VaRK is forbidden from reading this because it has numbers that back it's main point, which is Anthony Rendon is better than ever.
https://blogs.fangraphs.com/anthony-rendon-keeps-getting-better/You can sneak a peak at the conclusion.
There are no two ways about it: Anthony Rendon is hitting the ball harder than he ever has, better than he ever has. Maybe it’s a byproduct of his improved selectivity and aggression on the first pitch, and maybe not, but it certainly looks to my eyes like the two are connected. Some things with Rendon never change. He still has the same stance, the same keen eye and patient disposition at the plate. He still doesn’t get the recognition he deserves as one of the best players in baseball. This year, however, things might be different. If he keeps hitting like he has and maintains his aggression on first-pitch strikes while getting ahead in the count when pitchers don’t challenge him, he’ll be impossible to ignore. That’s the theory, at least. In his career so far, Rendon has been both excellent and underrated, and that’s one trend that hasn’t changed in 2019.
