Anthony Rendon, who earned his first all-star selection this season but opted to skip the event, is set to become a free agent after this season. (Katherine Frey/The Washington Post)Sports columnistThree players not on the shores of Lake Erie for Tuesday night’s All-Star Game: Bryce Harper, Manny Machado and Anthony Rendon. That’s where we are in midsummer with Rendon, National League all-star in absentia, Washington National for the next 2½ months, at least. And we’ve told Anthony, ‘You’re a star player.’ And Anthony doesn’t particularly like to hear that he’s a star player.”[From last week: Anthony Rendon, a first-time selection, won’t attend All-Star Game]He is a star player who won’t mingle with the stars. No one around Rendon believes it would take Arenado’s deal to keep Rendon in Washington.

Source: Washington Post July 08, 2019 23:03 UTC