ANTHONY RENDON RUMORS
Anthony Rendon Helped Off Field After Ankle Injury
Top Nats hitting prospect Anthony Rendon had to be helped off the field last night in Class A Potomac after he hurt himself rounding third in just his second minor league game. Apparently, it was not a pleasant scene.
Bill Ladson of MLB.com is reporting this morning that the injury was to Rendon’s left ankle. The slugging infielder had previously hurt his right ankle severely...
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April 08, 2012
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April 08, 2012
Discuss
Rendon, a Nationals prospect, was injured while running to home play while playing at Lynchburg
By Anthony Caruso III
The Capital Sports Report
Owner/Managing Editor/Sr. Writer
Anthony Rendon was injured tonight while playing for Single-A Potomac.
Rendon’s injury status and his injury is not immediately known at this time. He went down after rounding third base and needed help off the field.
He hit a double in the fourth inning against Lynchburg. He was running to home...
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April 07, 2012
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April 07, 2012
Matt Purke, Anthony Rendon Optioned, Seven Others Cut From Big League Squad
The Nationals decided this afternoon to give two of their top prospects in big league camp a chance to get acclimated with the team’s minor league program as they optioned starting pitcher Matt Purke and infielder Anthony Rendon. The team also removed seven other players from their spring roster, including Corey Brown, Jarrett Hoffpauir, and Sandy Leon.
Bryce Harper, Washington...
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March 12, 2012
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March 12, 2012
Scouting Comparison: Anthony Rendon vs. Nolan Arenado
About eight years ago Major League baseball saw the influx of a host of high quality third baseman. The arrival started with the debut of players like Kevin Youkilis and David Wright in 2004 and continued with Ryan Zimmerman in 2005. The string of hot corner studs slowed after this stretch and was capped by the arrival of Evan Longoria in 2008.
Baseball is a cyclical game and the...
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March 12, 2012
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March 12, 2012
Zim's contract could prompt switch for Rendon
After Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman agreed to terms on a six-year, $100 million extension on Sunday, the obvious question centered around what position Anthony Rendon would play in the future.
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February 27, 2012
Rendon getting some work in at second base
Infielder Anthony Rendon, the Nationals' first-round pick in the 2011 First-Year Player Draft, was seen working at second base with Triple-A Syracuse manager Tony Beasley on Thursday.
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February 23, 2012
Steve Lombardozzi: The Odd Man Out
A little more than three weeks ago, on January 6th, I wrote an article exploring the options the Washington Nationals have with newly acquired third baseman Anthony Rendon. However, I didn't mention the odd man out, another major league ready second base man, Steve Lombardozzi.
Lombardozzi, 23 years old now, was drafted in 19th round of the 2008 MLB Amateur Draft by the Nationals...
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January 30, 2012
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January 30, 2012
Owls baseball teeming with promise
HOUSTON -- Arguably the greatest position player in program history arrived at Reckling Park Thursday afternoon clutching a black bat while wearing a Washington Nationals t-shirt, and former Rice third baseman Anthony Rendon made it difficult to disregard the cruelty of timing.
One by one preseason college baseball polls are being released, and the Owls' bandwagon appears to...
Via Fox Sports Houston
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January 27, 2012
Top 50 Prospects: #7 – Anthony Rendon
#7 Anthony Rendon
Washington Nationals
DOB: 6/6/1990
Pre-2011 Rank: N/A
ETA: 2013
Rendon was our top guy going into the 2011 draft, injured or not. This kind of bat is not common. It might be draftable every five years or so, and it very rarely if ever can play a premium defensive position, let alone play it well. Yeah, Anthony Rendon is a tremendously valuable prospect for...
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January 26, 2012
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January 26, 2012
Where Does Anthony Rendon Fit In?
On August 16th, 2011, Bill Ladson of MLB.com reported an hour and 48 minutes after the signing deadline of 12:01AM, that the Washington Nationals had agreed to terms with their top four 2011 first year player draft picks. The Nationals had not only drafted but also, for the second consecutive year, signed what analysts claimed to be the best bat of the draft class in third baseman...
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January 06, 2012
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January 06, 2012
THE NATIONALS HOT 25
