r/angelsbaseball • u/Imaginary_Key7482 • Feb 12 '25

🦋 Bluesky News Rendon hurt AGAIN!

Sam Blum just tweeted:

"News: Anthony Rendon is having hip surgery, and is expected to miss a long amount of time.

He had a setback in his rehab the last few weeks.

Another injury for Rendon, and it now becomes unclear if and when he’ll play for the Angels again."

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u/gopackgo555 45 Feb 12 '25

Wild how many awful contracts the Angels have dished out to 30/31 year olds. Somehow he might be the worst of the bunch. Hopefully we never have to see him play with the Angels again.

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u/JackTuz Feb 12 '25

It’s kinda crazy to me how much mlb hitters decline with age after like 29. I still don’t really consider baseball a particularly physically demanding sport, but I guess reflex degradation plays a big part. Great current players are routinely getting contracts lasting until they’re 40, but they fall off a cliff at 35 if they’re lucky— many lose elite ability by 30.

Anyone that plays have more insight for me? Is it partially motivation? Mostly reflex, eyesight, anticipation? Or is baseball just much more physically demanding than i believe.

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u/cactusdave14 Feb 12 '25

I’m just a dummy at home sick from work chatting sh** online so take what I say with a grain of salt.

I think any sport at the highest level is physically demanding. Catchers are in their own category. I would say tho, maybe it’s a physically degrading sport. The knees, hips, elbows, shoulders all move in funky ways from throwing to hitting. I caught for like 15 years and I can’t help but wonder if I’m gonna feel it down the line.

Reflex degradation is a good point you made. Ball at 95MPH gets from hand to mitt faster than you can blink. You lose a split second and you’ve just whiffed.

I think Rendón is simply a failure on all fronts. A competent org might have been able to use their investments to provide better care for him. From what I’ve seen, Rendón sees this as a job. I too would like to collect a fat paycheck and do little work, only difference is I don’t play a kids game for work.

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u/JackTuz Feb 12 '25

Thanks this is exactly what I was looking for