Who Should I Trade?

Orlando Arcia for Samad Taylor (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Samad Taylor 2B,LF,RF - SD	Orlando Arcia 1B,2B,3B,SS - CIN
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 3 of 3 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 3 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 226	‐
VBR	# 1082	‐

Projections

Runs	3	‐
Home Runs	0	‐
RBI	2	‐
Stolen Bases	1	‐
Batting Average	.250	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 165	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 166	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 207	# 326

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Samad Taylor 2B,LF,RF - SD	Orlando Arcia 1B,2B,3B,SS - CIN
2026 Stats


At Bats	113	48

Runs	17	6

Hits	35	13

Singles	30	11

Doubles	2	1

Triples	2	0

Home Runs	1	1

RBI	11	2

Stolen Bases	8	0

Caught Stealing	2	1

Walks	13	2

Strikeouts	38	8

Batting Average	.310	.271

On Base Pct	.386	.300

Slugging Pct	.389	.354

On-base Plus Slugging	.775	.654

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Samad Taylor 2B,LF,RF - SD	Orlando Arcia 1B,2B,3B,SS - CIN
2026 Projections


At Bats	22	‐

Runs	3	‐

Hits	6	‐

Singles	4	‐

Doubles	1	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	0	‐

RBI	2	‐

Stolen Bases	1	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	2	‐

Strikeouts	6	‐

Batting Average	.250	‐

On Base Pct	.319	‐

Slugging Pct	.367	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.686	‐

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

Orlando Arcia for Samad Taylor (2026)

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