After an off day yesterday, the Angels are now in Boston to face the Red Sox. Problem was, the Red Sox weren’t home. Instead, these UCLA wannabees were there, in their bright yellow and blue uniform. Some sort of Yellow Sox.
Perhaps it was all an elaborate ruse to confuse their opponent, a distraction, if you will. It seemed to have worked, as the Angels infield had a hard time defending. Patrick Sandoval was not having fun, lasting only 3 and 2 thirds, allowed 2 runs, both unearned.
This meant it was a bullpen game for the Halos, not good. Not good at all. The offense would have to come through to get out of this with a win. Yeah, they couldn’t. Here is how they lost.
Highlighted Recap
The Angels got the scoring started with a 2 run double by Renfroe in the first.
In the bottom half, Ward saved a run, robbing a hit from the Yellow Sox.
The shutout ended in the 4th when Sandy allowed a hit after a Rengifo misplay.
Then, Rendon tied the game, by making a throwing error.
But, Rengifo did make a good throw to end the inning. Only after Sandy was pulled.
In the 5th, the Yellow Sox took the lead with a solo home run.
Anthony Rendon gave the yellow Sox another run by throwing the ball away AGAIN!
And then Loup did Loup things and threw a wild pitch because he is Loup.
Rendon scored an RBI groundout in the 7th to make it 5-3 Yellow Sox.
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The Angels fall to 7-6 and lose the opening game to the Yellow Sox. 3 more, with a game on Monday too. Yes, a wraparound series.
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Glad to see Urshela moved up in the lineup.
Urshela isn’t a star.
GPB didn’t say he was GG.. 💪 👉 ✌
LOL good timing – he’s got 5 rbi’s so far today.
Yes, I’m sure he’ll end up with 130 rbi’s this year
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Grab a bat Neto! And Please hit like that kid IHOP
1 Ward LF
2 Trout CF
3 Ohtani
4 Rendon 3B
5 Renfroe RF
6 Urshela 1B
7 Drury 2B
8 Neto SS
9 ThaissC
Like the move. Play Neto every day at short and get Fletch consistent at bats in Salt Lake. He’s got some issue that won’t get solved playing once or twice a week. Cut Lamb when Walsh returns and send Renjifo back to AAA when/if Fletcher regains his form.
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PTP – Pedro The Plytapus assistant GM
Exactly.
Adell’s like, “Uh, hello?”
Where would you play Adell? Defense is a big issue with the team right now too. We need a Shortstop, not another Outfielder.
Can he pitch? cuz there’s no place to play him
Adell has typically been good in AAA. Underneath the lofty stats he still is striking out a lot. His issue is pitch recognition leading to swing and miss. MLB guys have exploited that with him.
You are exactly correct. He will never get his K % below 30.
Neto getting called up from AA! Let’s go!
I was just about to post this! I feel like that was very unexpected.
Dude has been killing it. Excited up see how he does!
Very cool.
So…who plays 2nd now?
Urshela?
Drury on bench with Rengifo once Walsh returns?
I would love to see Gio at 3rd, Neto at short and Fletch at 2nd. Sit Rendon.
Fletch sent to AAA to get things figured out. It’s been 3 years since he was good. Maybe his lack of power finally got pitchers to just throw him strikes and let him get himself out.
Rendon is starting to heat up and is 3 years from MVP quality production. He gets more leash than10 games.
I am aware that it is unlikely that Rendon will sit as much as I would like it to be so.
The problem with Fletch is opposing pitchers don’t even have to throw strikes for him to get himself out
Sad but true, but he is the best fielder of the bunch.
Precisely.
Rendon has appeared in 7 games thus far. He’s healthy. He should play. Period.
Excited re: Neto….
You can watch Fletch play second every day at AAA if you like.
Yep. Just saw he was sent down.
Urshella to 2nd, Rendon is not sitting in the first 2-weeks of the year. Fletcher and Renfifo are relegated.
I am sure you are right. I have become very anti-Rendon (after being a very happy guy when he signed). Rendon has made me anti-Rendon and he has the ability to change that. I was a huge fan of his. Hopefully he starts performing at 3B like he is being paid. Only time will tell.
For me, it is going to take 500-600 ABs in a season before I flush Rendon down the commode. He was the best college bat coming out of Rice abd his years with the Nats were good but I understand why you’re not a fan, I get it.
What concerns me about him seems more personal. Did you see how he trotted off the field after only the 2nd out yesterday?
Confrontation with A’s fans…suspended…looking lost, forgetting how many outs…2 wild throws in a row.
