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Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon has been ruled out of the 2025 season after undergoing hip surgery during the offseason. The Angels will not be able to recoup any of his annual salary, as team owner Arte Moreno reportedly decided against insuring his contract to reduce operational costs.
MLB fans blasted the Angels' ownership on social media. Many feel the Angels have the worst administration among all the major league teams.
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"They really are the worst run franchise in the sport," posted one fan.
"Arte Moreno is the type of guy who would buy a luxury sports car and then use 87 grade gas," wrote another fan.
"He’s so cheap it’s costing him more than the insurance would’ve," another fan added.
Fans lashed out at Rendon as well.
"So sick of hearing about this guy. My least favorite player in MLB," said one fan.
"Rendon’s elite skill was how to take a team to the cleaners without working for it," another fan wrote.
"Is it really stealing if he’s taking it from Arte Moreno though?" another fan wondered.
The Angels have the 11th-highest payroll for the 2025 season, according to Spotrac.
Los Angeles signed Anthony Rendon to a seven-year, $245 million contract after he won the 2019 World Series with the Washington Nationals. However, he has missed more than half the games for his team since the COVID-shortened 2020 campaign.
As per Ken Rosenthal, Angels owner Arte Moreno chose not to apply for an injury insurance policy for Rendon, or any other player for that matter, which is a common practice among MLB teams. Rosenthal reported that insurance may have saved the franchise about $50 million over the course of the contract.
Anthony Rendon might retire following hip surgery, as per Angels insider
Meanwhile, there are serious question marks about whether Anthony Rendon will be able to recover sufficiently. Angels insider Alden Gonzalez believes the third baseman might be forced to retire from the game.
"Talking to people who know Anthony Rendon, the thought is he might just retire," he said on the "Baseball Tonight Podcast". "Hip surgery is a huge undertaking, he’s got only one year left on his contract after this season, I gotta think this is the end. I don’t think he plays another game with the Angels."
Rendon has been one of the top earners in the game since signing for the Angels with an average annual salary of $35 million, but he has played just 257 games over five seasons for the team.
