Miguel Cabrera is off to a slow start

[Chuck]

.206 -1 HR - 6 RBI - 13 K's

Advantage Pujols!  

[Stradling]

so many things I want to post

[ABC]

MCab: 

206 .296 .302 .597

 

Pulljols:

.153 .228 .292 .520

[Chuck]

 

MCab: 

206 .296 .302 .597

 

Pulljols:

.153 .228 .292 .520

 

 

Pujols has two more HR's, 6 more RBI and one less strikeout. 

 

MCab has failed miserably with RISP so far this season, just like Pujols. 

[Stradling]

But does Miggy have a HR Tote Board?

[Chuck]

But does Miggy have a HR Tote Board?

 

No. And, if he doesn't get his fat ass in shape, he won't ever catch Pujols' HR totals. 

[Troll Daddy]

No worries about Miggy ... he'll get his norm.

[Chuck]

After slashing .314/.459/.541 with 29 bombs, (143 walks) Joey Votto is off to a .206/.295/.307 line with 2 HR. 

 

Meanwhile, the high priced outfielder Justin Upton is even worse. Hitting .214 with just 1 HR, 3 RBI and has struck out 30 times vs. just 3 walks. No SB. 

 

Maybe we should just give Pujols a break. 

[Dick B Back]

I'll bet there's a better chance Miggy wins the batting title this year than poor Albert.

[RallyPanda]

Aren't we barely entering the 3rd week of the season?

Edited April 25, 2016 by HighDesertHaloFan

[Chuck]

I'll bet there's a better chance Miggy wins the batting title this year than poor Albert.

 

 

Nobody is debating that. 

 

There's a reason I brought up Cabrera's numbers. 

[tomsred]

....and I'll bet Albert has a better chance than Miggy of winning the HR title this year.  Oh, and there is nothing "poor" about either one.

[Dick B Back]

Nobody is debating that.

There's a reason I brought up Cabrera's numbers.

I know Chuck, there's alot of high priced guys sucking right now. Unfortunately, the one we've got may still be sucking come September. I would love him to prove me wrong.

[Docwaukee]

Miggy is at about the same age where Albert started to really decline and have health issues.  Age 33 season.  

[Troll Daddy]

My bet is that Pujols will hit somewhere between .255 - .275

This early into the season it doesn't take much for any of these struggling players to turn things around.

[totdprods]

If you put aside all the PED suspicions, I look at Ortiz and A-Rod and I see two great hitters who also had moments in their mid-30's where they started struggling mightily. They weren't as prolonged or quite as severe as some of Pujols' struggles, but Pujols has also had glimpses of productivity as an Angel.

My hope is that, with hitters this special, they're able to get by on raw talent so long that when time catches up to them, their bodies are unable to recreate what they've done so, so we'll for so long, and it really becomes more of a complete mental AND physical re-education to become productive again, and only the true greats are capable of doing that. Sometimes it takes a year or two, sometimes it's inconsistent, but I truly hope Albert is that special that he's able to reinvent himself and make it another handful of years. I don't think he will have as dramatic of a resurrection as A-Rod or Ortiz had, as they benefitted from playing in better hitting environments, but I do hold on to some hope he finds a way to tap into a second wind of sorts.

[Chuck]

They are all struggling, for sure. Pujols deserves a chance to turn things around because it's very early in the season, but the slash lines of Miggy and Votto last year blew Pujols out of the water.

 

It wasn't close. Votto had a 7.4 WAR and Miguel had a 4.3 WAR in 119 games.

 

They are far better ball players than Albert Pujols at this point. But your point is a good one. It's still very early.

 

Yeah, in no way was I comparing the ball players. Just simply saying that Pujols like other stars is off to a slow start.  Hell, even Trout was until this past week. 

 

Hopefully Pujols' game yesterday is the turnaround contest for him. He hit the ball hard 3 times, got two hits out of it. 

[Chuck]

[Inside Pitch]

 

Thats amazing...   Crazy part is it won't keep teams from doing it again.   

[NrM]

it's like once you hit 32-33 years old, you instantly start your decline. Edited April 25, 2016 by Mr. Meeseeks

[tomsred]

it's like once you hit 32-33 years old, you instantly start your decline.

 

 

That's true.  The golden zone is 27-32 for probably 85% of the players.  For the Angels, when Trout enters that zone you want maximum other golden zone talent at that time.  With the exception of Pujols we should be clear of all the damaging contracts at that time.

[GalericX]

Aren't we barely entering the 3rd week of the season?

 

Yep, and we can already vote for the All Star Game....

[Ohtaniland]

Maybe MLB should allow roids for players 35+ years old to help avoid the embarrassment of carrying overpaid players and the overall MLB product. I would have no problem seeing a 36 year old roided out Albert hitting 320 / 40hrs / 120rbis / .990ops....

[m0nkey]

2 homers so far. I guess it works for other teams too

[tennischmp]

Can we update the thread title?

Edited April 26, 2016 by tennischmp