Taylor Ward: Angels calling up Taylor Ward

[mulwin444]

1 minute ago, Troll Daddy said:

Take it up with rotoworld

 

I don't have to...baseball-reference and milb.com both have him listed as 6' 1"

[Troll Daddy]

1 minute ago, mulwin444 said:

I don't have to...baseball-reference and milb.com both have him listed as 6' 1"

Ok

[Lou]

2 minutes ago, Troll Daddy said:

Take it up with rotoworld

I got this.

I'm meeting them at Fullerton College tonight for an IQ test battle

[mulwin444]

1 minute ago, Troll Daddy said:

Ok

Sure...I'll let you stew in your wrongness

[Troll Daddy]

3 minutes ago, mulwin444 said:

Sure...I'll let you stew in your wrongness

I’m guessing you’re a 5’5”’ virgin ... you mean rotoworld’s wrongness 

[Lou]

1 minute ago, Troll Daddy said:

I’m guessing you’re a 5’5”’ virgin ... you mean rotoworld’s wrongness 

guess again.

mulwin is 6'4" and his nickname is "Wilt"

[Troll Daddy]

7 minutes ago, Lou said:

guess again.

mulwin is 6'4" and his nickname is "Wilt"

It could be worse if his nickname was Magic

[krAbs]

[tdawg87]

20 minutes ago, Troll Daddy said:

It could be worse if his nickname was Magic

Ok this is good.

[arch stanton]

What kind of dipshit gets baseball news from Rotoworld?

[Tank]

40 minutes ago, arch stanton said:

What kind of dipshit gets baseball news from Rotoworld?

someone who can't afford a paid subscription to the hindustan times.

[Chuck]

5 hours ago, Troll Daddy said:

Take it up with rotoworld

 

They got @taylorblakeward's height on accident. 

[Angelsfan1984]

11 hours ago, eligrba4ever said:

Pretty stinky reply, which doesn't address the remark. You ain't that clever. And EVERY ROOKIE WHO EVER LIVED has a weak spot that escapes detection until the The Show shines it's spotlight on him. That's usually when they fix it.

Clearly you missed the "everyone has holes" reference

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

12 hours ago, Troll Daddy said:

You must mean pull a Mookie Betts ... the kid is only 5’9” tall. 

Taylor Ward

Positions: Catcher and Third Baseman

Bats: Right  •  Throws: Right

6-1, 200lb (185cm, 90kg)

Team: Los Angeles Angels (reserved list)

[rafibomb]

Can this be made official already ?

[tdawg87]

He's 6'1.

Rotoworld appears to be the only place listing him at 5'9.

[rafibomb]

 

 

[Angel Oracle]

Jose Ramirez' trajectory gives me hope anyway about Ward, but not saying he will get there of course.

Ramirez was a decent/solid minor league hitter, nothing special.   Even in his last partial minor league season (2015), he had an .801 OPS.

He never showed anywhere nears the power that he has shown since 2016.   He was always a SBs guy though (two straight seasons milb/mlb combined of at least 29 SBs).

[totdprods]

Great. If you're supertitious you gotta be a little concerned that Ward will have the same number used by our last .900 AAA OPSing, four-letter last-named top prospect third baseman. 

He'll wear #3.

[Pujols4MVP]

6 hours ago, azmancini said:

I’m afraid he’s no bigger than 5’10....have you watched him in the box standing next to the catcher and ump on more than a handful of videos. My impression since spring training is that he is listed taller than he really is....wouldn’t surprise me.  Hope I’m wrong...not that there’s anything wrong with short dudes....just would prefer a taller dude at 3rd.

Men always want to add an inch, women always want to subtract an inch. Men who play sports they add an extra inch to their height while in the world of acting actresses want to be shorter & subtract an inch from their height, alot of 6'0 tall actresses try to have themselves listed as 5'11 1/2 or just 5'11 when in reality their 6'0 to 6'0 1/2, even ones who are 5'9 try to say their 5'8 1/2 or something.

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

On 8/13/2018 at 5:29 PM, Troll Daddy said:

You must mean pull a Mookie Betts ... the kid is only 5’9” tall. 

José Mota

Positions: Second Baseman, Pinch Runner and Shortstop

Bats: Both  •  Throws: Right

5-9, 155lb (175cm, 70kg)

[Angel Oracle]

And if Ward is say 5-10, it hasn’t stopped Ramirez from being great at 3B even though he’s 5-9.

[Torridd]

I looked at the condensed game, but didn't see any plays to him. Would someone reply how he did defensively?

[Stradling]

13 minutes ago, Torridd said:

I looked at the condensed game, but didn't see any plays to him. Would someone reply how he did defensively?

Maybe two balls hit to him, one on the ground, fielded it cleanly, but what was strange is I noticed he never looked the guy back to third, he simply threw across the diamond to record the out.   It didn’t matter because the guy stayed at third, but it seemed like he just wanted to get the first ball hit to him out of the way so to speak. 

[Angelsfan1984]

13 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Maybe two balls hit to him, one on the ground, fielded it cleanly, but what was strange is I noticed he never looked the guy back to third, he simply threw across the diamond to record the out.   It didn’t matter because the guy stayed at third, but it seemed like he just wanted to get the first ball hit to him out of the way so to speak. 

Those are just part of learning the position and will take time. Honestly the most important part is fielding it cleanly and making a good throw. Generally nerves will result in a booted ball because he's too focused on doing all the things right, (fielding it cleanly, looking the runner back and making a good throw). If he can be a fundamentally sound 3rd baseman and limit his mistakes while also hitting the ball the way he has this year, I would say the Angels found a decent prospect. They don't need anyone incredible at 3b, they need someone who isn't going to play like valbuena.