Angels Trade Taylor Ward to Orioles for Pitcher Grayson Rodriguez

Josh Tolentino: Orioles trade signals they’re done waiting. Bravo.

BALTIMORE — I haven’t exactly been handing out praise for Mike Elias lately, but the Grayson Rodriguez trade earns a different response. After weeks of wondering whether the Orioles would match their words with action, they made a stunning move…

Angels GM Perry Minasian: Grayson Rodriguez is ‘a gamble worth taking’

Right-hander Grayson Rodriguez offered too tantalizing of a package for Perry Minasian to turn down, despite the risk. A day after the Angels acquired a pitcher who has been hurt for nearly a season and a half, Minasian said the current reports of his Rodriguez’s and the potential he offers were sufficient to be worth sending the Baltimore Orioles one of their best power hitters, Taylor Ward. “Is there risk? Yes, there’s risk,” the Angels’ gener…

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"Traded dirt for mud"; "Angels fleeced Baltimore" - Fans erupt as $2.75B franchise pulls off Taylor Ward for Grayson Rodriguez trade

The Los Angeles Angels, valued at $2.75 billion by Forbes, traded outfielder Taylor Ward to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for pitcher Grayson Rodriguez.

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Angels send Taylor Ward to Baltimore for pitcher Grayson Rodriguez

The Angels send Taylor Ward, who hit 36 home runs last season, to Baltimore for right-hander Grayson Rodriguez.