Even the home opener – we were announcing players one by one and everyone clapped or waived. He stood there with arms crossed the whole time. The only one.
Just seems something is going on in his head. I hope he works it out/snaps out of it.
Those tosses to first were half-assed. Bad. I have no support I can throw out there for that. But getting in a beef after the game with a fan, don’t care. Fan deserved it. Ya can’t mouth off 5-feet away and run.
What I need from Anthony, 38 doubles, 26 homers and hit .280+ while manning the 3rd base position.
He had an arm injury and I believe he never fully recovered from it. His throwing is compromised.
Yes, I totally agree although I do believe in Drury to be decent, and better than Rengifo.
Too bad Rengifo’s still on the Major League roster
But, but, last year happened.
Free the Plumber 😀
Drury at second and Gio at first today.
That seems… Dumb
Anyone not named Rengifo works for me…until they suck and we coldly turn our collective scorn upon them.
YESSIR! Injects some speed as well. The pitchers deserve a competent shortstop and Angels had no one on the roster to fit that mold. Also, getting youth into this lineup was necessary. He may struggle a bit with the average but everything else is a positive.
He had 2 SB in one at bat a couple of days ago for RC . I have no idea his foot speed but he’s got to be faster than everyone on the roster not named Troutani or Phillips
Yeah, Zach is no burner by any means produces more speed than the middle of the lineup on down.
I think we turn it around this year and in 4 years we’re much higher on Rendon than Pooholes at the end of his contract.
I will take the other side of that prediction.
I think CTPG knows why me and the stormtroopers are here!
💩 💩 😠 ……..where’s the robot?
Poorly played baseball game all around.
3 errors by the infield.
1 for 14 RISP
Excessively high pitch count by the starter during the pivotal early innings.
Flush it and move on.
With the infield defensve being so shaky, I would expect to see Fletcher and Gio in the lineup tomorrow.
If Rendon continues to play the way that he is, does Perry cut him? Can’t really trade him. I’m ok if he doesnt wear an Angel uniform again if things continue to go as they are.
Ha Ha Ha. 3 for 4 with a walk and an RBI grounfdout and Perry’s going to cut him.? You’re delusional.
Agree he won’t be cut. But his errors cost the Angels this game. His overall performance (singles included) was nothing to write home about.
His head is the issue. See him trot off the field after two outs yesterday?
He did make an awesome play to save runs early in the game though and his bat is heating up.
Loup did great!
And the Doyers sucked tonight….we have that too.
Another suck night for Syndergaard.
Yeah, that was about the only good thing in MLB yesterday …
Dudes, you can’t give away four, repeat FOUR, unearned runs and hope to win.
Maybe I’m getting little old fir this shit . but come on guys .Time to. man up. https://giphy.com/gifs/starwars-star-wars-yoda-26FmQ6EOvLxp6cWyY
They listened. They are DO’ing the SUCK and doing it well. 😀
No way nevin makes it all season.
I would bet you a Grant on that.
He shouldn’t, but he probably will.
And yet we’re on pace to win 87
This on pace thing is never a good idea. It never works out. I know you know that.
😂 😂
I figure if we’re over .500 and not playing all that well it means either of two things.
I don’t think we can make too much of anything out of 13 games. I think we need to get to at least June before we draw any conclusions.
Tonight they looked awful. After no baseball last night, I was looking forward to the game. It was a bad game. Hopefully they figure it out for tomorrow.
I beg to differ about the 13 games being insignificant for analysis.
This much I can tell you : the Tampa Bay Rays have had ZERO games like the one we had last night. They have not selfishly refused to lay down a bunt in a clear bunting situation only to GIDP and also commit 3 errors in that same game.
Good teams do good things and bad teams do bad things… Let me soften that a bit. I don’t think we are “bad,” but I do think we are poorly managed and show a clear lack of leadership. This falls on Nevin, and to a good extent also Perry since he was the one who fired Maddon and brought in his puppet/yesman Nevin.
Good managers don’t allow that to happen ; if Rengifo blows off the bunt call he’d say F you and call it again, and then again with 2 strikes. That is what I would have done to Rengifo’s selfish ass.
You can’t win on a high level unless everyone is pulling in the same direction. You can’t have “ME first” guys on your team. Rengifo is clearly one of those “Me First” guys and that leads to losing.
Uh Oh, here we go again with BLAYME DUH FIELD MANAJIR
We played the A’s and the Nats who we’ll both be bad teams in 2023.
