Third baseman Anthony Rendon won a ring with the Washington Nationals in 2019, hit the free agent market, and signed a seven year, $245 million deal with the Los Angeles Angels, covering the 2020-26 seasons.
That deal has not worked out well for the Angels so far. Rendon was terrific in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, putting up a 2.86/.418/.497 slash line in 52 games, good for a 2.2 bWAR, and finished 10th in the American League MVP voting. In the three years since, Rendon has played a total of 148 games, slashing .235/.338/.364, and accumulated 1.