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Anthony Rendon still has not recorded a hit this year (as of this writing).
Rendon made some viral remarks on the Jack Vita Show this offseason about the MLB season being too long, which could suggest he has come into this season with a lack of focus.
The Angels elected to sit Rendon for the final game of their series with Miami on Wednesday and the result was a 10-run outburst by the Halos.
Rendon earns almost $240,000 per game, so it’s tough for the Angels to justify benching or cutting the veteran.
It doesn’t appear Rendon’s head is quite in the game.
Joey Gallo finds himself on his fifth team in as many seasons this year.
Known as mainly a power hitter, Gallo has hit only 21 and 19 homers in his last two seasons. This has been a major fall from grace after joining the 40-homer club in back-to-back seasons in 2017 and 2018.
Last year with the Twins, Gallo’s 142 strikeouts led all Minnesota hitters. That says a lot considering the Twins led the league in strikeout percentage as a whole (26.6%).
Like Rendon, Gallo was also held hitless through five games until going 3-for-4 with a homer in Wednesday’s game against Pittsburgh.
Not even the shift-ban can save Gallo.
Ronel Blanco threw a no-hitter in his eighth career start against the Blue Jays on Monday. It was an odd no-hitter as Blanco walked George Springer to lead off the game and then proceeded to record 26 outs before walking Springer again with two outs in the bottom of the ninth.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. then grounded out to secure the first-career no-hitter for the 30-year-old pitcher.
Houston now has four starting pitchers with no-hitters, joining Justin Verlander, Cristian Javier and Framber Valdez.
Why would I list Blanco under “Stock Down” after throwing a no-hitter?
While Blanco has been with Houston since 2017, he has a career xFIP of 4.93 and a strikeout rate of just 23% in the majors.
Monday’s performance reminded me of Domingo German‘s perfect game against Oakland last season. Sometimes a mediocre pitcher can have everything break their way for nine innings.
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