WUNCE AGAYNE…….FIELD MAMAJIRS DON’T MATTER EXCEPT TO THE GUY ABOVE WHO SIGNS EVERYBUDDY’S PAYEROLL CHEKK. Pay attention to Moneyball and why Art Howe was on a one yr deal every year.
After all he hired Tony LaRussa to undermine his own GM at the time and also anuther old guy born after WW2. Also I wonder if Tiger’s and Pirate’s fans care about play by play announcers?
💪 💪 💪 💪 ……coming soon my Austin Riley stats update.
Go worship at your Billy Beane/Paul De Podesta shrine loser.
Also, FYI, Beane has never won shit in the playoffs. Never even made it to the Series, let alone won it..
2002 was 100 yrs ago
Also Italy isn’t the Roman Empire anymore.
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Then why do you have it as your username ??
😂 😂
Ohtani mashing Seattle makes their pitchers grab at empty bags:
On pace to be a bunch of losers. There is no reason for this shit. Time to sack up and play like champions
Two chics at the same time, man.
Not sure it’s worth the time to extrapolate, kind of like passing gas
….and miss the playoffs – and these losses to shitty teams will likely be the difference.
Are the RS a shitty team? They’ll be better than the A’s and Nats.
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Fuck (April) Rendon. All my homies hate Rendon.
According to Langston, there’s been 5 games already where a hit, halfway decent relief pitching or high school level defense would have resulted in a W. 5 games thrown away, sometimes literally in the first 13. Thank god these early games don’t count in the standings amirite?!?
Seriously, this team feels just like the past few angels teams. Can’t get a clutch hit, can’t get that 3rd out, self imploding. How do you hit the number 8&9 batters. Yes that coward almost got out of it but he should have never been in that situation. I’m sure they’ll right the ship at some point and reel off a long run streak but I think it’ll be surrounded by a sea of mediocre, barely above or below .500 baseball.
Glad I was working and completely forgot this was an east coast game. On to tomorrow, let’s see how they respond. Or don’t.
The team can’t get out of its own way, barely hovering around .500 when should be good chunk over. In first 13 games already blown a 6-0 lead, wasted an all time Ohtani outing on opening day, blew 4-1 home lead to the absolute dog shit nationals, and as Langston said just some mediocre level defense or bullpen pitching from winning some other very winnable games. Schedule hasn’t really been hard yet, Oakland and nationals 2 of worst 3 teams in league, mediocre Red Sox, mariners struggling to start. Schedule gonna get way harder end of April and May plus got Yankees coming up. Frustrating bc I think the team is pretty damn talented for once yet they always find novel ways to lose just like years past. Every year random teams with lesser players make a leap like Dbacks this year, yet we always just the same crap with 1 above .500 like a huge accomplishment. With the same stupid mistakes I see every year, losing very winnable games, and the schedule about to ramp up I see just another year where the team is out of it by end of May. Hope I’m wrong but ain’t seen anything to think otherwise.
Re the Angels:
Fool me once, shame on you.
Fool me twice, shame on me.
Or you can quote the Who:
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.
It’s always the same for this team.
And it took you until just now to figure this out?
Certainly, we all were looking forward to a win, but we can still take the series, unless I missed 2 games today. Sandoval seems to have had problems with either the umpire or control.
The infield defense today pretty much had a melt down and yes, it’s time to work on tightening it up. Sure, Neto should be the answer and Walsh returns along with Fletch returning to second. We out hit the Yellred Sox, showing that you can’t out offense a bad defense.
Rendon was a bad signing, and he doesn’t have enough pride to so us wrong. His laid back demeanor is hard to watch, his at bats even worse than the attitude and now his fielding or at least his throwing is in question. Jeez
The team is falling apart and going to Hell, yep, I’m sure they are aware that the only way to prevent it is to win the next 3 in Boston 😲 🙃 😯
10 year anniversary of Boston bombing and lots of other things happening in Boston this weekend which will motivate them. I’m thinking 2-2 if lucky.
No, Sandoval did not have problems. He was spotting his fastball really well and his slider was working too. The defense let him down — big time.
And to top it off, the offense went to sleep after the 1st inning. If we had added on to that 2-0 that would have surely changed things …
Lots of LOB-sters tonight in Bahhhstan
1 for 14 RISP + 3 erros. What else is there to say.
That about sums it up. Angels had 11-hits but unfortunately nothing was hit hard for extra bases. Not swinging the bat that well.
