Pujols playing for the Angels next year?

[Duren, Duren]

Maybe i should call this a fantasy scenario, , but I felt like following these idle thoughts to a conclusion. 

Pujols hit two homers tonight and is eight away from seven hundred. We know Albert is intent on his legacy and place in history. 

I believe he said he is retiring at the end of the season. Not sure about it, but it could happen. And if he retires, isn't he supposed to work for Arte with a personal services deal?

Say he falls one or two homers short of seven hundred. You would think he would still try to reach that mark. But does he still have a place with the Cardinals, who are are hovering around playoff territory and should be so next year too? Most likely if he doesn't retire they find a way to get him in for his milestone but they may want to move on with a younger or better player in that toster spot. 

On the other hand, his link to Arte could be interesting. Assuming the negativity of the last few years didn't factor in he may be an actual limited short term option on the field, 

His WAR this year is better than Walsh last time I looked. Believe it or not he has rebounded a little since he left the Angels. Nothing great, but not worse than Walsh at the plate. Of course he would have to platoon at first or give Ohtani a few days off at DH. Defensively he is a liability but he wouldn't play that many games and would be taken out late in games. The contract shouldn't be an issue because it probably will be just for a portion of the season, till he hits seven hundred. And Arte will be paying him anyways once he does retire.

Remember the personal services contract? The quest for seven hundred would be a minor storyline, but also something else to market for Arte. And a reuniting with he, Ohtani and Trout. At the least it would clear the air of the bad blood with the organization as he then retires from the field and floats into his front office career phase.

 

[Blarg]

[Catwhoshatinthehat]

 

[AngelStew43]

I think that bridge is burnt. 

[AngelsFaninGA]

He's basically proven that he'll only bother to play well for the Cards out of spite for anyone else, so obviously not

[Slegnaac]

I wonder how Mrs. Moreno feels about Albert, now that he is divorced. 

[beatlesrule]

Walsh has a -0.3 bWAR this year. Pujols has a .6

[Docwaukee]

[tdawg87]

[failos]

21 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

Holy shit, it’s Ward

[happybat4]

8 hours ago, beatlesrule said:

Walsh has a -0.3 bWAR this year. Pujols has a .6

Pujols has a 1 bWAR now

 

[tdawg87]

3 hours ago, failos said:

Holy shit, it’s Ward

[Taylor]

failos got a tdawg like!

[Angels 1961]

I suggested this before having him as player manager. I think he ends up in St. Louis getting HR number 700.

[HanfordGuy]

11 hours ago, AngelStew43 said:

I think that bridge is burnt. 

[HanfordGuy]

11 hours ago, Duren, Duren said:

Maybe i should call this a fantasy scenario, , but I felt like following these idle thoughts to a conclusion. 

Pujols hit two homers tonight and is eight away from seven hundred. We know Albert is intent on his legacy and place in history. 

I believe he said he is retiring at the end of the season. Not sure about it, but it could happen. And if he retires, isn't he supposed to work for Arte with a personal services deal?

Say he falls one or two homers short of seven hundred. You would think he would still try to reach that mark. But does he still have a place with the Cardinals, who are are hovering around playoff territory and should be so next year too? Most likely if he doesn't retire they find a way to get him in for his milestone but they may want to move on with a younger or better player in that toster spot. 

On the other hand, his link to Arte could be interesting. Assuming the negativity of the last few years didn't factor in he may be an actual limited short term option on the field, 

His WAR this year is better than Walsh last time I looked. Believe it or not he has rebounded a little since he left the Angels. Nothing great, but not worse than Walsh at the plate. Of course he would have to platoon at first or give Ohtani a few days off at DH. Defensively he is a liability but he wouldn't play that many games and would be taken out late in games. The contract shouldn't be an issue because it probably will be just for a portion of the season, till he hits seven hundred. And Arte will be paying him anyways once he does retire.

Remember the personal services contract? The quest for seven hundred would be a minor storyline, but also something else to market for Arte. And a reuniting with he, Ohtani and Trout. At the least it would clear the air of the bad blood with the organization as he then retires from the field and floats into his front office career phase.

 

[Second Base]

[fan_since79]

"Chopper to third...to second for one, and to first, an inning-ending double play."

No thanks, had enough of that to last a lifetime.

[Angels 1961]

Something about who laughs last. As it turns out Angels DFA Albert worked out for him.

[Brandon]

This is the dumbest idea

[mmc]

Regardless if you think he's a logical fit, there's not a chance in hell Pujols would ever want to come back here. 

[Angelsjunky]

[ten ocho recon scout]

All th other stuff aside, I'm surprised he's got an actual shot to get to 700. Even just 2 weeks ago it looked like no chance in hell

[Slegnaac]

“It’s like, once they released me, I dissolved my affiliation with them. There’s no emotion anymore. There’s no anything. It’s like to me they don’t even exist, organizationally.

“I still text with a lot of the players, I text with a lot of the staff. One of them called me (Friday). So we’re staying in touch.”

-Albert Pujols 

[eligrba]

His grandson is probably the right age to play major league baseball, so maybe?