If Rendon is ranked so high why is he a ghost throughout baseball? He’s invisible as far as other players, coaches and fans are concerned.
He does not stand out in any one particular category. He is just very good at everything, which makes him outstanding. His two best seasons, 2014 and 2017, had him finish strong after a fair start, which explains the lack of all star appearances. It also hurts that 3B is stacked in the NL. It is a little like SS in the AL in the late 90s and early 00s, with Vizquel stuck behind A-Rod, Nomar, and Jeter, and Tejada. His defense is outstanding, but that is not something folks recognize much when ranking players. And, even with all that, he's been 5th, 6th, and 11th in MVP voting in his 4 full seasons (2014, 2017, and 2018). 2015 is the only one after his rookie call up when he has played fewer than 135 games, so he's reasonably durable, too. HE is probably the most undervalued star in the game.
