CBS Sports "The Angels have an Albert Pujols problem heading into the 2018 season"

[70runner]

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/the-angels-have-an-albert-pujols-problem-heading-into-the-2018-season/?ref=yfp

Interesting synopsis of Pujols issues that have been tossed about AW for awhile.

If Pujols is still weighing down the MOTO on opening day 2018, realistically the best case is a WC.

[Erstad Grit]

Pujols isn't as good as he was on the Cardinals and Angels still owe him money? 

This is some legit and insightful sports writing. 

[Ohtaniland]

Thanks for sharing CBS Sports. 

 

[Bull58]

The one thing I will give Albert is that he brought in 100 RBI's and maybe more in the last two games.

[Bull58]

3 minutes ago, calscuf said:

Sigh

Not saying he's that great now just because he has 100 RBI's. The Yankees would have killed for him after the Chris Carter debacle they had but Dishito made sure there was a no trade clause in the contract.

[Rico]

.297 / .343 / .739 September.  Maybe he won't be completely trash next year?

[arch stanton]

11 minutes ago, Bull58 said:

Not saying he's that great now just because he has 100 RBI's. The Yankees would have killed for him after the Chris Carter debacle they had but Dishito made sure there was a no trade clause in the contract.

Albert is a 5 and 10 now. No trade clause is superfluous 

[Bull58]

But he moves like a slug and is aggravating to watch. He needs to drop about 20 pounds and then see what he has.

[Bull58]

2 minutes ago, arch stanton said:

Albert is a 5 and 10 now. No trade clause is superfluous 

Thanks for clarifying and that's nice to know. But who would want his contract?

[zenmaster]

Are bionic legs ready for the market yet? He can afford them. 

[Blarg]

Hey, he stole second base cleanly last night and scored from second on a hit to left field. Of course the entire sequence looked like a slomo replay.

[Ohtaniland]

7 hours ago, Bull58 said:

Not saying he's that great now just because he has 100 RBI's. The Yankees would have killed for him after the Chris Carter debacle they had but Dishito made sure there was a no trade clause in the contract.

The Yankees wouldn't take on Albert even if he was free of charge. They already rotate 5 outfielders in Gardner, Hicks, Judge, Ellsbury & Frazier,  and they all share DH duties with Matt Holliday and Gary Sanchez. 

[aznhockeyguy]

Expert analysis is expert level.

[yk9001]

We've had an Albert Pujols problem pretty much since the day the contract was signed.

[GrittyVeterans]

The reason he has 100 RBI's is because the guy in front of him gets on base 45% of the time

[eligrba]

Not sure I have really considered this idea. Thanks CBS news for your journalistic insights.

Now, Fuck off.

[tomsred]

1 hour ago, GrittyVeterans said:

The reason he has 100 RBI's is because the guy in front of him gets on base 45% of the time

....and because Pujols hits better in clutch situations than when no one is on base.

[JoJo26]

He led the team in "bloop hits".....Tainted 100 RBIs.....Let's talk about double plays he hit into shall we...?

[Blarg]

Why? 

[beatlesrule]

[m0nkey]

Crooked media!

[Angel Oracle]

Anyone looking forward to the first time that the LF throws him out at 1B?

How many times will he "single" to RF, only to be thrown out at 1B?

[arch stanton]

Neither of those things will happen. The guy has 1250 ML extra base hits so even if the infielders don't respect him the outfielders have to

[gurn67]

He needs to visit David Ortiz & Adrian Beltre's "doctor".

[ksangel]

On ‎9‎/‎30‎/‎2017 at 11:11 AM, Blarg said:

Hey, he stole second base cleanly last night and scored from second on a hit to left field. Of course the entire sequence looked like a slomo replay.

He had 3 stolen bases this year and Robinson Cano 1...LOL....shows how stats can be so misleading like RBI's...