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MLB world reacts to Angels' blockbuster deal with Anthony Rendon

Originally posted on Sportsnaut | By Vincent Frank | Last updated 12/11/19

The Los Angeles Angels have finally hauled in that big fish this winter, reportedly signing NL MVP finalist, third baseman Anthony Rendon, to a seven-year, $245 million contract.

This is an absolutely huge deal for an Angels team that needed to make a splash after so many years of irrelevance.

Rendon’s deal comes in at $35 million annually, just under what Mike Trout is earning per season in Southern California.

That's an average annual value of $35 million for Anthony Rendon with #Angels … the average annual value of Mike Trout's contract over 12 years is $35.5 million.
— Mike DiGiovanna (@MikeDiGiovanna) December 12, 2019

It goes without saying that the MLB world had some reactions to this blockbuster of all blockbusters.

Updated Boras scorecard:

Cole: $324M.
Rendon: $245M.
Strasburg: $245M.
Moustakas: $64M.

Total: $878M.

Still to come: Ryu, Castellanos, Keuchel.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) December 12, 2019

Players with 20+ HR & 40+ 2B in each of the last 3 seasons:

Mookie Betts
Francisco Lindor
Anthony Rendon pic.twitter.com/WIcyQRwQhq
— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) December 12, 2019

FIRST LOOK: Anthony Rendon in his new wings (uniform)

(per @JonHeyman) pic.twitter.com/CCoyX5UHI7
— Cut4 (@Cut4) December 12, 2019

Remember when we thought Scott Boras would drag out the winter with his BIg 3 clients. Strasburg Monday, Cole Tuesday, Rendon Wednesday for a total of $814 million.
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) December 12, 2019

Mike Trout ($430M), Anthony Rendon ($245M) and Albert Pujols ($240M) have signed deals that add up to $915,000,000. Arte Moreno also just bought a stadium for $325 million.

Hey, we all spend more than we mean to around the holidays.
— Grant McAuley (@grantmcauley) December 12, 2019

Extremely happy for Mike Trout that the Angels are being aggressive. Now go get some pitching!
— Devan Fink (@DevanFink) December 12, 2019

This is good for baseball, too. It's the middle of December and people are excited about the game.
— Ben Nicholson-Smith (@bnicholsonsmith) December 12, 2019

ANTHONY RENDON AND MIKE TROUT IN SAME LINEUP pic.twitter.com/Q7jg1dgZ1l
— pain (@PlsBillyEppler) December 12, 2019

What a freaking pivot from the Angels. Wow. Now, they still have avenues to acquire pitching and have a core that includes:

Mike Trout
Anthony Rendon
Shohei Ohtani
Jo Adell
— Fabian Ardaya (@FabianArdaya) December 12, 2019

This article first appeared on Sportsnaut and was syndicated with permission.

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