th | vs PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (11-4) | #4 | |||
| Fri, May 29th | @ WSH | Paxton Schultz | ||||
| Sat, May 30th | @ WSH | Foster Griffin (11-2) | #62 | |||
| Sun, May 31st | @ WSH | Zack Littell (7-7) | #164 | |||
| Tue, Jun 2nd | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (3-7) | #53 | |||
| Wed, Jun 3rd | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (11-4) | #4 | |||
| Thu, Jun 4th | @ PHI | Zack Wheeler (10-1) | #5 | |||
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs NYM | Christian Scott (3-1) | #66 | |||
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs NYM | Nolan McLean (7-6) | #31 | |||
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs NYM | Huascar Brazoban (4-2) | #203 | |||
| Mon, Jun 8th | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (5-5) | #90 | |||
| Tue, Jun 9th | vs CIN | Chase Burns (11-1) | #22 | |||
| Wed, Jun 10th | vs CIN | Brady Singer (4-9) | #158 | |||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ BAL | Shane Baz (4-9) | #70 | |||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ BAL | Trey Gibson (1-3) | #305 | |||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (6-7) | #78 | |||
| Mon, Jun 15th | @ STL | Dustin May (5-7) | #52 | |||
| Tue, Jun 16th | @ STL | Andre Pallante (10-6) | #137 | |||
| Wed, Jun 17th | @ STL | Kyle Leahy (7-4) | #130 | |||
| Fri, Jun 19th | @ TEX | Jacob deGrom (7-5) | #9 | |||
| Sat, Jun 20th | @ TEX | MacKenzie Gore (6-8) | #37 | |||
| Sun, Jun 21st | @ TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (9-8) | #17 | |||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | vs ATL | Grant Holmes (6-4) | #148 | |||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | vs ATL | JR Ritchie (1-2) | #219 | |||
| Wed, Jun 24th | vs ATL | Martin Perez (6-6) | #239 | |||
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-5) | #117 | |||
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6) | #12 | |||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs LAD | Emmet Sheehan (4-6) | #43 | |||
| Mon, Jun 29th | @ CHC | Shota Imanaga (6-8) | #30 | |||
| Tue, Jun 30th | @ CHC | Matthew Boyd (6-1) | #38 | |||
| Wed, Jul 1st | @ CHC | Colin Rea (7-6) | #190 | |||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | @ LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-5) | #117 | |||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | @ LAD | Shohei Ohtani (8-2) | #1 | |||
| Sat, Jul 4th | @ LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6) | #12 | |||
| Sun, Jul 5th | @ LAD | Emmet Sheehan (4-6) | #43 | |||
| Mon, Jul 6th | vs ARI | Brandon Pfaadt (4-1) | #79 | |||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs ARI | Zac Gallen (3-9) | #171 | |||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs ARI | |||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs ARI | Merrill Kelly (7-8) | #118 | |||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs TOR | Shane Bieber (1-1) | #74 | |||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs TOR | Trey Yesavage (4-5) | #83 | |||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-8) | #23 | |||
| Fri, Jul 17th | @ KC | Seth Lugo (3-6) | #122 | |||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ KC | Randy Dobnak (0-0) | #432 | |||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ KC | Noah Cameron (5-8) | #76 | |||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ ATL | Bryce Elder (5-6) | #123 | |||
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ ATL | Reynaldo Lopez (4-2) | #77 | |||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ ATL | Chris Sale (10-6) | #7 | |||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | @ ATL | |||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ MIA | Max Meyer (9-1) | #42 | |||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ MIA | Eury Perez (5-7) | #51 | |||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ MIA | Janson Junk (4-5) | #110 | |||
| Tue, Jul 28th | vs COL | Michael Lorenzen (3-9) | #430 | |||
| Wed, Jul 29th | vs COL | Gabriel Hughes (0-1) | #283 | |||
| Thu, Jul 30th | vs SF | |||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs SF | |||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs SF | |||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs SF | |||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | @ ARI | |||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | @ ARI | |||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | @ ARI | |||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ ARI | |||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | vs HOU | |||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | vs HOU | |||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | vs HOU | |||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | vs MIL | |||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | vs MIL | |||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | vs MIL | |||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | @ CLE | |||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | @ CLE | |||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | @ CLE | |||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | @ NYM | |||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | @ NYM | |||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | @ NYM | |||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | vs MIN | |||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | vs MIN | |||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | vs MIN | |||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | vs PIT | |||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | vs PIT | |||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | vs PIT | |||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | @ TB | |||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | @ TB | |||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | @ TB | |||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | @ CIN | |||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | @ CIN | |||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | @ CIN | |||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | vs NYY | |||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | vs NYY | |||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | vs NYY | |||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | vs WSH | |||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | vs WSH | |||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | vs WSH | |||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | @ SF | |||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | @ SF | |||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | @ SF | |||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | @ COL | |||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | @ COL | |||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | @ COL | |||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | @ COL | |||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | vs MIA | |||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | vs MIA | |||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | vs MIA | |||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | @ LAD | |||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | @ LAD | |||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | @ LAD | |||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | vs ARI | |||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | vs ARI | |||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | vs ARI | |||||
