2022 Stats
AVG
.375
HR
9
RBI
23
R
26
SB
1
Rest-of-Season Projections
2022 Fantasy Outlook
Ward played in a career-high 65 games last season and was a quality fill-in for the Halos with a 111 wRC+ in 237 plate appearances. The 28-year-old should serve as the team's fourth outfielder in 2022, and he could have an expanded role after Justin Upton was designated for assignment late in spring training. The Angels are set to open with Mike Trout, Brandon Marsh and Jo Adell as its starting outfield trio, with the latter two not yet cementing themselves in the majors. Ward could see more action if the two young outfielders struggle, but it make take an injury for him to see enough playing time to warrant serious fantasy consideration. Read Past Outlooks

No signs of slowing down
Ward went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Tuesday's loss to the Rangers.
ANALYSIS
Ward got the Angels offense going in the contest, launching a 419-foot solo shot to center field in the third inning. The long ball was his fourth in 14 contests this month and extended his on-base streak to 25 games. Ward has been among baseball's most pleasant surprises this season, slashing .376/.484/.733 with nine homers, 23 RBI, 26 runs and a stolen base across 122 plate appearances.
Ward got the Angels offense going in the contest, launching a 419-foot solo shot to center field in the third inning. The long ball was his fourth in 14 contests this month and extended his on-base streak to 25 games. Ward has been among baseball's most pleasant surprises this season, slashing .376/.484/.733 with nine homers, 23 RBI, 26 runs and a stolen base across 122 plate appearances.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2020
+3%
OPS vs RHP
2022
+5%
OPS vs RHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2020vs Left | .860 | 147 | 3 | 15 | .315 | ||||
Since 2020vs Right | .886 | 315 | 14 | 46 | .278 | ||||
2022vs Left | 1.170 | 31 | 1 | 1 | .423 | ||||
2022vs Right | 1.223 | 96 | 8 | 22 | .359 | ||||
2021vs Left | .849 | 77 | 2 | 11 | .303 | ||||
2021vs Right | .731 | 160 | 6 | 22 | .225 | ||||
2020vs Left | .650 | 39 | 0 | 3 | .263 | ||||
2020vs Right | .788 | 59 | 0 | 2 | .302 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2020
+11%
OPS at Home
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+27%
OPS at Home
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Since 2020Home | .927 | 222 | 11 | 43 | .290 | ||||
Since 2020Away | .832 | 240 | 6 | 18 | .290 | ||||
2022Home | 1.408 | 45 | 4 | 12 | .412 | ||||
2022Away | 1.108 | 82 | 5 | 11 | .357 | ||||
2021Home | .786 | 124 | 7 | 26 | .241 | ||||
2021Away | .747 | 113 | 1 | 7 | .260 | ||||
2020Home | .886 | 53 | 0 | 5 | .319 | ||||
2020Away | .562 | 45 | 0 | 0 | .250 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Taylor Ward compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.88BB Rate
18.1%K Rate
20.5%BABIP
.435ISO
.346AVG
.375OBP
.488SLG
.721OPS
1.209wOBA
.510Exit Velocity
81.0 mphHard Hit Rate
37.2%Barrels/PA
6.5%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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After hitting .147/.216/.206 in his first 37 plate appearances of the 2020 campaign, Ward was sent down to the alternate site. He rebounded following a 17-day demotion to hit .350/.400/.483 across his final 65 plate appearances. While his surface stats are unreliable due to sample size, Ward has shown the ability to make loud contact across 297 major-league plate appearances -- 52.6% and 47% hard hit rates in his past two seasons, respectively. Ward has also posted a sprint speed in the 77th percentile or higher in every campaign since 2018, sneakily swiping 25 bases on 32 attempts combined between the majors and minors in that span. If Ward shows the ability to make consistent contact, he could wrangle regular playing time and would be a sneaky power/speed threat. At the very least, he should get plenty of at-bats against left-handed pitchers.
More Fantasy News

Grand slam, double in nightcap
Ward went 3-for-3 with a grand slam, double, two walks and an additional run and RBI in a 9-1 win over Oakland in Game 2 of a doubleheader Saturday.
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Sitting in Game 1
Ward will sit for the afternoon portion of Saturday's doubleheader in Oakland, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
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Clubs pinch-hit homer
Ward (hamstring) entered Wednesday's 4-2 extra-inning loss to the Rays as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning and went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run.
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Plans to be ready for Friday
Ward (hamstring), who is on the bench for Wednesday's series finale against the Rays, said he will "absolutely" be back in the lineup for Friday's game in Oakland, Sam Blum of The Athletic reports.
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Sitting in third straight game
Ward (hamstring) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
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