Taylor Blake Ward Q&A 4-5pm PST

[taylorblakeward]

1 minute ago, Docwaukee said:

who moves into the top 100 next year if anyone?  

Sam Bachman could if he's healthy and Ky Bush might be borderline

[taylorblakeward]

Alright all, time to walk the dog and make dinner. I'll come back and get whatever questions I missed later tonight. Hope you enjoy your Tuesdays

[AngelStew43]

TBW, thanks for answering my question!

[Revad]

Many thanks, Mr. Ward

[Chuck]

15 minutes ago, taylorblakeward said:

Ooph, there's probably some I can say and some I can't. Kole Calhoun always led to some entertaining verbal sparring but it was all good natured. Collin Cowgill and I got into it once and the next day we laughed it off. Johnny Giavotella was always good for something like translating Spanish improperly and for those of who knew it was a good joke. I don't think I can top DiGi's. One of the better ones was (without giving away who it was), I was covering a game at Inland Empire and I got on Instagram for like 5 minutes and noticed that one of the players in the lineup had messaged me midgame and liked my photo. I messaged him back and between at bats he would message me back. I looked in the dugout and noticed he had to have gone to the clubhouse and for whatever reason was checking his phone. I asked him about it a few days after and found out he needed to be with his phone because his girlfriend (maybe wife?) was about to go into labor, but I found it peculiar still. There's plenty of stories I can't share from High Desert which include some of the players trying to stop a fight between midget wrestlers and some of our staff... Also, one of the better ones was a young kid from the Dominican who had just arrived in the USA. I picked him up for a mall signing or something like that and the first thing he did when he got in the car was asked where there were hookers and if I could take him after. That was a tough one to explain to a kid whose culture kind of allows that openly. I'm sure there's better stuff but I'd say those are the ones that kind of popped for me.

Haha, good stuff @taylorblakeward!!!

[Chuck]

8 minutes ago, taylorblakeward said:

Sam Bachman could if he's healthy and Ky Bush might be borderline

I wonder if Edgar Quero may slide in. .287.406.477 with 7 HR at only 19 HR. That's pretty impressive. 

If Werner Blakely keeps hitting I wonder if he gets close and slides into the upper part of the top-100.

[Chuck]

Once you come back on when you're free later, I did forget to ask about Michael Stefanic's injury severity and when he may be back. 

I wonder if he hadn't got injured if he would have gotten the call over Rengifo?

[Angelsjunky]

Q: One of the more disappointing prospects has been Jordyn Adams. Have you heard anything that speaks of positive development that isn't showing up in the stats?

[Angelsjunky]

I feel rejected.