Grading the deal: Getting Rendon is great, but Angels still need more pitching
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Are Scott Boras and MLB colluding to distract us from the ignominious one-two punch of a sign-stealing scandal and the league-sanctioned execution of a multitude of minor-league teams? I’m not saying it’s true, but I’m also not saying it’s not true. CGrading the deal: Getting Rendon is great, but Angels still need more pitching
Are Scott Boras and MLB colluding to distract us from the ignominious one-two punch of a sign-stealing scandal and the league-sanctioned execution of a multitude of minor-league teams? I’m not saying it’s true, but I’m also not saying it’s not true. Consider the evidence. Exhibit 1: Stephen Strasburg breaking the record for a free agent pitcher contract with his seven-year, $245 million deal with the Nationals on Monday. Exhibit 2: The Yankees shattering said deal with their nine-year, $324 million deal for Gerrit Cole on Tuesday. Exhibit 3: Anthony Rendon signing a seven-year, $245 million deal with the Angels on Wednesday. Three days. Three Boras clients. The top three free agents off the board. 23 years. $814 million. That’s enough to make us all forget about a whole mess of terrible baseball things in the news. Or maybe there were just many, many West Coast IPAs consumed in San Diego this week. Removing the old tin foil hat, however, we need to talk about the latest signing to go down this week. Lik Read more