Anthony Rendon is on fire, but extension talks with the Nationals have yet to heat up
Anthony Rendon has been one of the hottest hitters in baseball to begin this season. By Jesse Dougherty Jesse Dougherty Reporter covering the Washington Nationals. Email Bio Follow April 16 at 12:07 PM Ask Anthony Rendon to explain his tear of a start to this season, to reveal what’s clicking with his swing, to maybe even compliment himself, and the response falls flat. That’s Rendon. That comes with the screaming doubles and the diving stops, the six home runs and 17 RBI in his first 14 games.
And neither is the context. Rendon will become a free agent once this year is over unless he signs a contract extension. Negotiations on a deal have slowed since the start of the season, according to three people with knowledge of the situation, even if fans’ chants of “Lock him up!” have not. That mattered for Rendon. His side will sell him as a peer to Arenado and cite Arenado’s road splits as a reason Rendon is an even smarter bet. Rendon is slashing .400/.460/.873 in the first 14 games of the year and has six homers, eight doubles, 17 RBI and 18 runs scored. Last year it took him 33 games to hit six home runs, and he still finished with 24 in an injury-shortened season. He is hitting the ball hard more often than any player in baseball.
The argument in Rendon’s favor is that his production is smoothed out across a full season and is less influenced by the ballpark. The counter is that Arenado was signed to play 81 games in Denver for the next eight seasons, he just turned 28 while Rendon turns 29 in June, and he has four all-star appearances and six Gold Glove awards. Rendon has somehow never made an All-Star Game and has been blocked by Arenado in Gold Glove voting.
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