I like O’Hoppe’s at bats, takes good cuts. But not so much right now with Rendon, Lamb, Drury, Rengifo need to start making hard contact and get on base. Nevin is really hoping Drury gets on a roll like he did with Cincy last year. Still like the chances this year.
Concur on all of that and as I mentioned elsewhere, Ward-Trout-Ohtani have gone cold over the past 4 games.
Very true. With those 3-guys not hitting, hard to mask the bottom half of the lineup who have been cold all year outside of the catcher. Things only get better.
It would be nice if the team had some top flight speed as speed never slumps. Can help pressure the opposition into mistakes .Perry signed slow footed players outside of Phillips but we know he won’t hit.
Yep. Obviously the days of Trout and Ohtani stealing bases are over, but you’re correct, flexing speed on the base paths distracts the opponent, makes them throw more fastballs, etc.
part of Patrick Sandoval’s cult
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3.1 innings with 3 walks is spot on? Yes the errors hurt, but the hits and walks hurt too.
I don’t think I used the term “spot on,” but I did say that he “spotted” his fastball well, which he did.
I’m glad you finally came around to my position on Rendon. At this point, we’d better better off with him on the DL, Drury at 3B. The problem with that is that Minasian didn’t backfill SS, so the only move left there is Neto, which is a risky one. NY is suffering with Volpe at SS, the same with Colorado and Tovar. So we’re going to see a lot of Rengifo and his terrible fielding, and Fletch with his anemic bat when Rendon hits the IL.
Agree about Drury. I would have no problem if Anthony came down with an “injury” and Drury became the everyday 3B.
If Rendon doesn’t turn things around fast I think there is an argument that his contract is the worst in Angels history. Since 2020 he has 147 total hits and 20 HR. That is historic bad considering what he is earning. And he’s not getting any younger.
The contract could be one of the worst in MLB history. I’m thinking Chris Davis bad unless something significant changes in his performance.
Really? offensively he went 3 for 4 with a walk and an rbi ground out and you want to lament about his offense? Are we that fucken (2021) stupid ?
Now if you want to complain about his ole throws that miss the mark I totally get that. But after tonights performance, complaining about his offense is just whiny bitching time.
JJ suggested reading the Ken Caminiti “Playing through the Pain” book Which I did in my slow non Emily Woodhead reading style. One of the common denominators was the fact that despite the gold glove abilities al ot of these high priced mortal third basemen brain cramp on their throws to third base until they get a first baseman that they trust . In the case of Caminiti it was Jeff Bagwell and Wally Joyner.
Lamb is not the answer. We all know it. let’s hope that Walsh’s recent exit from the looney bin will result in his swift return to picking thrown balls in the dirt in Anaheim.
Ummmm Rendon is hitting .176 with no doubles, triples or HRs. His OPS is .536. So his offense has been awful.
And his singles and RBI groundout do not make up for 2 critical errors that lost the game.
Hey he had his hat on straight and his jersey was clean! So what is everyone complaining about?!
Look – Rendon is not solely to blame. Trout is cold, Ohtani looks fairly lost at the plate, Renfroe had 6 LOBsters himself. So lots of blame to go around. But that Rendon contract has, thus far, been historically awful.
He’s batting .286 with 6 walks and 2 srike outs. However, he’s not slugging at all (yet). All singles.
Dude you need to go back and recalibrate your abacus. Because your “Ummmm” numbers are all wrong. I wouldn’t want you to talk through a paper asshole there. His numbers are currently at .286/.433/.286 for an OPS .719.
I think he was quoting Rendon’s numbers PRE last night’s game, and of course those three hits clearly changed them…
Oh well now that he’s redeemed himself with that .286 SLG% everything is ok. Phew. And can excuse his shit throws by surmising he doesn’t trust his 1B, totally on board with that, we just don’t have Bagwell at 1B. Problem solved. Now his 20 HR 95 RBI .777 OPS over 4 years is definitely worth the $245 mil! I can’t wait to see what the next 3.5 years brings as he hits his mid 30s.
Strawman dude.
No one is claiming, as far as I can see, that he’s performing commensurate to his contract, of course he hasn’t.
But it’s also true that he’s healthy and his numbers were solid during his last healthy season. He’s getting on base, not striking out, etc. There are some valid reasons to believe that his stock will climb again. This season.
