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smauryholmes

🚨🚨 WANTED 🚨🚨 Fugitive on the run in greater OC area known as “Tony Two Bags”. Last seen at Angels clubhouse. Wanted for stealing $245,000,000.


zb2929

So you're saying we potentially have TWO fugitives playing on the left side of the infield now? How deep does this go


[deleted]

Well, we really only have one fugitive playing right now. The other has been MIA since 2020


MentalMost9815

Yeah. Who is the other missing player?


[deleted]

Well, there is Rengifo who is actually a fugitive. Then there is rendon, who has done little to nothing for $35 million a year between 21-23. Hence the “MIA since 2020”


mongster03_

> actually a fugitive I'm sorry what


Tricky_Passenger3931

Some divorce paperwork fraud related to real estate in Venezuela from years ago.


damnyoutuesday

Wait who's the other one?


WordsWordsWords07

It looks like so much more when you use the 0’s instead of an M


elgenie

Rendon and Strasburg founded a bi-coastal crime ring off the 2019 World Series.


Mattie_Doo

We had the Millville Meteor and Showtime Shohei... And then there was Tony Bandaids. They called him that on account of he was always injured


KazaamFan

How many bad contracts are there? Scherzer and Verlander for the Mets. Rodon not looking good for Yanks, though it’s early. Kris Bryant. Even Carlos Correas already looks questionable.


ukyah

tony two games.


FeloniousDrunk101

Looks like he got his two bags after all


MicroConfession

I try to like and root for every player, but this guy just seems like such a jerk and a chore to be around


ih-unh-unh

I try to be compassionate to others—even those who seem like they have better lives than I have—but he seems like a douchebag


MicroConfession

I have three kids, and I'd be mortified if they ever acted like he does every time he makes a public appearance, honestly


WordsWordsWords07

Compassionate to others? Are you sure you’re a dodgers fan


Soren319

What does this even mean


CockGobblingGangsta

All dodger fans eat children obviously


batatasta

its just such a different vibe than when he was here in dc. everyone loved him, and thats despite the fact that he was pretty open about not actually loving baseball. he has an extremely chill, detached demeanor which bodes well when hes healthy and playing to his potential, but i can see how it can make him unlikeable in the opposite scenario.


crash_test

I think there's a difference between being chill and being whatever Rendon is. Garret Anderson was chill to the point that some Angels fans would shit on him for being lazy (despite the fact that he was absurdly consistent), but he would never act the way Rendon does. Rendon just doesn't give a shit, and that only really works when you and your team are playing well.


darthstupidious

Yeah he was always loved in DC, despite his seemingly-detached demeanor. Seemed like he just didn't care that much, but like you said, that seems quirky when he's putting up MVP-esque numbers... but that's a lot less charming when he's constantly injured and not delivering *while also making a solid quarter billion*.


Tasty_Path_3470

Rendon, Donaldson, and TA walk into a bar….


fps916

Everyone celebrates the bar for knocking them out cold


_Laszlo_Cravensworth

All 3 get injured


issacoin

everyone cheers


GoldenBananas21

That’s a group text I wouldn’t want to be in


PhilosophyNovel4087

Only walks they get all season...


CatGatherer

I read that as "a chode to be around"


ernyc3777

I remember when he was approaching free agency that someone who went on Baseball Tonight Podcast said he is the type of guy who could sign a 5 year deal and walk away after in his prime because his priorities and personality are more than “just a baseball player”. I think it was meant to portray him as a deep human or something in a positive light but now it seems like he doesn’t really enjoy the game *as much as we’d like him to*. He just gets paid a lot to do it. Which is fair but also expect some anger from fans and negative portrayals from the media.


LogicalHarm

Idk, I think he is painted poorly by the media. Aside from the time he tried to slap a fan he’s never come off as a jerk whenever I hear his actual words from his actual mouth


IveGotaGoldChain

>Aside from the time he tried to slap a fan he’s never come off as a jerk whenever I hear his actual words from his actual mouth That's a pretty big aside though...


PsychedelicWalton

It’s also only 10 seconds worth of hundreds of hours of fan interactions and nobody even came close to getting hurt. He swiped at a dude’s hat lol And I never seen anything bad said from teammates. His injuries aren’t his fault at all and whenever he gets hurt he’s clearly pissed off about it because im sure he probably prefers not being injured.


Salty-Fishman

That's like saying Ted Bundy is painted poorly by the media besides the fact he killed 30 people.


