Okay I might be changing my tune on Pujols

[Brent Maguire]

Pujols looks so much more comfortable this year and for obvious reasons.

I think he can put up a .850 OPS at the very least and hopefully something around a .900 OPS.

If Hamilton can post a .800-.850 OPS, this lineup is going to be SICK.

[Spirit]

One thing is for sure, we have seen Trout the last two seasons with half a Pujols and a struggling Hamilton hitting behind him.  My mind is blown imagining what he could do with big time lineup protection.

 

 

[KingJustinian]

Lineup protection is a myth.

Barry Bonds says hi

[YouthofToday]

Barry Bonds says hi

Other than conjecture do you have any actual evidence?

[QuinlansMinion]

Barry Bonds says hi

But Barry Bonds was a crappy baseball player according to 99 % of AW.

[CaliAngel]

But Barry Bonds was a crappy baseball player according to 99 % of AW.

 

Nobody has EVER said that, you are delirious.

[QuinlansMinion]

Nobody has EVER said that, you are delirious.

Really cause im pretty sure I heard cheaters are not considered all time greats.

[CaliAngel]

Really cause im pretty sure I heard cheaters are not considered all time greats.

 

What does that have to do with you claiming 99% of AW members think Barry Bonds was a crappy baseball player?

[QuinlansMinion]

What does that have to do with you claiming 99% of AW members think Barry Bonds was a crappy baseball player?

Because the logic is if the player is a cheater they arent considered a great player.  

[Stradling]

He was a great baseball player then he started cheating. Then he become a joke.

[ukyah]

if this is quinlan's logic stream, then he lives a faith based life.

Edited March 26, 2014 by ukyah

[CaliAngel]

Because the logic is if the player is a cheater they arent considered a great player.  

 

Wrong. 

 

The logic is if the player was a cheater nobody will ever know if he was truly a great player or not.

[Oz27]

There were only 11 players with an OPS over .900 last season, OZ. Only two of those over 1.000 and those two guys were the only ones with over 40 home runs. The days of steroid enhanced stats are pretty much over.

The 11th best hitter isn't vintage Pujols, nor is the third best hitter. Vintage Pujols is and always will be much higher than a .900 OPS and, while I'm confident he'll be .900+, it won't be the numbers from his heyday (or close to them).

[dimitrig]

The guy is a good player, but his problem has been staying healthy. Even when he was playing he was playing hurt. I think it is optimistic to expect that his injury problems are behind him. I think we will get what we have been getting from him. How many more years, again?

[FabulousFabregas]

I haven't caught all of the spring training games recently but from what I've seen Albert's been looking real good defensively.