Taylor Ward discusses what is contributing to his breakout season and his hope that the Angels will be buyers at the 2025 trade deadline

The Los Angeles Angels brought back an All-Star and Taylor Ward spoke about his future with the Angels as the trade deadline nears.

Not long ago, Taylor Ward was a former first-round, soft-hitting catcher with a rocket arm but an inability to block the ball who was stalled in the Angels’ minor-league system.

Taylor Ward hits a bases-clearing double to left-center field, increasing the Angels' lead with a score of 5-0 in the top of the 2nd inning

Sportsnaut's Matt Higgins proposed such a deal in a hypothetical published on Tuesday: Angels outfielder Taylor Ward and reliever Reid Detmers for Phillies prospects Justin Crawford (OF), Mick Abel (SP), Gabriel Rincones Jr. (OF) and Mavis Graves (LHP).