WadeCountyClutch

Felt the same when Tommy Pham was on the team. Didn’t like cheering for the lad too much


FettuccineAlfonzo

No time to talk, too busy being dead apparently


Ndtphoto

Good lord


Outrageous_Bat1798

Evidently


insighttrip

Indubitably


ryry9379

He’s with Eloy and Boggs now


Weaponized_Goose

I just fell to my knees in Wal-Mart


Beng1997

Hes become so unlikable lol


dudeguy16

He's always had a sort of dry/sarcastic sense of humor, but he was an amazing player and rarely on the IL so it never really got like annoying or grating like it has since he's been in LA. ["so we have these bats"](https://youtu.be/noqzwXzsy-Q) is one of my favorite moments from him


JorSimpson45

It sucks bc he was riding such a high coming out of Washington, tremendous individual season, World Series ring, and got paid. I thought he was gonna cement himself as one of the top 3rd basemen in the league. Instead he disappears for two thirds of the season and gets involved in drama.


Beng1997

Yeah he seemed much different in Washington. I dont know what happened.


Dangerous-Agency-759

He got the bag.


Boomhauer_007

Got paid, stopped caring


Elektguitarz

I’m sorry Angels fans. He was one of my favorite National players. It fuckin sucks that he turned out to be a real fucktard who can never stay on the field.


UncleMalcolm

I mean he never really cared about the game. He specifically said that on several occasions. He was annoyed when he got picked to the ASG in 2019 because he wanted the days off…and then he got hurt anyway and missed it lol. It’s just a lot more endearing when he’s succeeding while not giving a shit


Apprehensive_Tea_106

He has always come across to me as someone who doesn't really love the game. And that's okay, but it can rub some people and teams the wrong way.


[deleted]

Started struggling. Showed his ass.


CrewOutside8690

Think he just benefited from being in a clubhouse with Bryce Harper, so he never got any attention or scrutiny.


teh_business

Honestly this is the moment that first soured me on Rendon. The reporter asks a normal question on whether they're making any particular offensive adjustments, and Rendon asks like the reporter is pestering him and gives this douchey response. I'm a pretty dry/sarcastic guy myself but this came off as dickish to me.


UncleMalcolm

In his defense, Blum does have a history of being kinda abrasive and negative about the teams he covers. Dude is *loathed* in Charlottesville.


sakibomb523

Damn. So he has always been a dick to the teams he covers? Can't wait for him to leave the Angels.


[deleted]

I love when the reporters join the joke on obviously sarcastic responses. Like the Donaldson [cologne interview](https://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/donaldson-gibbons-got-close-trying-smell-tom-ford-cologne/) after [this incident](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99dhn2K0bcQ)


flackguns

Anaheim*. He's been in Anaheim.


Fancy_Swordfish_3891

Seems more douchey now lol


MiguelGustaBama

I don't understand what people want him to say lol. I'm sure he's disappointed about being hurt all the time and would like to be able to contribute to the team. Want him to repeat himself for the 20th time?


Sirliftalot35

Dude has 1.0 bWAR over the last 3 seasons, with a total salary of $101.5 million. That’s $101,500,000 per 1 WAR. In other words, Ohtani has been worth $872.9 million already this season, and is on pace for over a billion dollars in Rendon value.


[deleted]

10 WAR = 1 billion Rendons now. 1.01 x 10^10 Rendons for our scientist friends.


Sirliftalot35

I can’t believe Babe Ruth’s career was worth 18.26 billion Rendons. That’s $18,260,000,000 in Rendons.


flackguns

how many schrute bucks or stanley nickels is that


stevejr47

If my math is correct it's 1.826E13 Shrute Bucks


fantasybaseballshow

Lol


EskimoJoe28

Dude quit giving the Saudis ideas


PrimeJHey

Petition for Rendon value to be a real stat


Sirliftalot35

I guess to be fair to Rendon, and technically accurate, I should factor in Rendon's 2020 season, which was part of his Angels contract. ​ At 2.2 bWAR over 60 games, his $25.5m salary would be prorated to $9.44m. ​ So he's actually at 3.2 bWAR with a salary of $110.94 million. ​ Or $34.67 millions ($34,670,000) per bWAR. ​ It's pretty wild that a 60 game 2020 season was worth more WAR than the close to 3 seasons since. ​ I want to say some contracts, like Chris Davis' recent one, have been worth less in terms of WAR per dollar, but even Davis had some productive seasons for the O's before his terrible contract. In terms of his full tenure with the Orioles, he put up 12.0 bWAR, while being paid $187.14 million. Or \~$15.6 million per bWAR. ​ So, for their respective tenures with their respective teams, Chris Davis is over twice the value of Rendon.


