Anthony Rendon

[Dtwncbad]

One of my favorite players, it is hard to not mentally visit a longshot scenario.

There is active talk in DC about extending Rendon, like they did with Strasberg. But it hasn't happened yet.

Wash now has Corbin at $23m, Strasberg at $25m, and Scherzer at $30m and they are still pursuing Harper at what everyone expects to be a staggering number.

If they lose Harper I bet they move quickly to lock up Rendon.  They just signed Corbin and they are still in win now mode.

But if they retain Harper, does Rendon become a trade candidate or do they lock him down too at another $25m a year?

I very well could see the Nats believing the addition of Corbin on the mound and the emergence of Soto offensively puts them in a position to trade Rendon.

But of course my brain travels a path that creates an opportunity for my favorite team to trade for one of my favorite players.

 

[totdprods]

They’d probably try moving Zimmerman before Rendon.

[m0nkey]

Bud Norris and Bedrosian?

[Lou]

9 minutes ago, m0nkey said:

Bud Norris and Bedrosian?

Classic. 

[T.G.]

Tis the season for dreaming...

[Lou]

14 minutes ago, m0nkey said:

Bud Norris and Bedrosian?

wasn't Escobar involved, too? 

[ettin]

Unless Rendon absolutely hates playing in Washington I would not anticipate them trading him, particularly when they just signed Corbin which is win-now move. Nationals seem very motivated to extend him in my opinion, even more so than Harper.

[Dtwncbad]

31 minutes ago, ettin said:

Unless Rendon absolutely hates playing in Washington I would not anticipate them trading him, particularly when they just signed Corbin which is win-now move. Nationals seem very motivated to extend him in my opinion, even more so than Harper.

I just wonder if signing Corbin, adding that payroll, makes them have to choose between signing Harper and extending Rendon.

We will know soon.

[Catwhoshatinthehat]

They appear to be going all in for 2019 so even if they can't or don't extend him I don't see why they would want to move him now when he's under club control for one more year.  If they're out of it as the trade deadline approaches and haven't extend him then it would make sense to move him but not before.   

[Docwaukee]

If they retain Harper, my guess is they don't extend Rondon. But I don't see them trading him this year.  

I could also see them bringing Harper back and then moving Victor Robles in a package for Trevor Bauer and Kipnis.  

They'll also have Kieboom to take over for Rendon should they not keep him.  

[ettin]

58 minutes ago, Dtwncbad said:

I just wonder if signing Corbin, adding that payroll, makes them have to choose between signing Harper and extending Rendon.

We will know soon.

Maybe, even the owner Lerner has his limit. Rendon has expressed sincere interest in staying there but you never know the Nationals could flip Rendon and sign Machado for example. There is more than one owner in the League that is in a win-now mode.

[nate]

The Angels should trade for Buehler and Bellinger while they are at it.

I love the season of pie in the sky trade ideas

[Dtwncbad]

30 minutes ago, ettin said:

Maybe, even the owner Lerner has his limit. Rendon has expressed sincere interest in staying there but you never know the Nationals could flip Rendon and sign Machado for example. There is more than one owner in the League that is in a win-now mode.

Just out on mlbtraderumors is Nats are saying they are most likely out on getting Harper. . . 

They acknowledge there is more money out there for Bryce and that they expect Harper and Boras to not leave any money on the table.

[Lou]

10 minutes ago, Dtwncbad said:

Just out on mlbtraderumors is Nats are saying they are most likely out on getting Harper. . . 

They acknowledge there is more money out there for Bryce and that they expect Harper and Boras to not leave any money on the table.

it didn't seem as if they were really interested in a bidding war once he rejected their $300M offer. 

 

[CDiaz27?]

How can the Nats afford to extend Rendon with  their contracts they already have with Scherzer, Strasburg and Corbin aren’t they a smaller marker team? 

[ettin]

25 minutes ago, CDiaz27 said:

How can the Nats afford to extend Rendon with  their contracts they already have with Scherzer, Strasburg and Corbin aren’t they a smaller marker team? 

No their owner is a billionaire and they have a large market. Money isn't much of an object if Lerner decides he wants something.

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

They will keep Rendon. He is a solid player for them. I just dont see the 20-25M contract in his future. Unless, it's a 6 year deal and he gains 20M year 5 and 23M year 6.