The angels have restored the third warrior Anthony Rendon from the 60-day injured list, report The Athletic’s Sam Blum. First Warrior Mike Ford has been assigned for assignment in a corresponding move.
Rendon, 32, played 45 games this season before having wrist surgery in June. At the time, that procedure was considered “season-ending,” although Rendon clearly recovered faster than expected. A few weeks ago, it was report that a return to appearing at the end of the season is on the table, something that is now a reality.
Despite being reinstated, Rendon still won’t appear in a game for Halos for a few days. Shortly after his surgery, there was a major scuffle between the Angels and the Mariners that resulted in 12 suspensions. One of them went to Rendon, who had five games for his role in the exams. He will miss the next five competitions with the Angels playing short on those dates. That would still give him a chance to play a bit before the season starts, as the club have eight games left here in 2022 and prevent him from missing the start of the 2023 season.
The Angels will no longer be in contention here in 2022, so those games next season will be much more important to the team. Next year is the last season first Shohei Ohtani expected to gain free agent. With the club also likely to be sold In the near future, maybe 2023 is an inflection point for the franchise. Although there are Mike Trout over the past decade, Ohtani for the past five seasons and Rendon for the past three, the Angels haven’t finished above .500 since 2015 and haven’t been since 2014. With a potential departure With the ability of Ohtani and an unspecified group of possessions into the picture, it is possible that 2023 could have a “final hurdle” feel to it, given that external uncertainty.
Rendon excelled for the Angels in the first year of his contract, which was the 2020 season that shortened the pandemic. He scored 0.286/.418/.497 in 52 games that year with a wRC+ of 152 and 2.5 fWAR. Unfortunately, the past few seasons have been marred by injuries, with Rendon making just 58 appearances last year and just 45 so far in 2022. He and the club will certainly be hoping for strength. better health next year and beyond, with his signing. to 2026.
As for Ford, he started his career with the Yankees and spent several years in their system before entering the cruise phase over the past two years. Starting in June 2021, he travels from New York to Tampa, then Washington, Seattle, San Francisco, back to Seattle, Atlanta, and then to Los Angeles to join the Angels. For four different teams this year, he scored .206 / .302 / .313 for wRC+ of 80. Ford has a much better record in Triple-A, scoring .257 / .353 / .476 in over 1300 appearances on number plates. He is struggling to make it to the pro leagues with him but could find another team willing to give him a spot. With the trade deadline long gone, the Angels will have no choice but to give Ford a waiver in the coming days.
