Bryant, Rendon and Arenado: one of the best generations of third bases in history has disappeared

Three players who for years played the title of the best MLB before, today they see how their races have gone to the dark in a precipitous way.

The last and a half decade of the Major Leagues He gave us the one that should probably be one of the best generations of before the history of professional sport. From 2010 to date, we saw the debuts of four players who captured our attention for years and submerged us in long debates about who was the best third base of the Major Leagues. These players are Manny Machadowho debuted in 2012, Nolan Arenado and Anthony Rendonwho debuted in 2013, and Kris Bryantthe youngest in the group, who debuted in 2015.

These four players have been protagonists of historical and important moments in their passage through Major Leagues And they have also been the most visible faces of some franchises, thanks to their combination between high -level defense and offensive. However, with the exception of Manny Machadowho remains producing in great way, that generation of gold from antealists is in a little famous situation, staining the legacy that each one created at the beginning of their careers.

Let’s talk about Anthony Rendon. Rendon He is champion of the World Series (2019), twice Silver bat and All-Star. With Washington Nationals It was probably one of the most important stars of the team, especially before the departure of Bryce Harper. In seven years with the organization, he received votes to Most valuable player Four occasions, being finalists, even in his last year with the squad.

He hit for .290 with PAHO of .859, fired 136 home runs and towed 545 races, numbers that projected a large long -term race. However, after moving on Los Angeles Angels, Rendonit simply disappeared from the map. Constant health problems, added to attitude problems, have been the letter of presentation of the player, who has only been able to play 257 matches in five seasons.

His contract, one of the most lucrative of MLB (245 million for 7 seasons), is now seen as one of the worst investments made by any team in the history of the game.

Kris Bryant live a reality very similar to that of Rendonat least from the point of view of health.

Bryant He received a contract for seven years and 182 million from Colorado Rockieswhich is also seen as one of the worst financial operations in recent history for the reasons for health and the unproductivity of the player in the very little time he has been able to play since 2022 to date.

It is good to remember that prior to this contract, Bryant was Rookie of the year, Most valuable player of the National Leaguefour times All-Star And member of the Chicago Cubs 2016 who won the World Series.

Next to the Rockies, Bryant He has never been able to play more than 80 games in the same year. He has three consecutive seasons accumulating negative BWAR (-2.2), which means that having it on the ground has hurt Colorado. From his arrival to the team, in 170 meetings, Bryant bat for .244 with PAHOs of .695, 17 home runs and 61 towed, well below the player who was, especially in his years with the Cubs.

The case of Arenado It is different, because it is a player who has reached a natural aging curve in which his abilities have begun to be reduced. The main problem is that performance has fallen in a loud way in the last two seasons and that has made it the target of multiple reports on change and an eventual exit from St. Louis Cardinals for its low performance.

Arenado It is probably one of the best before history, in general terms, tested by its ten awards Gold glove and its six Platinum glovesas well as five Silver bates and eight selections such as All-Starbut his last two campaigns are framed within the worst that he has had at the offensive level, especially 2025 that has seen him waste significant time due to injury.

The antealist of the Cardinals He has barely bathed for .258 with PAHOs of .697, 26 homers and 114 towed in 248 games from 2024 to date, proof of his offensive fall, after two good offensive seasons, including one that led him to end as a finalist by the MVP of the “Old circuit”

Rendon, Bryant and Arenadothree stories that started practically together in the Major Leagues And that they captured our imagination, there are three stories that despite all the achievements of their careers, they will end up being remembered for how bad their careers have been during their sunset.