LF Taylor Ward #3
Age: 35 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
07/22/2029
 OA: 45 POT: 45
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LF TAYLOR WARD #3 - AGE: 35 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
31 120 24 7 1 1 8 11 38 .200 .297 .300 4 -0.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 55 55 50 55
Eye 60 60 60 60
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 50
Errors: - 35 50
Arm: 45 50 55
Turn DP: - 35 -
Framing: 35 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 55
1st Base: 40 Center Field: 30
2nd Base: - Right Field: 45
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 45
Stealing Aggressiveness: 40
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 50
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/06/2029 @ MIN Loss, 4-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
05/05/2029 @ MIN Loss, 2-3 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 0
05/04/2029 @ MIN Win, 5-3 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
05/03/2029 @ NYM Loss, 3-5 6 1 2 0 0 2 0 0
05/02/2029 @ NYM Win, 8-5 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
05/01/2029 @ NYM Loss, 3-8 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
04/29/2029 @ ATL Win, 8-0 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 1
04/28/2029 @ ATL Win, 8-5 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
04/27/2029 @ ATL Win, 7-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
04/25/2029 CIN Win, 3-2 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Taylor is an extremely hard worker.
High: Work Ethic
Birthday:12/14/1993
Born in:Dayton, OH
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:9 Years, 14 Days
Service This Yr:35 Days
40-Man Service:9 Years, 14 Days
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2029 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 31 120 24 7 1 1 8 11 11 38 .200 .297 .300 .597 .269 .100 69
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 31 138 6 0 0 3 0 1 36 9 4 0 100.0 11.8 3.20 -0.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   36 6 2 0 1 2 4 2 16 0 0 2 .167 .250 .306 .556
Versus Right   84 18 5 1 0 6 7 9 22 1 0 4 .214 .316 .298 .614
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   94 19 5 0 1 7 9 7 29 1 0 5 .202 .290 .287 .577
May   26 5 2 1 0 1 2 4 9 0 0 1 .192 .323 .346 .669
Spring Training   58 16 2 0 7 16 10 9 23 1 0 0 .276 .368 .672 1.040
Last Year   505 108 19 1 18 55 55 57 174 2 0 5 .214 .299 .362 .661
2 Years Ago   556 132 21 1 15 54 59 54 202 4 1 10 .237 .314 .360 .674
Career   4118 1007 177 8 146 475 552 527 1259 27 9 62 .245 .337 .398 .735
Home   33 10 4 0 1 5 6 3 6 0 0 3 .303 .410 .515 .925
Road   87 14 3 1 0 3 5 8 32 1 0 3 .161 .253 .218 .471
Grass   120 24 7 1 1 8 11 11 38 1 0 6 .200 .297 .300 .597
Day   27 7 1 1 1 4 3 3 11 0 0 0 .259 .333 .481 .815
Night   93 17 6 0 0 4 8 8 27 1 0 6 .183 .287 .247 .534
As Starter   120 24 7 1 1 8 11 11 38 1 0 6 .200 .297 .300 .597
Close/Late   27 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 10 0 0 2 .111 .226 .148 .374
Inning 1-3   45 11 3 1 1 6 7 4 14 0 0 2 .244 .333 .422 .756
Inning 4-6   38 9 3 0 0 2 2 5 11 1 0 2 .237 .348 .316 .664
Inning 7-9   35 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 13 0 0 2 .114 .184 .143 .327
Extra Innings   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
0 Outs   34 9 4 0 0 3 4 1 11 1 0 1 .265 .297 .382 .680
1 Outs   36 9 2 0 0 2 4 5 7 0 0 0 .250 .341 .306 .647
2 Outs   50 6 1 1 1 3 3 5 20 0 0 5 .120 .267 .240 .507
Scoring Position   32 5 2 1 0 6 3 4 12 1 0 1 .156 .263 .281 .544
Bases Empty   62 12 5 0 0 0 4 6 17 0 0 2 .194 .286 .274 .560
