Anthony Rendon Headed To Los Angeles Dodgers On $200 Million, 5-Year Deal
Washington Nationals沲ree-agent third baseman Anthony Rendon could sign with t
he team that the Nats vanquished in the NL Division Series this year, the㗒os
Angeles DodgersX at least according to veteran ESPN Major㗒eague Baseball氲o
rrespondent Jeff Passan. The reporter made the prediction on a Monday啲SPN漤od
cast, as reported by餸odgers Nation.
Passan predicted that the 29-year-old Rendon, who slammed 34 home runs and a N
ational League-leading 44 doubles in 2019, will ink a five-year-pact in Los An
geles for a total payday of $200 million. And while the Dodgers already have J
ustin Turner at third base, the 35-year-old, 11-year veteran has recently expr
essed willingness to switch positions to make way for a Rendon signing, accord
ing to a嚒ports Radio 610漑nline report.
Rendon has played each of the last six seasons at third base for the Nationals
.
If Passan’s prediction is accurate, the Dodgers would pay Rendon an average o
f $40 million per year in salary — making him the highest-paid player in the
majors, on a per-season basis. Currently, the㗒os Angeles Angels’ Mike Trout
tops the list at $35,541,667 per year on average, over the course of a 12-year
contract.
The Dodgers contract imagined by Passan would also outstrip the $210 million,
seven-year deal — an average of $30 million per year — reportedly offered ea
rlier this year by the Nationals, and rejected by the NL MVP candidate.
The 2019咗orld Series-winning嘅ationals handed Rendon a “qualifying offer” o
n Monday,嚒B Nation‘s啫ederal Baseball澑eported.
The size of that offer — $17.8 million for a single season in 2019 — is dete
rmined by the MLB collective bargaining agreement and is the average salary of
the 125 highest-paid active players. Rendon has 10 days from receiving the of
fer to accept or reject it.
But given the amount of money he stands to make on the open market, especially
if Passan’s prediction is anywhere close to accurate, Rendon is expected to
turn down the qualifying offer.
According to嚒B Nation, however, Washington will attempt to re-sign Rendon eve
n after he inevitably declines the qualifying offer. But whether the Nationals
are willing to surpass their previously reported seven-year, $210 million off
er to Rendon remains unclear.
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