Pirates nearing a trade for Taylor Ward?

[jsnpritchett]

Note the end of this tweet.  Sounds like there's not much to these rumors.

 

[Second Base]

It seems like folks are happy to try and make it work with more names from Pittsburgh, but not a dang one of them is something the Angels don’t already have. 
 

Mitch Jebb? The Angels already have light hitting middle infield prospects. 
 

Don’t trade Taylor Ward unless someone offers you a deal for something you don’t already have. Or at least, for the potential of a brighter future. No one Pittsburgh is offering there has enough upside to even consider this deal. Dumb.

 Get back to me when the Pirates offer something serious, like Ashcraft or Harrington.

[Second Base]

Angels will be shipping @taylorblakeward to Pittsburgh as well just in case.

[Taylor]

2 minutes ago, Second Base said:

It seems like folks are happy to try and make it work with more names from Pittsburgh, but not a dang one of them is something the Angels don’t already have. 
 

Mitch Jebb? The Angels already have light hitting middle infield prospects. 
 

Don’t trade Taylor Ward unless someone offers you a deal for something you don’t already have. Or at least, for the potential of a brighter future. No one Pittsburgh is offering there has enough upside to even consider this deal. Dumb.

 Get back to me when the Pirates offer something serious, like Ashcraft or Harrington.

Okay

[T.G.]

22 minutes ago, totdprods said:

Ha, why? Neto and Schanuel (and even O’Hoppe after the trade) pretty much went right into the mix, as did Silseth, Joyce and Mederos.

A lot of things have to go right for that to happen. To predict it before the team even has a draft is very unrealistic to me. 

Plus - The Angels promoting players early in their careers shouldn't become the norm for expectations, IMO.

[tdawg87]

12 minutes ago, Second Base said:

It seems like folks are happy to try and make it work with more names from Pittsburgh, but not a dang one of them is something the Angels don’t already have. 
 

Mitch Jebb? The Angels already have light hitting middle infield prospects. 
 

Don’t trade Taylor Ward unless someone offers you a deal for something you don’t already have. Or at least, for the potential of a brighter future. No one Pittsburgh is offering there has enough upside to even consider this deal. Dumb.

 Get back to me when the Pirates offer something serious, like Ashcraft or Harrington.

I feel like redundancy is something we don't have, which is why we have terrible depth. Having a bunch of "guys" isn't going to be flashy or move the needle much but if we have depth at these positions, pitching in particular, then that's exactly what we need.

I'm not saying I want these particular prospects, but I don't think we're getting much more than that IMO.

[Angels 1961]

I do not think deal is close. 

[totdprods]

19 minutes ago, T.G. said:

A lot of things have to go right for that to happen. To predict it before the team even has a draft is very unrealistic to me. 

Plus - The Angels promoting players early in their careers shouldn't become the norm for expectations, IMO.

It kind of has been the norm for Perry’s first-round guys though. I think MLB is shifting this way overall too. I don’t expect it, but if they draft a college OF I assume he’s in Anaheim sometime in 2025 if not sooner, especially if Perry is still around. Why wouldn’t he want to get another one of “his” players to the rest of his guys asap? Plus that core is playing well, so no reason to really doubt that approach yet. Not endorse, but wouldn’t indict it either.

Now if they went after a HS SS though, different story.

Edited July 10 by totdprods

[aznhockeyguy]

EDIT: Just saw the tweet, sounds like trade isn't gaining any traction.  I trust Ward's reporting.

[Angel Oracle]

44 minutes ago, T.G. said:

A lot of things have to go right for that to happen. To predict it before the team even has a draft is very unrealistic to me. 

Plus - The Angels promoting players early in their careers shouldn't become the norm for expectations, IMO.

Might need a 1 year deal for an OF for all of 2025 if Montgomery drafted, since he will miss the rest of this season due to the ankle surgery.

[T.G.]

41 minutes ago, totdprods said:

It kind of has been the norm for Perry’s first-round guys though. I think MLB is shifting this way overall too. I don’t expect it, but if they draft a college OF I assume he’s in Anaheim sometime in 2025 if not sooner, especially if Perry is still around. Why wouldn’t he want to get another one of “his” players to the rest of his guys asap? Plus that core is playing well, so no reason to really doubt that approach yet. Not endorse, but wouldn’t indict it either.

Now if they went after a HS SS though, different story.

I just think it's a giant leap to think that they're trading Ward because they have an OF who they haven't even drafted yet lined up to replace him. 

[Dtwncbad]

4 hours ago, OhtaniSan said:

I would rather keep Ward and his 3yrs of control.

Hope the return is substantial or includes a top 100 guy, at least more than just depth pieces

Yeah well I think a huge part of his trade value really comes from the fact that there is some significant control left.  He can be a plug in upgrade for a team that really needs an OF.  His level of actual talent gets you not much in return if it’s an expiring contract but maybe something better if there is some control.

I would be glad to move him now for better value due to the amount of control.   He isn’t really anything special.

[Angelsfan1984]

1 hour ago, aznhockeyguy said:

EDIT: Just saw the tweet, sounds like trade isn't gaining any traction.  I trust Ward's reporting.

Taylor Wards or Taylor Wards?

[Taylor]

Has LionInTexas weighed in yet?

[Angelsfan1984]

11 minutes ago, Taylor said:

Has LionInTexas weighed in yet?

He got hit by a poacher.

[Blarg]

22 minutes ago, Angelsfan1984 said:

Taylor Wards or Taylor Wards?

The other one.

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

5 hours ago, Angelsjunky said:

No more sotos, please.

We need more RONDON'S!!!

[T.G.]

1 hour ago, SlappyUtilityMIF said:

We need more RENDON'S!!!

 

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

7 hours ago, Angelsjunky said:

No more sotos, please.

Disagree.  Field 9 Sotos.  

[Slegnaac]

7 hours ago, rafibomb said:

We were never going to get a top 100 guy for Ward. 

Then why trade him?

[Taylor]

2 hours ago, SlappyUtilityMIF said:

We need more RONDON'S!!!

 

47 minutes ago, T.G. said:

We need more RENDON'S!!!

We need to stop PUTTING APOSTROPHES IN PLURAL NAMES!!!

[Angelsjunky]

1 hour ago, The Ghost of Bob Starr said:

Disagree.  Field 9 Sotos.  

Only if we can pinch hit them.

I'd like to see a team composed entirely of sotos and jabaris.

[greginpsca]

Rondon's.

[Chuck]

Taylor Ward bores me. Trade him if you can get one of the Pirates young arms like Ashcraft or Harrington. 

[jsnpritchett]

12 minutes ago, Chuck said:

Taylor Ward bores me. Trade him if you can get one of the Pirates young arms like Ashcraft or Harrington. 

Harrington was a 1st round pick out of Campbell in 2022, just like Neto. Crazy that a school like Campbell had two 1st-rounders in the same year.