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Frank Stallone.

It'll be pretty neck and neck.
Shohei Ohtani vs. Jaime Barria vs. Justin Anderson...

It'll be pretty neck and neck.
Shohei Ohtani vs. Jaime Barria vs. Justin Anderson...

It'll be pretty neck and neck.
Shohei Ohtani vs. Jaime Barria vs. Justin Anderson...

It'll be pretty neck and neck.
Shohei Ohtani vs. Jaime Barria vs. Justin Anderson...

It'll be pretty neck and neck.
Shohei Ohtani vs. Jaime Barria vs. Justin Anderson...

It'll be pretty neck and neck.
Shohei Ohtani vs. Jaime Barria vs. Justin Anderson...

It'll be pretty neck and neck.
Shohei Ohtani vs. Jaime Barria vs. Justin Anderson...

It'll be pretty neck and neck.
Shohei Ohtani vs. Jaime Barria vs. Justin Anderson...

F you for making me choose @Chuckster70 !!!!
I gotta go with Ohtani. Vladdy #2.

Shoe is on the 15 day dl but his arm is on the 60 day dl.

I'm an average believer in Tropeano 

I'm a big believer in Tropeano's ability. Glad he's back so soon.
Any updates on Shoe? Has he started playing long toss or throwing off a mound yet?

Well that's funny, because your realistic outcome is basically a clone of Gardner.
Gardner averages .262/.346/.390 with 22 steals, with an average DWAR of 1.0

Fun fact - Gardner has more career WAR and averages more WAR annually than Justin Upton, despite having played 300 fewer games. 
Basically, Gardner is a lot better than people realize and that's a pretty lofty hope for Herm. 
.260/.350/.400 with good defense and steals - something similar to Jeff DaVanon, feels like the most realistic positive outcome for Herm to me.

I'll bump this simply because I'd like to clarify who I feel Hermosillo is.
He's 23 and raw right now. Not a finished product by any means. He was extremely solid from a numbers standpoint in AAA last year and his athleticism simply made AA too easy. It does that to AAA as well.
But Herm is legitimately focusing on growth and not numbers right now. His pull happy approach was not going to work in the majors. MLB pitchers eat guys alive like that.
But if he's successful in learning to use the whole field, then look out because he'll be a VERY good starting OF. 
He isn't ready for the show yet. But he could be in a month, or he could need the whole year. But I think at some point, he'll be ready.

I hope you're right about Hermosillo, Scotty. At the very least he's going to be a very good 4th outfielder, but he could also become an above average starter. Either way he's likely just a place-holder for Brandon Marsh.

Brad Fullmer returned to baseball ? he did hit .289/.357/.531/.888 in 2002

Great analysis on Ward, Scotty. It does make me wonder about moving him to 3B, though. He'd have a clearer route to a major league job at catcher. But he could make it to the majors as an unusual 3B/C bench player. I do wish the Angels would give him the occasional start at catcher so he keeps those skills sharp.
 

The Angels pitching problems were never quality related as it was over-reported. Their issues have been solely injury related, that's it.
Richards and Ohtani are both aces.
Heaney and Skaggs are both former elite LHP prospects that are healthy now.
Tropeano and Barria were both extremely underrated as prospects, but really had no problems chewing through the minors at a brisk pace. Both can succeed in the majors.
Ramirez and Meyer were both upside arms that got hurt.
Canning projects into the front of an MLB rotation and Suarez in the back end next year.
This is a good pitching staff....if they stay healthy. 

The Angels pitching problems were never quality related as it was over-reported. Their issues have been solely injury related, that's it.
Richards and Ohtani are both aces.
Heaney and Skaggs are both former elite LHP prospects that are healthy now.
Tropeano and Barria were both extremely underrated as prospects, but really had no problems chewing through the minors at a brisk pace. Both can succeed in the majors.
Ramirez and Meyer were both upside arms that got hurt.
Canning projects into the front of an MLB rotation and Suarez in the back end next year.
This is a good pitching staff....if they stay healthy. 