Commensurate to his contract, he hasn’t been worth 1/5th of his contract so far. Sure let’s see if he bounces back this year; it’s year 4 of 7, his stock would have to skyrocket to validate even half of the 245 mil. Maybe he does bounce back to tune of .270 19 hr 787 ops, for year 4, that’s what I expect from him. Has set standard so low everyone would cheer that he wasn’t a total waste for one year
The point I made that started this sub-thread was that if Rendon continues at the pace of the first half of his contract, it could be the worse in Angels history. Basically, it would be $245 million for 40 HR and 190 RBI and a sub-.700 OPS from 3B. It would be hard to argue that if this happens it would be the worst free agent signing in Angel and maybe MLB history.
Hopefully he turns things around. But if not, I will stick with the thought process that he would at least be top-3 all-time worst values for the money.
His three singles last night definitely improved his numbers for this season but that is not really the point. The issue is his production in the first half of his $245 million contract.
Hopefully he turns it around. I would be thrilled if he did. I just dont believe he will. We will see.
its not just one game, it’s his entire tenure since signing the $245m contract. If that’s not enough, consider what he does in his first series back after missing most of 2022: he gets in an altercation with a fan over something stupid and gets suspended.
lastly remember that his contact has contributed to the payroll constraints that have plagued the franchise.
Hindsight being 20/20 wouldn’t it have been great if Arte used that $245m and extended Ohtani? It’s water under the bridge now, but there is no doubt Rendon has been a massive disappointment and his contact will have lasting repercussions on the franchise in future seasons.
To think I thought the Mo Vaughn contract was bad bc he only hit .282 37 117 .865 ops instead of .320 40-45 117 like in Boston lol. I remember at the time thinking he sucked
.280 35 117 we didn’t sign up for this! Lmao. Get Mo Vaughn and his overpaid 6 year $80 million contract outta here! Now Brandon Nimmo and his .800 ops .274 15 bombs gets $162 mil
Looking back why’d everyone think Mo Vaughn was trash? 6 years 80 mil, 148 mil adjusted for inflation, and he proceeded to lead the team in every major offensive category hr rbi avg ops, and that was after almost breaking his ankle game 1 bc we had no dugout railing at the time so he fell in tryin to catch that foul ball. But he kept playing!!! In those periwinkle pajama jerseys! Which always looked weird especially on him. Missed minimal time lead team in every category. And the next year he goes 37 117 and me and every angels fan was like he sucks lol, not what he was with Nomar. If only Rendon was half that for $245 million
What offensive categories did he lead team in 2001?
There’s that Mo Vaughn double standard again. For 6 years 80 mil he leads team in every major offensive category in 99 after severely spraining his ankle and goes 36 117 in 2000. In his 2 years of playing he did more than Rendon will do in 7 for $245 mil! No, it’s even worse, after 4 years Rendons cumulative totals of 20 HR 95 RBI isn’t even what Mo Vaughn did in 1 year lmao. How much are we paying Rendon per HR, $12 mil per HR so far?? Ok only halfway through contract so if we extrapolate out at his current torrid 3.5 year pace it’ll end up being $6 mil per HR!!!! Lmao! And we paying $2.57 million per RBI, but by the end of the contract I’m sure he might get to 245 rbi so 1 mil per rbi, a steal. And Vaughn was a tradeable asset got decent starter for him that helped us win WS. Can we get such a starting pitcher for Rendon? What’s with the Rendon hardon?
I always called him “Moove-On”
No one liked Mo Vaughn but he was a HOF signing next to Rendon
And yet people like gitch will come to his defense using all the tools in their bags and tricks in the book including sarcasm, hyberbole, mockery, etc… He will attempt to satirize those who level serious and legitimate critiques at Rendon by saying what a wonderful guy he is, how suave he is, how the ladies love him, how he makes awesome wooden statues, or how he would be great to go off on a journey to Columbia with in search of a giant lost emerald etc… All of this is meant to distract you from the facts. The fact is mainly that RENDON SUCKS.
And he is horribly overpaid. On top of that he is an incredibly irresponsible teammate who grabs opposing fans by their jackets in a menacing fashion… So no, we should not minimize or deny the underachievement of the man known as “Rendone.”
It’s over donkey…..see you next year 😀
I hear you, but I’m trying to latch onto the positive. He’s presumable healthy, he’s actually getting on base (.286 / .433) and we’re only 13 games in – of which he’s played in 7.
It’s safe to assume that there won’t be any more interactions with fans and unless he’s developed a case of the yips, I would expect that 2 error games will be few and far between.
I think we have larger concerns and it’s worth noting that Ward, Trout and Shohei have all gone silent over the past 4 games.
Go buy yourself a Rays hat and root for the Tampa Bay Gnats.
You can keep it in the place you keep your Mariners hat and your signed Jerry DiPoto picture.
