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    OC Register: Angels’ Anthony Rendon ‘loves’ the opportunity to hit leadoff

    in LA Angels | MLB Daily

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    14 minutes ago, Redondo said:

    Thanks for taking the time to show me the positive side of his at bats

    Just to be clear

    I'm not getting down on him as a person and it does sound like he is a good teammate

    It's his not hitting and getting on base that I'm on him about

    I know there is no way to prove it, but it looks like he didn't work so hard in the off season on his batting?

    Like all other pros I expect guys on my team to do all they can do to stay in shape and keep up on their batting and fielding

    Rendon might have been cheeky because he has said silly things in past interviews, but when asked about his off-season goals he said something along the lines of just not having surgery. 

    OC Register: Angels’ Anthony Rendon ‘loves’ the opportunity to hit leadoff

    in LA Angels | MLB Daily

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    1 hour ago, Inside Pitch said:

    I went to the game yesterday, he looks about 10-15+ pounds lighter than in the past.  Also, not sure if it's because of the time he missed in ST and his timing is off still but he looked better swinging with each at bat.  I came home to check the actual predictive stuff and his exit velocities increased as the night went on -- he's sitting at 88 MPH on the season now.  Still want to see it get to his career norms but at least it's not sitting at 83 like it was after the first two games.

    Also there is this from yesterday's game

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    And this...

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    He's had four at bats where the expected batting average was .470 or higher the last two games.  So there are at least signs of life there, hopefully.

    Personally since he's not walking a lot he's probably better served at the bottom of the lineup than the top, even if he is seeing a ton of pitches. His swing data is actually arguing that he's taking too many pitches and not swinging enough. His swings at pitches in the zone are down but his contacts rates are in line with his career norms, so leading off may be working against him. Hopefully getting as many at bats as possible will help if it's a timing thing.

    Also, being able to see directly into the Angels dugout, Rendon was one of the more animated guys in there, he was constantly up and hyping others --ditto Adell.  So for those of you that have convinced yourself he's an awful teammate -- it didn't look like it from the way the other players interacted with him.

    I really hope Adell breaks through this year.  

    New segment.

    IP has to go to one game a series and do a write up. 

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