I'm a big believer in Tropeano's ability. Glad he's back so soon.
Any updates on Shoe? Has he started playing long toss or throwing off a mound yet?

The more I watch Taylor Ward hit, the more I'm seeing the subtle adjustments.  
1. His legs and arms are somehow thicker now.  He looks like he's been in the weight room. 
2. He still keeps his hands low, the difference is that he's keeping them closer in toward his body now.  His hands now draft straight back and then straight forward through the ball.  Before, he'd have to torque his body which led to head movement and his hands sort of drifting in a circular motion. 
      2a.  The result of this is a "quieter" swing, but also more lift.  Before he drove down through the ball, a little like a lumberjack might if you made him swing a baseball bat. 
      2b. This has also allowed Ward to keep his hands and eyes "inside" of the ball which is a page straight out of Tony Gwynn's book. 
3. There's a higher leg kick now, but less pelvic torque.
     3a. The result of this is a load and hand placement allows him to keep both eyes on the ball, not one eye out of the corner as he loads.  
     3b. His timing seems to be better with the leg kick too.  Usually it throws timing off, but he's getting his leg down in time and is position to hit. 
4. Ward has closed off his stance to directly face the pitcher now instead of relying on an open stance.  Again, coming straight back and straight forward through the ball, keeping all inside of it.
- If you guys skipped through that, no problem, I'll just summarize it here.  He has a cleaner, more powerful swing and looks extremely comfortable at the plate. 
Guys, I'm convinced, this is legit. 

The more I watch Taylor Ward hit, the more I'm seeing the subtle adjustments.  
1. His legs and arms are somehow thicker now.  He looks like he's been in the weight room. 
2. He still keeps his hands low, the difference is that he's keeping them closer in toward his body now.  His hands now draft straight back and then straight forward through the ball.  Before, he'd have to torque his body which led to head movement and his hands sort of drifting in a circular motion. 
      2a.  The result of this is a "quieter" swing, but also more lift.  Before he drove down through the ball, a little like a lumberjack might if you made him swing a baseball bat. 
      2b. This has also allowed Ward to keep his hands and eyes "inside" of the ball which is a page straight out of Tony Gwynn's book. 
3. There's a higher leg kick now, but less pelvic torque.
     3a. The result of this is a load and hand placement allows him to keep both eyes on the ball, not one eye out of the corner as he loads.  
     3b. His timing seems to be better with the leg kick too.  Usually it throws timing off, but he's getting his leg down in time and is position to hit. 
4. Ward has closed off his stance to directly face the pitcher now instead of relying on an open stance.  Again, coming straight back and straight forward through the ball, keeping all inside of it.
- If you guys skipped through that, no problem, I'll just summarize it here.  He has a cleaner, more powerful swing and looks extremely comfortable at the plate. 
Guys, I'm convinced, this is legit. 

The more I watch Taylor Ward hit, the more I'm seeing the subtle adjustments.  
1. His legs and arms are somehow thicker now.  He looks like he's been in the weight room. 
2. He still keeps his hands low, the difference is that he's keeping them closer in toward his body now.  His hands now draft straight back and then straight forward through the ball.  Before, he'd have to torque his body which led to head movement and his hands sort of drifting in a circular motion. 
      2a.  The result of this is a "quieter" swing, but also more lift.  Before he drove down through the ball, a little like a lumberjack might if you made him swing a baseball bat. 
      2b. This has also allowed Ward to keep his hands and eyes "inside" of the ball which is a page straight out of Tony Gwynn's book. 
3. There's a higher leg kick now, but less pelvic torque.
     3a. The result of this is a load and hand placement allows him to keep both eyes on the ball, not one eye out of the corner as he loads.  
     3b. His timing seems to be better with the leg kick too.  Usually it throws timing off, but he's getting his leg down in time and is position to hit. 
4. Ward has closed off his stance to directly face the pitcher now instead of relying on an open stance.  Again, coming straight back and straight forward through the ball, keeping all inside of it.
- If you guys skipped through that, no problem, I'll just summarize it here.  He has a cleaner, more powerful swing and looks extremely comfortable at the plate. 
Guys, I'm convinced, this is legit.