Runner on 1st   26 7 0 0 1 2 4 1 9 0 0 3 .269 .367 .385 .751
Runner on 2nd   13 4 1 1 0 3 2 3 5 0 0 0 .308 .438 .538 .976
Runner on 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   13 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 5 0 0 1 .077 .200 .154 .354
Runner on 1st & 3rd   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   69 9 2 0 1 4 4 6 38 0 0 4 .130 .241 .203 .443
First Pitch   8 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .333 .375 .708
Count 0-1   9 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .333 .556
Count 0-2   10 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 5 0 0 2 .100 .250 .400 .650
Count 1-0   8 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .125 .111 .250 .361
Count 1-1   7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .286 .429
Count 1-2   22 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 1 .091 .130 .091 .221
Count 2-0   3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.000 1.667
Count 2-1   13 6 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .462 .462 .615 1.077
Count 2-2   22 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 12 0 0 1 .136 .174 .182 .356
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 .333 .750 .333 1.083
Full Count   15 3 1 0 0 1 2 6 8 0 0 0 .200 .429 .267 .695
Behind in Count   41 5 1 0 1 2 3 0 18 0 0 3 .122 .182 .220 .401
Ahead in Count   27 10 2 1 0 4 6 5 0 1 0 1 .370 .471 .519 .989
Batting 3rd   120 24 7 1 1 8 11 11 38 1 0 6 .200 .297 .300 .597
Low Leverage   53 9 3 0 0 1 1 2 18 1 0 2 .170 .224 .226 .451
Medium Leverage   46 11 3 1 1 4 8 7 14 0 0 4 .239 .386 .413 .799
High Leverage   20 4 1 0 0 3 2 2 6 0 0 0 .200 .273 .250 .523
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2018 Los Angeles - MLB 24 40 135 24 3 0 6 15 14 9 3 0 45 2 0 .178 .245 .333 .578 57 57 -0.2
2019 Los Angeles - MLB 25 20 42 8 3 0 1 2 4 6 0 0 23 0 0 .190 .292 .333 .625 66 68 -0.1
2020 Los Angeles - MLB 26 34 94 26 6 2 0 5 16 8 0 0 28 2 0 .277 .333 .383 .716 97 97 0.2
2021 Los Angeles - MLB 27 65 208 52 15 0 8 33 33 20 6 1 55 1 1 .250 .332 .438 .769 111 111 0.8
2022 Los Angeles - MLB 28 136 502 143 21 2 23 70 78 69 3 1 128 4 2 .285 .374 .472 .846 141 145 4.6
2023 Los Angeles - MLB 29 155 560 150 18 1 21 76 92 96 7 4 161 7 3 .268 .379 .416 .795 119 125 2.7
2024 Los Angeles - MLB 30 141 491 107 19 0 21 64 67 66 6 5 162 3 0 .218 .315 .385 .700 96 98 0.8
2025 Los Angeles - MLB 31 145 496 130 21 0 20 59 75 78 8 6 120 4 0 .262 .367 .425 .793 118 122 2.7
2026 Los Angeles - MLB 32 106 409 103 24 0 12 34 48 53 8 3 123 3 1 .252 .347 .399 .745 106 109 1.5
2027 St. Louis - MLB 33 142 556 132 21 1 15 54 59 54 10 4 202 8 4 .237 .314 .360 .674 87 90 0.3
2028 St. Louis - MLB 34 135 505 108 19 1 18 55 55 57 5 2 174 6 0 .214 .299 .362 .661 82 84 0.3
2029 St. Louis - MLB 35 31 120 24 7 1 1 8 11 11 6 1 38 4 0 .200 .297 .300 .597 67 69 -0.1
Total MLB 1150 4118 1007 177 8 146 475 552 527 62 27 1259 44 11 .245 .337 .398 .735 104 107 13.5
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2015 Total - R 21 32 109 38 4 1 2 19 20 29 2 1 8 5 2 .349 .489 .459 .948 100 137 1.3
2015 Total - A 21 24 92 32 3 0 1 12 10 10 0 0 15 1 1 .348 .412 .413 .825 121 125 0.6
2016 Total - A+ 22 123 466 116 11 0 10 56 61 48 5 5 81 0 0 .249 .323 .337 .659 78 80 0.5
2017 Total - A+ 23 54 207 50 11 1 6 30 32 35 0 2 43 0 0 .242 .348 .391 .740 99 102 0.9
2017 Rocket City - AA 23 33 119 34 3 0 3 19 14 22 2 2 17 0 0 .286 .400 .387 .787 133 148 1.3
2018 Rocket City - AA 24 42 148 51 8 0 6 25 26 29 1 1 33 8 1 .345 .453 .520 .973 187 206 2.7
2018 Salt Lake - AAA 24 60 227 80 18 0 8 35 42 36 2 2 61 10 2 .352 .442 .537 .979 182 200 4.0
