Do either of these slugging Angels outfielders make sense for a Blue Jays offseason trade?

In recent news, MLB insider Jon Morosi indicated that the Los Angeles Angels are willing to listen to trade offers for two of their top sluggers. Those two intriguing players happen to be outfielders Taylor Ward and Jo Adell. For an organization that already hadn’t had a sniff of the postseason for over a decade, it is quite surprising that they would want to deal two of their best offensive players while leaving their face of the franchise Mike Trout all alone to fight for the team.

The Toronto Blue Jays are a team looking to bolster their roster this offseason with the hopes of another run for a championship next year. Could either of these slugging Angels outfielders make sense as a trade target for Toronto? After all, doesn’t the Blue Jays already have a plethora of solid outfielders at their disposal for the upcoming season?

Do either of these slugging Angels outfielders make sense for a Blue Jays offseason trade?

In the case for Ward, we are talking about a power producer who could easily eclipse 25 home runs and 75 RBIs per season. Last year, he managed to post the best numbers of his career with 86 runs scored, 31 doubles, 36 home runs and 103 RBIs, albeit with just a .228 average in 157 games played.

As for Adell, he also managed to put together his best season in the majors in 2025 by compiling a .236 average, .778 OPS, along with 37 home runs and 98 RBIs in 152 total games played. With both profiling quite similarly to each other, who would the Blue Jays want in a trade deal?

Perhaps Toronto should take into consideration what either player can do in the field. For Ward, he has always been a decent defender, amassing a solid .983 fielding percentage with 87 outfield assists over his eight-year MLB career, although his -22 DRS over that time frame leaves just a little to be desired.

But in comparison, Adell is worse as a fielder, registering just a .980 fielding percentage and only 16 outfield assists in six seasons in the majors. But more worrisome was the fact that he recorded a -14 DRS in just his 2025 season alone. So in effect, Adell is like another Anthony Santander, a power bat but with sub-par defense in the field. With Santander likely returning to the outfield for the Jays next season, having another Santander-like player in the outfield could hinder their overall outfield defense as it would leave Daulton Varsho as the sole elite defender there.

However, in the case for Ward, he can provide the added power without giving up too much defensively, making him like another Nathan Lukes or Davis Schneider but with considerably more impactful offensive production. Another way to look at it, is he is Santander-like with better defense.

Therefore, if the Blue Jays were to turn to the Angels to add a power bat to their lineup via the trade route, it would make the most sense to have Ward and not Adell as the prime target. But in reality if you were to ask most Blue Jays fans, they might already be happy with the current core that they have right now since it worked to perfection during the 2025 season.