Who needs Gerrit Cole when you land a big fish like Anthony Rendon to play alongside Mike Trout? Angels owner Arte Moreno has some money burning a hole in his pocket after offering Gerrit Cole somewhere close to $300 million dollars. Somewhere in San Diego, general manager breathes a sigh of relief.
Rendon, 29, has played his entire career with the Washington Nationals. He was drafted sixth overall in the 2011 draft. His career slashline is .290/.369/.490/.859, but over the last three years, he has an OPS of .