OC Register: Angels’ Anthony Rendon still waiting for full return of lower body strength

[Stradling]

Just now, IheartLA said:

On 10/12/2020 at 7:02 AM, Stradling said:

One thing I think we can expect to see with a new GM is the end of two way players, whether it’s Ohtani or Walsh in the majors or William English in the minors.  

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Yep, I was wrong.  See how simple that is?  

[IheartLA]

Just now, Stradling said:

Yep, I was wrong.  See how simple that is?  

no prob, I didn't even mention you in my original post I was just stating that as an Angel's fan its' disheartening to see another big signing end up a bust.

[Stradling]

Just now, IheartLA said:

no prob, I didn't even mention you in my original post I was just stating that as an Angel's fan its' disheartening to see another big signing end up a bust.

And it’s way too early to call him a bust considering he was great in year one, injured in year two, and it was 15 games into year three. 

[AngelsLakersFan]

43 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

Gets robbed of extra bases after 11 pitches.

Gentlemen I think Rendon is starting to care a little bit.

He still doesn’t care

[IheartLA]

On 4/26/2022 at 9:05 PM, Stradling said:

And it’s way too early to call him a bust considering he was great in year one, injured in year two, and it was 15 games into year three. 

Rendon is hitting .198 with an OPS of .662. When are we allowed to start being worried?

[Revad]

3 minutes ago, IheartLA said:

Rendon is hitting .198 with an OPS of .662. When are we allowed to start being worried?

Memorial Day?  I have to say that’s one lite hitting left side of the infield.

[Warfarin]

34 minutes ago, IheartLA said:

Rendon is hitting .198 with an OPS of .662. When are we allowed to start being worried?

Would say that this should continue to serve as an excellent reminder of the major downsides of mega contracts and star free agents.

Pujols, Hamilton, Upton (trade and subsequent extension), Rendon.. these deals rarely pan out for any team.

I am all for re-signing our own stars, will full acknowledgement that the latter years will likely be down years, but I hope we stop attempting to sign free agents to long term deals.

Trout is on a mega deal, and hopefully Ohtani will join him.  The rest, IMO, should be a mix of home grown talent and high AAV / short-term deals (a la the Syndergaard signing).  

[IheartLA]

19 minutes ago, Warfarin said:

Would say that this should continue to serve as an excellent reminder of the major downsides of mega contracts and star free agents.

Pujols, Hamilton, Upton (trade and subsequent extension), Rendon.. these deals rarely pan out for any team.

I am all for re-signing our own stars, will full acknowledgement that the latter years will likely be down years, but I hope we stop attempting to sign free agents to long term deals.

Trout is on a mega deal, and hopefully Ohtani will join him.  The rest, IMO, should be a mix of home grown talent and high AAV / short-term deals (a la the Syndergaard signing).  

Eh, I'm not in the never sign big money FA's camp. Sometimes you have to spend money to make money. Arenado is on a similar deal, he's mashing. Machado, Harper. Spending big money on star players is what most teams are ok with doing, they just don't want to spend on average talent like pre2014. Superstars should still get paid. That's what's frustrating, Rendon had been Mr. Consistent 6+ WAR every year and now he's basically the Mexican American Pujols. What shit luck..

[Inside Pitch]

1 hour ago, IheartLA said:

Rendon is hitting .198 with an OPS of .662. When are we allowed to start being worried?

https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/anthony-rendon-543685?stats=statcast-r-hitting-mlb

When his chase rate spikes and his exit velocities drop below 55%. 

His BaBip was at .215 last time I looked compared to the league average of .293.  Nobody likes to hear its just bad luck but right now that's likely all it is.  

[Stradling]

1 hour ago, IheartLA said:

Rendon is hitting .198 with an OPS of .662. When are we allowed to start being worried?

Whenever you’d like.  

[Inside Pitch]

3 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Whenever you’d like.  

"You worry too much, you make yourself sad"

[IheartLA]

8 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Whenever you’d like.  

ok, I'm starting tonight

[Slegnaac]

He has pretty good numbers from the left side of the plate. 

[Stradling]

1 hour ago, IheartLA said:

ok, I'm starting tonight

Cool. I think that’s silly but you do you. 

[Warfarin]

1 hour ago, IheartLA said:

Eh, I'm not in the never sign big money FA's camp. Sometimes you have to spend money to make money. Arenado is on a similar deal, he's mashing. Machado, Harper. Spending big money on star players is what most teams are ok with doing, they just don't want to spend on average talent like pre2014. Superstars should still get paid. That's what's frustrating, Rendon had been Mr. Consistent 6+ WAR every year and now he's basically the Mexican American Pujols. What shit luck..

A key aspect of that too though is age.  Machado and Harper are still 29.  In his age 29 season, Rendon was still a stud.  Players fall apart at all sorts of ages, but obviously the chances are much higher on the wrong side of 30, which Rendon is now.

Fortunately, this was not a 10 year deal.  

[Taylor]

Only hitter with 2 hits yesterday.

[beatlesrule]

Rendon went from a diamond to Gold to now a silver player. I would have to think he gets back to Gold status for the next couple of years at least. Although I don't see why he can't go Diamond again.