Arte's going to love this article...

[mbn]

That's why Albert will NEVER walk away from his contract.  He'll always take the position that he's always a little rest, one more surgery, or one DL stint away from regaining the glory days.

 

You're going to hear that for 8 1/2 more seasons

[Ohtaniland]

Give him some Dr Scholl's and make him play.

Signed,

The St.Louis Cardinals

[yk9001]

Making them pay is going to be the theme of this entire decade.

 

And not in a good way.

[jshep]

Worst contract in the history of professional sport. There really isn't a close 2nd.

He's simply terrible right now. The 2013 team might be better off DLing Boohols the rest of the year and finding some AAAA guy to take his PAs

 

Efren Navarro can finally fulfill his destiny to become James Loney Lite.

[Brandon]

Worst contract in the history of professional sport. There really isn't a close 2nd.

He's simply terrible right now. The 2013 team might be better off DLing Boohols the rest of the year and finding some AAAA guy to take his PAs

Carl Pavano, Jason Schmidt, and Mike Hampton would like a word with you.

[fan_since79]

Kevin Brown

Darren Dreifort

[fan_since79]

Worst contract in the history of professional sport. There really isn't a close 2nd.

He's simply terrible right now. The 2013 team might be better off DLing Boohols the rest of the year and finding some AAAA guy to take his PAs

 

Since April 22 (26 games)

 

.206/.241/.383

5 HR, 14 RBI

6 BB, 19 SO

 

Home run and RBI numbers not too bad, average and OBP very bad.

[AngelsLakersFan]

This was a terribly harsh article, very tough to read, but I couldn't disagree with a single word of it.

 

[fan_since79]

Pujols' OPS, last five years:

 

 

2009: 1.101

2010: 1.011

2011:  .906

2012:  .859

2013:  .732

 

[Angel Oracle]

Fielder had also played sigificantly fewer games than Pujols by December 2011, and is also some 3-4 years younger.

Plus, he had the much needed lefty power bat that we ended up using the money on a nearly washed up Hamilton a year later.

 

If St.L. hadn't won the 2011 WS, would Fielder have been signed instead of Pujols? 

Would Pujols have been as desired by Moreno?

 

None of the previously mentioned players (Schmidt, Brown, Driefort, Pavano, and Hampton) got anywheres near the contract that Ghost Pujols got.

[AngelsLakersFan]

It was clear at the time that Fielder was the better value that off season. Of course I didn't complain when we signed Pujols, he was 'clearly' the better player and worth a bigger contract. 

[fan_since79]

That performance by Pujols in the WS may go down as the most expensive three-home-run game in baseball history.

 

That game skyrocketed his already high FA stock.

 

[mbn]

That performance by Pujols in the WS may go down as the most expensive three-home-run game in baseball history.

 

That game skyrocketed his already high FA stock.

Texas screwing us again

[RallyMo]

That performance by Pujols in the WS may go down as the most expensive three-home-run game in baseball history.

 

That game skyrocketed his already high FA stock.

 

The only thing comparable to it is GMJ's catch.

[HaloCory22]

Yes, but why do you believe in a healthy Albert Pujols?

[mbn]

The only thing comparable to it is GMJ's catch.

 

 

 

 

TEXAS!!!!  

[Angel Oracle]

Why does Arte get smitten so much by one hit wonders (GMJHGH) or big performances (Ghost Pujols)?

Why is he so seemingly obsessed with passing up the Raviners for attention?

[YouthofToday]

Carl Pavano, Jason Schmidt, and Mike Hampton would like a word with you.

Boohols' contract is, without a doubt, worse than any of these. Even if insurance helped cover much of Hampton's contract Boohols was given 2x Hampton'a contract.

[tomsred]

Could have been worse. It could have been about Hamilton.

Or Blanton

[RallyMo]

 

 

TEXAS!!!!  

 

You have to be a Rangers fan.

[Docwaukee]

not saying it's going to happen due to the foot injury, but if pujols goes on a similar run as he did last year after May20

 

he will finish the year .295avg/.900ops 35hrs/115rbi.  I know that doesn't mean much relative to the scope of the article, just sayin that I'd take that for the next few years

[LAAFANofLA]

I really tried to be excited about acquiring Pujols. The furthest I got, was a t-shirt at Marshalls in Lakewood CA, right before they closed the store, for 2 dollars.

 

I now wear it to do yard work.

[Brent Maguire]

Ouch. I do think Pujols would be producing if he had his foot cleaned up but he looks bad up there right now. 

[Stradling]

Arod's second contract is much worse. It's for more money, he is missing a ton of games, he has admitted to using PED's. His team doesn't want him back. I'd say its worse.

[Brandon]

Boohols' contract is, without a doubt, worse than any of these. Even if insurance helped cover much of Hampton's contract Boohols was given 2x Hampton'a contract.

You're not considering era and inflation. Those arguments are always lame....like someone arguing these contracts to Ted Williams or Babe Ruth.

At the same time, most of these contract lops are posting just over a year into the deal while guys like previous contracts mentioned have empirical stats backing up their contracts. The Pujols deal is expected to not live up to the money on the field, and has already made a dent that the other players mentioned haven't off the field. Can you at least wait until a majority of his.contract plays out before making assumptions?

Maybe you can come up with more immature nicknames for guys on the team.