2019 Salt Lake - AAA 25 106 421 129 34 1 27 71 102 80 9 1 101 11 5 .306 .427 .584 1.011 190 207 7.8
2021 Los Angeles A (ACL) - R 27 3 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 .143 .250 .286 .536 48 41 -0.0
2021 Salt Lake - AAA 27 13 49 21 9 0 4 10 15 9 1 0 12 2 0 .429 .525 .857 1.383 293 314 1.6
2026 Salt Lake - AAA 32 6 24 12 2 0 2 8 2 3 1 0 5 1 0 .500 .571 .833 1.405 278 267 0.7
Total PCL 185 721 242 63 1 41 124 161 128 13 3 179 24 7 .336 .443 .596 1.039 197 214
Total SL 75 267 85 11 0 9 44 40 51 3 3 50 8 1 .318 .429 .461 .890 163 180
Total NWL 177 673 166 22 1 16 86 93 83 5 7 124 0 0 .247 .331 .354 .684 85 87
Total CAL 24 92 32 3 0 1 12 10 10 0 0 15 1 1 .348 .412 .413 .825 121 125
Total ACL 3 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 .143 .250 .286 .536 48 41
Total PIO 32 109 38 4 1 2 19 20 29 2 1 8 5 2 .349 .489 .459 .948 100 137
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2023 Los Angeles - MLB 29 12 46 10 5 0 0 1 8 5 0 0 13 0 0 .217 .294 .326 .620 71 71 -1.6
2025 Los Angeles - MLB 31 11 37 7 2 0 1 5 4 5 2 0 11 0 0 .189 .318 .324 .643 78 84 -1.2
Total MLB 23 83 17 7 0 1 6 12 10 2 0 24 0 0 .205 .305 .325 .631 74 77
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2018 Los Angeles - MLB 3B 40 39 15 62 3 82 5 .939 326.1 2.12 0.0 .000
2019 Los Angeles - MLB 3B 4 3 2 2 1 6 2 .667 25.0 1.44 0.0 .000
2019 Los Angeles - MLB LF 9 7 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 60.0 2.25 0.0 .000
2020 Los Angeles - MLB 1B 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 0.0 .000
2020 Los Angeles - MLB LF 17 6 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 74.2 1.93 0.0 .000
2020 Los Angeles - MLB RF 19 18 33 0 0 33 0 1.000 155.0 1.92 0.0 .000
2021 Los Angeles - MLB C 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 -0.1 .000 0 1 0 0.0
2021 Los Angeles - MLB LF 18 8 18 0 0 19 1 .947 85.0 1.91 0.0 .000
2021 Los Angeles - MLB CF 12 9 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 56.1 2.88 0.0 .000
2021 Los Angeles - MLB RF 51 42 88 2 0 91 1 .989 368.1 2.20 0.0 .000
2022 Los Angeles - MLB 3B 3 2 1 2 1 3 0 1.000 17.0 1.59 +0.2 1.066
2022 Los Angeles - MLB LF 6 3 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 26.0 1.04 -0.4 .000
2022 Los Angeles - MLB CF 6 4 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 41.0 2.20 0.0 .000
2022 Los Angeles - MLB RF 123 120 254 7 1 264 3 .989 1043.1 2.25 -1.2 .972
2023 Los Angeles - MLB C 1 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 2.0 18.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
2023 Los Angeles - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2023 Los Angeles - MLB LF 5 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 18.2 1.45 -0.3 .980
2023 Los Angeles - MLB CF 5 5 8 0 0 9 1 .889 44.0 1.64 -1.5 .794
2023 Los Angeles - MLB RF 145 145 249 6 1 257 2 .992 1289.2 1.78 -5.9 .975
2024 Los Angeles - MLB 1B 4 3 11 2 0 13 0 1.000 27.0 4.33 +0.1 1.036
2024 Los Angeles - MLB LF 4 4 8 1 0 9 0 1.000 34.0 2.38 +0.0 .989
2024 Los Angeles - MLB RF 131 126 211 5 1 218 2 .991 1075.1 1.81 -4.8 .978
2025 Los Angeles - MLB LF 36 35 77 4 3 81 0 1.000 308.0 2.37 -0.7 1.019
2025 Los Angeles - MLB RF 110 109 224 4 1 229 1 .996 958.2 2.14 -2.2 .978
2026 Los Angeles - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2026 Los Angeles - MLB CF 7 6 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 54.1 2.65 -0.7 .935
2026 Los Angeles - MLB RF 97 96 175 4 0 182 3 .984 865.2 1.86 -1.3 .968
2027 St. Louis - MLB 1B 4 4 35 3 3 39 1 .974 31.0 11.03 -0.3 .887
2027 St. Louis - MLB LF 85 78 159 1 0 163 3 .982 703.0 2.05 -1.7 1.006