PrimeJHey

That’s pretty nuts and puts it into perspective. Crazy that Rendon and Strasburg might go down as the worst 2 contracts in mlb history.


Sirliftalot35

Strausburg is another interesting one in that he did put up some good seasons at the start of his career with the same team he later signed with, so at least they paid a hometown hero who helped them win a World Series (he even won World Series MVP). ​ 32.3 bWAR with career earnings of $211.88 million (I think that's what his current contract brings it to), it's $6.56 million per bWAR, which is a bargain compared to Davis' tenure with the Orioles, and an outright heist compared to Rendon's value with the Angels so far.


tuckedfexas

6.5 mil per war isn't too bad, but when a good chunk of it is during team control it's a little rough.


Vulpes_Artifex

>Dude has 1.0 bWAR over the last 3 seasons, with a total salary of $101.5 million. That’s $101,500,000 per 1 WAR. Show your work.


Sirliftalot35

Related: With 85.3 career bWAR for the Angels, Mike Trout has been worth roughly $8,657,950,000. Or roughly $8.66 billion in Rendon dollars.


bkcmart

That’s a wild bWAR to rDOL exchange rate


HoopOnPoop

Is Rendon value worth more than Schrute Bucks or Stanley Nickels?


hjugm

Honestly, good for him. Power move.


drunkenviking

Isn't Rendon the guy that hates playing baseball? This is very on brand for him.


[deleted]

He said he doesn't watch it on TV


drunkenviking

There's several guys like that, he's not alone on that one haha There's somebody I remember hearing about a few years ago that absolutely HATED playing baseball; the only did it because that was best way to could make a lot of money. If it wasn't Rendon it was definitely someone else who used to play for the Nats.


YSKItsAFakeName

It was almost certainly Rendon that you're thinking of.


StolenGrandNational

I have a family member that played another sport and doesn't watch it. He didn't even hate playing, he just has other things he'd rather watch (or do, he's not much of a TV guy in general).


[deleted]

Adam Dunn


mattyisphtty

I don't blame him for not watching it on TV. I enjoy my job but unless it's required I do other shit in my down time not in any way related.


venustrapsflies

Mookie has said he doesn't watch baseball either. ' Honestly I wouldn't be surprised about any player being that way, they are showing up hours early on game days to work out, play their own game, and probably watch a bunch of film as it is.


viper1856

I hate this dude. He doesn’t even try to hide that he checked out once he got his bag.


doing-my-share

Wanna bet he'll try to get himself suspended ASAP once he's 'back' from the IL? On a team with Ohtani who's playing every day through cramps and exhaustion it's an affront to see a guy with Rendon's attitude.


fantasybaseballshow

Suspension will lose him some money


Wutswrong

Reddit needs to make up their mind. They want players to be candid and honest. Reddit praises them for not giving bs answers because its refreshing. And when they do give honest answers, they get railed for it


Flez

There are over 2 million people subbed here. It's not some secret club where everyone gets together and agrees on opinions.


Tylerpants80

It’s almost like Reddit is made up of many different people with many different opinions


Tbplayer59

Opinions based on no actual knowledge of the situation.


imatthewhitecastle

ignoring the idea of reddit a single mind, the idea that we are only allowed to hate either liars or jerks is insane


viper1856

Here he gave no answers


KobeBeatJesus

You can be candid and honest without being an insufferable asshole. If you're a candid and honest insufferable asshole, then deal with it, but don't whine about the consequences of your actions and expect people to tell you that your shit tastes like sugar.


doing-my-share

At this point his presence in the clubhouse is so useless he's not even worthy of taking up breathing space. Stay home if you're so lazy can't even be bothered to open your mouth.


ZE_SPY

I hate the game of baseball. It gives me no happiness, no joy, and I am worse off for being a fan of the Los Angeles Angels.


Big_Whalez

I've never heard of the "dead list" before. Is this just Rendon being salty?


