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Alika Williams or Samad Taylor

Who Should I Start? - Week 14 • Start New
Alika Williams

Alika Williams

SS • Oakland Athletics ATH
Samad Taylor

Samad Taylor

LF • San Diego Padres SD
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Williams over Taylor

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Samad Taylor

Samad Taylor rides a blistering hot streak into a busy six-game road trip

Taylor has been sizzling of late, posting a .379 batting average with a home run and two stolen bases over his last eight games. He has stepped into a vital role for the second-place Padres (37-33), who are currently on a two-game winning streak. With outfielders Ramon Laureano and Miguel Andujar both sidelined on the injured list, Taylor has secured a regular turn in the lineup.

While his current hot streak has caught the fantasy community's attention, our models expect heavy regression from his current .955 OPS, projecting a modest .231 rest-of-season average. However, his speed is entirely legitimate, recalling the eight stolen bases he swiped in limited action during the 2023 season.

This week, the Padres play six road games, beginning with highly favorable matchups against St. Louis hurlers like Kyle Leahy (4.64 ERA). The week finishes with a tough matchup against Texas ace Jacob deGrom (3.17 ERA), but Taylor's category-fusing hot hand makes him worth riding. Verdict: Stream.

Updated 1 day ago

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Alika Williams
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.571123.6001.00005
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.367146.3940.600010
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Samad Taylor
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.381152.4090.57115
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.379185.4380.51728
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Alika Williams
OWN
 
2%
+1.71 compared to last week
START
 
2%
+1.71 compared to last week
OWN/START Samad Taylor
OWN
17%
+17.13 compared to last week
START
16%
+15.41 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Alika Williams
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Samad Taylor
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Alika Williams

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among SS's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 40th.
  • The current leader among SS's is Bobby Witt Jr.

    • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 50 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.367 and is currently ranked 46th
  • Top 50 in batting average with 0.300 and is currently ranked 47th
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 190th with 0.326
  • Top 100 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 93rd with 0.475
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 112th with 0.801
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 470th in RBI with 5
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 465th in runs scored with 6
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.3 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.3, OBP: +0.326, HRs: +1, RBI: +5, Runs: +6, Wlks: +2, Stls: EVEN,
Breakdown Samad Taylor

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among LF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 143rd.
  • The current leader among LF's is James Wood
  • In the past two weeks he has had an awful lot of time off. Either he isn't an every day player or he is coming back from an injury of some sort. I suggest checking out his news page to get a closer look.

    • Trending Batting Stats

  • Among the best in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.526 and is currently ranked 1st
  • Among the best in batting average with 0.379 and is currently ranked 3rd
  • Among the best in on base percentage and is currently ranked 6th with 0.438
  • Top 75 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 51st with 0.517
  • Top 25 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 22nd with 0.955
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 214th with 2
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 415th in RBI with 8
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 485th in runs scored with 5
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.254, OBP: +0.327, HRs: +1, RBI: +8, Runs: +4, Wlks: +3, Stls: +2,
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Alika Williams

No Injury Reported

Injury Samad Taylor

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Alika Williams
DateOpponentResult
Jun 15VS PITJ.T. GinnW 11-2
Jun 16VS PITMitch Keller
Jun 17VS PITBraxton Ashcraft
Jun 18VS LAAJose Soriano
Jun 19VS LAA
Jun 20VS LAAWalbert Urena
Jun 21VS LAAReid Detmers
Week Today Home Away
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000.04
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Samad Taylor
DateOpponentResult
Jun 15@STLDustin MayL 3-0
Jun 16@STLAndre Pallante
Jun 17@STLKyle Leahy
Jun 19@TEXJacob deGrom
Jun 20@TEXNathan Eovaldi
Jun 21@TEXMacKenzie Gore
Week Today Home Away
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Alika Williams
2.24
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Samad Taylor
5.59
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Alika Williams
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2023 PIT 34 20 0 7 6 0 8 .198 .261 .248 45
2024 PIT 33 18 0 11 4 1 3 .207 .221 .299 57
2026 ATH 13 12 1 6 5 0 2 .300 .326 .475 35
ON PACE 29 27 2 13 11 0 4 .300 .326 .475 78
3-YEAR AVG 34 19 0 9 5 1 6 .202 .243 .271 51
Career 80 50 1 24 15 1 13 .219 .257 .307
Career Samad Taylor
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2023 KC 24 12 0 9 4 6 7 .200 .275 .267 50
2024 SEA 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 6
2025 SEA 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 .125 .111 .125 4
2026 SD 8 11 1 5 8 2 3 .379 .438 .517 34
ON PACE 18 25 2 11 18 4 6 .379 .438 .517 77
3-YEAR AVG 10 5 0 4 1 2 2 .205 .265 .260 20
Career 38 26 1 17 12 8 10 .255 .313 .333
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Matchups

Week 1
ARI @LAC
ATL @PIT
BAL @IND
BUF @HOU
CAR vs CHI
CIN vs TB
CLE @JAC
DAL @NYG
DEN @KC
DET vs NO
GB @MIN
LAR vs SF
LV vs MIA
NE @SEA
NYJ @TEN
PHI vs WAS
Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI vs LAA 09:40 EDT EST Merrill Kelly
Reid Detmers
ATH vs PIT 09:40 EDT EST Jack Perkins
Mitch Keller
ATL vs SF 07:15 EDT EST Grant Holmes
Adrian Houser
BAL @SEA 09:40 EDT EST Brandon Young
Logan Gilbert
BOS vs TOR 06:45 EDT EST Payton Tolle
Dylan Cease
CHC vs COL 08:05 EDT EST Edward Cabrera
Ryan Feltner
CHW @NYY 07:05 EDT EST Davis Martin
Gerrit Cole
CIN vs NYM 07:10 EDT EST Brady Singer
Kodai Senga
CLE @MIL 07:40 EDT EST Slade Cecconi
Robert Gasser
DET @HOU 08:10 EDT EST Framber Valdez
Hunter Brown
KC @WAS 06:45 EDT EST Michael Wacha
Foster Griffin
LAD vs TB 10:10 EDT EST Justin Wrobleski
Drew Rasmussen
MIA @PHI 06:40 EDT EST Tyler Phillips
Jesus Luzardo
MIN @TEX 08:05 EDT EST Zebby Matthews
Kumar Rocker
SD @STL 07:45 EDT EST Michael King
Andre Pallante
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