#anthony-rendon

#anthony-rendon

In the moments that soon followed, as the team celebrated and righty Stephen Strasburg took home World Series MVP honors, was the debate in the back of everyone's mind about the impending free agency of two of their homegrown superstars. Strasburg was one, but the other big free agent, Anthony Rendon, was coming off easily the best season of his career, and the team had a huge choice to make.

GM Mike Hazen made waves yesterday in that corner of the market, however, when he noted that he plans to put an end to conversations regarding a Marte trade in the near future. Hazen's suggestion was that the club simply pulling Marte off the table for negotiations was a more likely outcome than a trade coming together at this point. That's been Hazen's stance all throughout the offseason, as he has long said he didn't foresee Arizona dealing a star player this winter.

The Los Angeles Angels and third baseman Anthony Rendon are in talks about buying out the final year of his contract, potentially bringing a resolution to the seven-year, $245 million deal that did not come close to paying dividends, a source told ESPN on Wednesday.