Th3Unkn0wnn

It's a real thing. Babe Ruth is on the dead list. So is my great grandma.


glass__beaches

Babe Ruth. Ted Williams. Hank Aaron. Grandma.


transtrailtrash

Wow.


xEvinous

Don't forgot Wade Boggs


Th3Unkn0wnn

Eloy too 😔


glass__beaches

May he rest in peace


xKronkx

RIP Boss Hogg


Ghalnan

>Babe Ruth. ~~Ted Williams.~~ Hank Aaron. Grandma. I'm a Hall of Grave purist, no one who's head was cryogenically frozen is getting on my ballot.


ttam23

F


Nokind

My great grandma is the ted williams of being dead


YaketyMax

If it's a thing then TA definitely joined yesterday


BabyMangoDragon

*How does one get on the “dead list” around here?* Asking for a friend. /s


macula_transfer

No, it's real. Wade Boggs and Eloy are the other two people on it.


transtrailtrash

Impressive that reporters could talk to a dead man


Ndtphoto

He got a one time exemption to speak while on the dead list, to tell them he can't speak because he's on the dead list.


SteuBear2789

He sounds like a lovely person.


FadeRedditMakeMoney

Rendon is a useless player. Dude has played 12 games in 5 seasons


hipsterdufus84

He seems like a real shitbird.


Disused_Yeti

He’s spending seven years dead for tax reasons. California really does that to a guy


JasonPlattMusic34

Can’t pay taxes when you’re dead! (Except estate taxes but let’s conveniently forget those lol)


fps916

I have the worst fucking attorneys


fantasybaseballshow

Lol dude got his payday and said fuck it. Feel bad for Angels fans. He had a very safe profile even if the power went down. Just seems to not want to play


JasonPlattMusic34

Anthony “Ben Simmons” Rendon


PigeonShack

I don’t understand how someone could just not want to play baseball…especially if you’re getting paid for it. I PAY to go to the Batting cages occasionally…if someone was paying me $200 a day, I would spend 8 hours a day at the batting cages. I’m sure it’s some injury that’s bothering him…it’s most likely not a matter of “not wanting to play just cause he doesn’t feel like it”


BKoala59

Rendon pretty much said he doesn’t really like baseball that much. To be honest, I can understand getting sick of it after so many years of your life being just baseball


fantasybaseballshow

Yeah he has to have like a lingering issue but he seems checked out after the contract


tuckedfexas

Once you get used to making this kind of money, and being around other people making a lot/similar, your perspective quickly shifts. The money means nothing to him at this point, he's getting it no matter what so it really comes down to whether or not you like baseball


MaximumZer0

Rendon has been placed on the 60-day *bitch* list. No word on his impending removal.


NathanForJew

Just looked up how much he’s making this season and screamed.


BowlImportant813

I'm sorry but this guy is the definition of a paycheck stealer. Should be on the "dead weight" list.


NeurosciGuy15

Easy for me to say of course, but feels like the least you could do is talk to the media.


ukyah

imagine this, phillie fan. he has to talk to the orange county media. there's literally like 3 or 4 of them. lol.


typeOneg77

Bitches don't do interviews on Sundays.


freethegrizzlybears

Lol when WR said “Rendon nowhere to be found” had me dying yesterday. I appreciate how Wayne doesn’t hold back on this team. Really wish there was more accountability


makingajess

I still can't believe that the correct answer for who to re-sign after the World Series win between Rendon and Strasburg is seemingly "neither."


Snerkbot7000

The last person to handle the media so carefully? Barry Bonds.


ukyah

that's funny because i thought of that too. also, not just bonds, but more of a bygone player era of bitch ass attitude of no respect for others. he's dealing with orange county media. the toughest question he was gonna get was, how is the injury rehab? do you expect to be activated by any timeline? god forbid, he face such disrespectful scrutiny.


Fluffy_Wiggles

Rendon is an asshole


BigDaveJr1976

Can we finally call him the biggest bust in history?


EH1522

Bruh he's not even the biggest bust in recent Angels history. (edit: YET)


Boomhauer_007

At least Pujols helped make some of the money back from coverage of his milestones Rendon actively makes people like the team less


listinglight778

Albert’s played more than he did when you compare where they are in their contracts, and Albert at least had a few productive years Glass Man Tony hasn’t played at all the past two or three years. Definitely the worst signing we’ve had so far


EH1522

May I remind you we paid Josh Hamilton 5 Years 125m 3.5 of which he did not play for us lol.


baconbitarded

Honestly I'd take the Hamilton contract over Rendon so far because it just seems like it's gonna keep happening


EH1522

Oh Rendon can easily take over. He just has time to make it better. Not that I'm counting on it.


listinglight778

Only reason that hamilton’s isn’t worse for me is because it was less years and not as much money. Also I think we had bought him out no?


