Taylor Ward

Adell delivered a hard-single up the middle with two outs in the ninth, plating Brandon Drury. Julio Rodriguez might well have thrown Drury out had he been manning center field, but Victor Robles made a mediocre throw up the third-base line and Cal Raleigh failed to hold on to the ball, not only allowing Drury to score but also permitting Zach Neto to race around for an insurance run. Adell also walked tonight. He's hit in seven straight to improve to .199/.270/.399 for the season. We wouldn't call that good, but it's quite a bit better than what Mickey Moniak is doing, which could be big with Mike Trout set to return this weekend. It also might be moot by next week, since a Taylor Ward trade would keep both Adell and Moniak playing fairly regularly.

Ward is definitely ready for the break. He's 6-for-49 with one RBI and 20 strikeouts in his last 13 games, dropping his OPS from .773 to .713, and he's been stuck on 14 homers since June 25.

The Pirates and Angels are in talks on a trade that would send outfielder Taylor Ward from Anaheim to Pittsburgh, reports Paul Zeise of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and 93.7 FM The Fan. While a deal isn’t yet complete, Zeise adds that Pittsburgh is actively trying to get the deal across the finish line. Adding to…

Ward would presumably play right field in Pittsburgh, replacing Joshua Palacios. Ward is still rather inexpensive and is under control through 2026, so it'd take a significant return to get the Angels to part with him. One imagines right-hander Bubba Chandler would be high on the list of prospects the Angels would like to get their hands on.

The Pirates and Angels are in talks on a trade that would send outfielder Taylor Ward from Anaheim to Pittsburgh, reports Paul Zeise of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and 93.7 FM The Fan. While a deal isn’t yet complete, Zeise adds that Pittsburgh is actively trying to get the deal across the finish line. Adding to…