Anthony Rendon to sign seven-year, $245M deal with Angels
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Yet another superstar free agent has come off the board in what has turned into the fastest-moving offseason in recent memory. The Angels reached a seven-year, $245M agreement with free-agent third baseman Anthony Rendon on Wednesday, Jon Heyman of MLB NetwAnthony Rendon to sign seven-year, $245M deal with Angels
Yet another superstar free agent has come off the board in what has turned into the fastest-moving offseason in recent memory. The Angels reached a seven-year, $245M agreement with free-agent third baseman Anthony Rendon on Wednesday, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports. The deal includes a full no-trade clause, but there are no opt-outs, per Bob Nightengale of USA Today. The contract doesn’t include any deferrals, according to Jesse Dougherty of the Washington Post, but Joel Sherman of the New York Post adds that it’s “slightly” backloaded. The value checks in just above the seven-year, $235M prediction MLBTR made for Rendon entering the offseason. Rendon’s the third Scott Boras client to land a $200M-plus contract this week. He, Gerrit Cole ($324M) and Stephen Strasburg ($245M) will combine for a jaw-dropping $814M in guarantees. Rendon’s now leaving Strasburg and the Nationals, with whom he won a World Series in 2019. Despite the Nationals’ deep pockets, though, owner Mark Lerner expressed doubt last week a Read more