POLL: Trout and Rendon Games Played in 2024

[zenmaster]

Maybe Rendon just really hated Ohtani and now that he’s gone he will be back to his old self!

 

/copium

[Taylor]

1 minute ago, zenmaster said:

Maybe Rendon just really hated Ohtani and now that he’s gone he will be back to his old self!

 

/copium

Rendon told Arte he didn't like playing with the orientals.

[Tank]

11 hours ago, Taylor said:

Rendon told Arte he didn't like playing with the ornamentals.

 

[Angelsjunky]

No idea. I suppose my over/under for likely games played would be something like 110 for Trout, 70 for Rendon. But there's no rational reason it can't be 135 and 120. But...the Angels.

If Trout gets hurt for an extended period again, I think it might finally break his spirit.

[Taylor]

On 12/12/2023 at 11:05 AM, Second Base said:

10 bucks says a closely related thread will also be published in February/March. 

You're five days away from owing me 10 bucks.

[Chitown27Fan]

16 hours ago, Taylor said:

You're five days away from owing me 10 bucks.

You didnt give Ippei a chance to get any skin in this shame on you lol

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

I like 76-100 for Trout. 

[Inside Pitch]

I voted for 79 and under wins in that other thread because of this uncertainty. 

That's not to say I don't think they have the talent to win more games than that, it's just the reality that the team as it is currently built can't be expected to win as is. They are basically where they were in the days before Stoneman and MS where they assembled a team and HOPED they could win.  I really wanted to see them add some IF help, I still think they should have added a catcher that could help O'Hoppe with the parts of his game that are clearly lacking, I wish they still had Molina around to do that.

Too much of this team's potential output is tied to veteran players coming back from injuries and young guys taking that next step forward -- so again, there is a lot of hoping involved.  Trout's coming back from a hamate fracture and while the recovery from that to previous levels is really high but historically guys have tended to take a bit to see their power fully return. With Rendon we still have no idea if his legs are shot or not -- I didn't see him enough to have a real clue if he's still trying to do all his hitting with his wrists but if his legs are shot he's done IMO.  The batting eye is still there so, pretty sure that's why he's at the top of the lineup and the concerns about his being able to pull a ball are why he's not in the middle of the lineup.

Low expectations but at least it will be fun to potentially see the team work in a group of young players for the first time since the early 10s.  Hopefully soon they are back to where they are expecting and not hoping to win.

[fan_since79]

Trout, 110 games.

Rendon, 60. He'll stumble trying to make a great play and then blow out his shoulder with the throw to first. 

[Taylor]

4 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

Trout, 110 games.

Rendon, 60. He'll stumble trying to make a great play and then blow out his shoulder with the throw to first. 

That sounds more like a Trout injury. 

A Rendon injury would be twisting his groin sitting down on the bench.

[Taylor]

Welp