It’s already the worst contract in Angels history. He’s already 4 years into a 7 year $230 mil deal and honestly the only thing I remember from him is confronting a fan for the most lame basic trash talk, literally C- trash talk. You’re a bitch, you suck are as basic and boring as shit talk gets. $230 mil to suck, be injured and take a swing at a fan for barely mediocre trash talk.
You forgot the Mariners rumble in a cast last year? 😀 Highlight of Random’s career in a Halo uni. AH, he also hit a lefty homer last year that made the baseball gods strike a plague upon our team and the fanbase. What else explains us hating on each other?
That’s right I forgot the lefty homer when things were briefly good and we had hope just before the 14 game losing streak! Ok I admit the lefty HR was pretty cool, almost worth $245 mil.
Didn’t he hit it off an outfielder?
He did and I think it was against the rays too. We were blowing them out were like 10 over riding high. Afterwards they ended up winning 90, then start this year 13-1; we go onto lose 14 straight and are happy to be 7-6 so far.
Oh that’s right … so it doesn’t count as a home run then.
Yes – I agree. I mean Wells was awful as was Hamilton but the money in those deals was way less as was the time. Pujols deal looks stellar compared to Rendon’s contract- I mean at least Pujols had some decent years.
Are you insane? Grandpa had one year ( his first) were he had an OPS over .800. ONE YEAR OUT OF 10 . Hes a first baseman and DH for Gods sake. Thats embarrassing.
Compared to Rendon that contract was a good one. Don’t get me wrong- it was a terrible contract. Just by comparison.
Based upon what analysis? Sorry but your math skills suck
Pujols hit 210+ HR with the angels and knocked in over 850 runs. Tony has a long war to go to come close to that. Again – not a fan of Pujols or his deal, but Tony by far has been worse. And he is aging rapidly
BFD. while Grandpa hit 210 HR the average first baseman and DH hit a hell of lot more over the same period of time and wasn’t making an average of a 24.5 million salary for 10 long years.
BTW, Are you blaming 2 bags for the pandemic in his first year where he had an anemic OPS of .915.? You can certainly denigrate him for the 2 substandard years that followed but he’s had a whopping 22 PAs in 2023 and so far he is progressing offensively every game now with an OBP at .433.
Unfortunately hate is clouding your judgement . Im glad that the people that are running this team are still analytical in their assessment unlike you.
Tony is 32. That’s when the Pujols contract started. Go back and look what Pujols did in the 3 years before coming to the Halos. I’m not a Pujols fan, but the point is that Tony is at an age where he is not expected to improve.
The Pujols contract was awful. I’m just saying there is a chance Tony’s is worse. First he’s making almost double what Pujols made. Second – if you want to talk about positional suckage – compare what the top 3B-men in the league have done over the last 3+ seasons. You contend Pujols was awful from a 1B analysis; Rendon has been worse from a 3B analysis.
In 2020, Tony was 29 and arguably in his prime. His year 28 season with the Nats was even better. He is now well into his 30s decline and will be 36 when his contract is over. His body has been breaking down. He is now throwing side arm – likely due to shoulder pain. I think there is more of a chance of continued decline than improvement.
Most importantly- I am saying “there is a chance” that Rendon’s contract will be considered worse than Pujols. That will have to be evaluated at the end. I am not saying his contract is worse by today’s evaluation.
What has the average 3B-man done since 2020?
My comment was that Rendon’s contract will be historically bad if he continues at the pace since it was signed. Pujols had a nice first season with the Angels just like Rendon din. Then it was all downhill from there. If Rendon continues to decline and/or continues to suffer injuries as we saw in 2021 and 2022, then the contract could be worse than Pujols’ (and that is saying something because Pujols’ contract was awful).
It’s all in the future. But certainly at the price he is being paid he should be performing at or near All-Star levels. He is far from that both offensively and defensively at this point.
Wells was awful bc he was done and we traded Napoli for him, I was sick the second it went down. If we had Napoli on those early trout teams 2012-2015 when he was crushing it in Boston man
No doubt – losing Napoli (and Rivera) AND taking on Wells entire bloated contract was historically bad as well.
We traded for an untradeable contract AND gave 2 useful players in return.
Does it really matter that he earns the top spot as being the worst?
The Red Sox are terrible this year. This loss and the Washington series again illustrate the depths this franchise has fallen even though the two best players in a generation are on roster.
This was a series we needed to win 3 of 4 minimum.
Now we might end up losing 3 of 4 …