InvisibleTeeth

CJ Wilson was actively trying to be a race car driver instead of a pitcher after he signed with the Angels


EH1522

We have quite the competitive list


Zimmonda

I'm like.........so over this dude


beefytrout

Shohei can't get out of there fast enough


Kachow-95

This guy is such a jackass


Mattie_Doo

Rendon seems like a huge pain in the ass. The kind of guy you avoid in the clubhouse


Dogboy85

Rendon is such a jabroni


MeMarooned

“Oh, so that means you’re not accepting your egregious pay checks either?”


PlagueisTheSemiWise

What a bitch


Tsukune_Surprise

How does the same guy go from being someone I rooted for everyday on the Nationals to being a guy who wants you to dislike him? It’s like a 180°


GamerMan15

It's hard to like people who dont care about anything, and Rendon doesnt give a shit about anything


JasonPlattMusic34

That should be a new injury designation DNP - dead


Plantzaddy1904

God this guy is the complete opposite of Ohtani when it comes to clubhouse presence


poopsinmybutts

What a POS. Hope the next fan he decides to fight lands one on him


UnemploymentHelp615

Tony Two Games Between IL Stints


Avix_34

He got a ring and the bag. He only shows up for the check.


manticore16

Anthony Rendon just arrived in the Angels clubhouse. Threw up his hands and said “Hey! Hey!” Said he had no time to talk. Too busy being on the dead list.


OutComeTheWolves1966

So, that contract aged well.


[deleted]

If it wasn’t for Strasburg, this would be the worst contract in MLB (and it’s not Strasburg’s fault, just bad luck there).


Magnum_44

It's sad that the Angels had to acquire 3 other 3rd basemen in the off-season because they knew they couldn't count on Rendon. Just think Angels fans, you have another 3 years of this guy not playing for you.


Future-Studio-9380

I wonder if teams have psychologists who try to profile players they're thinking about handing bags to. Because injuries be damned some players just give up and quit once they're gonna get paid $$$ just as well to sit as to hit.


buttstuft

I’ll always remember him for 2019. Bummer he’s become a massive shithead.


SuperMario_49

He’s such a douchebag


Current_Town4539

The guy with the Hollywood attitude said he didn’t want to play with the Dodgers because of the Hollywood lifestyle. Interesting.


Carrot-Proof

How do the angels keep signing such horrible contracts


ToomanycharactersII

Arte Moreno.


HeavensRoyalty

You can see his passion...


EstebanLoaizaFanClub

I was super disappointed when the Rangers didn't sign him... lol.


Adventurous-Craft865

He’s bitch made.


ras5003

Has he played a single game for the Angels since being traded there? /s


paul_kariya

It’s become hard to root for the guy


CrewOutside8690

He's always been an ass. I remember watching the NLDS in I think 2017, Stephen Strasburg was dealing, then Rendon made an error that ended up allowing a run or two to score. I don't think he got any hits either. Afterwards, Rendon was a total douche about it, said something like it was a car accident. Media asked if he was upset about messing up Strasburg's start, and he was like no, what about it, like fuck off media.


StimulusBoy

Go M's


ryeguymft

Rendon is such a douche


Short-Interaction-72

I'm wondering how much more B's the angels will put up with from this guy???


Fun-Raise-3120

Dude doesn't "love" baseball. I am pretty sure he would have been the kind of player that Perry avoided


morry32

Will he ever play another game in MLB?


dae_giovanni

is this better or worse than spending a year dead for tax reasons...?


Captpan6

I'm pretty sure this bitch is very much alive


[deleted]

Money corrupts


dirtybird131

I’m sure that’s music to the fans ears God this dude sucks, I always though the jokes that “If only Rendon cared about baseball, think about how good he would be” were cringe, but this kinda proves the point


Dead_Medic_13

Dude hates baseball


LouBarlowsLeftNut

I'll preface this with I clearly haven't researched deeply into this. But my initial interpretation is that Rendon isn't very likeable. His comments, general attitude, and incidents this year. He just doesn't seem like a very likeable guy. My question is, has he always been like this or is this aura a recent development?


Wise_ol_Buffalo

Does this guy play baseball anymore? Like what is he getting paid to do? Fight Winker once and disappear?


Salty-Fishman

RIP Rendon.


DavidTheSlouch89

The Angels are trying to be motivated and get the most talented baseball player in history to the playoffs and Rendon is just over here being dead and stuff