2027 St. Louis - MLB CF 52 52 138 1 0 140 1 .993 443.0 2.82 -3.5 .955
2027 St. Louis - MLB RF 8 6 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 50.1 2.15 +0.8 1.075
2028 St. Louis - MLB 1B 17 15 121 6 11 128 1 .992 145.1 7.86 -0.6 .871
2028 St. Louis - MLB LF 112 110 240 8 3 252 4 .984 966.2 2.31 +2.9 1.011
2028 St. Louis - MLB CF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 -0.3 .995
2028 St. Louis - MLB RF 5 5 9 1 0 10 0 1.000 43.0 2.09 -0.0 .985
2029 St. Louis - MLB 1B 18 18 134 11 13 145 0 1.000 156.0 8.37 +0.1 .986
2029 St. Louis - MLB LF 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.2 .988
2029 St. Louis - MLB RF 2 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 14.1 3.14 +0.4 .984
TOTAL C 2 0 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 4.0 13.50 -0.1 .000 0 1 0 0.0
TOTAL 1B 45 40 303 22 27 327 2 .994 361.1 8.10 -0.8 .937
TOTAL 3B 47 44 18 66 5 91 7 .923 368.1 2.05 +0.2 1.066
TOTAL LF 294 253 540 15 6 563 8 .986 2285.0 2.19 +0.1 1.010
TOTAL CF 83 77 192 1 0 195 2 .990 646.2 2.69 -5.9 .944
TOTAL RF 691 669 1260 29 4 1301 12 .991 5863.2 1.98 -14.3 .976
PLAYER HISTORY
06/06/2012 Drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 31st round of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft from Shadow Hills HS (Indio, CA). Did not sign.
06/05/2015 Drafted by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the 1st round (26th) of the 2015 MLB June Amateur Draft from California State University Fresno (Fresno, CA).
04/16/2022 Los Angeles Angels activated 3B Taylor Ward from the 10-day injured list. [Auto]
06/05/2022 Los Angeles Angels placed 3B Taylor Ward on the 10-day injured list retroactive to June 4, 2022. Mild right hamstring strain. [Auto]
06/14/2022 Los Angeles Angels activated 3B Taylor Ward from the 10-day injured list. [Auto]
08/22/2022 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
11/10/2022 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $4,000,000 with the Los Angeles Angels organization.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 60 (65).
09/22/2023 Goes 5-6 against the Seattle Mariners, with 2 HR, 6 RBI and 2 R.
10/15/2023 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/01/2023 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $6,800,000 with the Los Angeles Angels organization.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 60 (60).
11/15/2024 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $7,500,000.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 60 (60).
11/13/2025 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $10,269,500.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 60 (60).
08/09/2026 Injured (fractured finger),out for 6-7 weeks.
11/27/2026 Became a free agent.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 60 (60).
01/14/2027 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $31,800,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
04/09/2027 Injured (forearm tendinitis),out for one week.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 60 (60).
04/26/2028 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week.
08/08/2028 Injured (oblique strain),out for 3 weeks.
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 60 (60).
04/11/2029 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 5 days.
05/17/2029 Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year K Rank
2027 202 5
Year 3B Rank
2020 2 8
Year BB Rank
2023 96 2
2025 78 6
Year SF Rank
2025 6 8
Year OBP Rank
2022 .374 8
2023 .379 6
Year RC/27 Rank
2022 6.60 8
Year wOBA Rank
2022 .369 7
Year OPS Rank
2022 .846 9
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