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The Los Angeles Angels have not enjoyed the 2024 season thus far. Their losing record and injuries to Mike Trout and Anthony Rendon have not at all helped soothe the loss of Shohei Ohtani. Fortunately, the latest updates for Trout and Rendon are good ones.
Trout, who is working his way back from a torn left meniscus, and Rendon, who is still nursing an injured hamstring, have played just 29 and 19 games respectively this season. Both veterans are no strangers to injuries that sideline them for big chunks of time, as Trout has played 100 games just once in the last four seasons while Rendon hasn’t hit the 60 mark in any of his non-shortened seasons with the Halos.
Angels manager Ron Washington said that Rendon will likely get some live at-bats against minor-league pitching this weekend, according to Jeff Fletcher of Socal News Group. Trout, on the other hand, is about to start doing work on the field.
“He's starting to feel like he might be able to get out here and get started. And once we see him on the field doing some things, then we know it's not too far,” Washington said about Trout’s recovery, via Socal News Group.
Even though both players have a lot more work to do, the fact that they are continuing to progress toward returns is good for the Angels.
Mike Trout, Anthony Rendon making progress in injury recovery
Trout is tied for third on the Angles in home runs (10) despite playing less than half of the games of the teammates around him on the leaderboard. He has a slash line of .220/.325/.541 in his 126 plate appearances. Although his recovery is going slower than he thought, he’s simply doing what he can to overcome his latest obstacle.
Rendon, at this point, is not expected to be a big-time contributor for the Angels anymore. He's always hurt and is never afraid to say things that make his commitment to his team seem uncertain. He has a slash line of .267/.325/.307 in 83 plate appearances so far this season.
Even if the Angels get Trout and Rendon back as quickly as possible, the odds that they turn their season around are slim to none. At 32-46, they’re better off trading away veteran players like Taylor Ward, Tyler Anderson, Luis Rengifo, Willie Calhoun, Carlos Estevez and even Trout. Rendon doesn’t have enough trade value but it wouldn’t hurt to try to get him going again, too.
