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Participating in a home run derby on the deck of the USS Midway tonight: http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/home-run-derby-on-aircraft-carrier-big-draw-for-power-hitters/#LlDV7kfMHCocxTIZ.97
He's asked Scherzer to pitch to him.
Drew Ward, 3B, 0.9 KATOH+ – Ward was really bad at third during the 2015 Fall League but was competent there a year later, and I think there’s a chance he stays, though his most likely future home remains first base. Ward is already a 30 runner and is huge, a wide-framed 6-foot-3. He only turned 22 during the offseason, so he’s likely to continue filling out and move to first. He has big raw power and, historically, a patient approach. The power and patience are the most likely paths toward a big-league role, but Ward’s stiff, long swing is problematic. The offensive bar at first base is high and unforgiving, and without a viable hit tool at first base or any defensive versatility, it’s hard to project Ward in any sort of big-league role. If he shows he can reach base and hit for some power at Double-A this year, we can start to talk.
The easiest fix for the Nationals would be to acquire closer David Robertson from the Chicago White Sox. The White Sox are shopping him, the Nationals need him, and they nearly completed a deal for him before spring training. The Nationals, according to executives with direct knowledge of the deal, were to send 19-year-old left-hander Jesus Luzardo and minor league infielder Drew Ward to the White Sox for Robertson, with the White Sox eating about half of the $25 million remaining in his contract. But the deal got hung up over money.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2017/05/21/nationals-bullpen-trades/101994010/There's some skepticism at NationalsArmsRace that the Nats would have turned down the deal. The links are in the Closer Thread.
http://NatsGM.com/2017/08/16/scouting-report-drew-ward-3b/
