Should have signed Fielder instead of Pujols

[ten ocho recon scout]

At least that's how it used to look (and to be fair it still does).

But has anyone noticed his season this year? Pretty mediocre from what you would expect from him.

Maybe its just a bad season. Maybe....but more and more I'm starting to wonder if he may have been getting the hookup from braun back in the day. I'm wondering if maybe seeing how braun (going back to last winter) was gonna get exposed, if he may have stopped using before he got caught.

Beforw anyone points out he's a fat guy not a body builder, like I've said numerous times, how you look all comes down to diet.

I'm not saying fielder was a juicer. I really have no reason to think he is. It just seems weird that he's having such an off year right around the same time his buddy got caught up in a scandal. To be fair though, he could be hurt, problems at home etc.

But if he were to continue like this....how much worse if our front office than detroits (if verlander doesn't get back to being verlander, and fielder to being fielder).

[Tyler]

Going through a divorce.

[Mark68]

His numbers are down this year, certainly, but he's still pretty productive, and since 2012, has been MUCH better than Pujols.

 

I think it's just a blip on the radar.

[JAHV76]

IMO Fielder would not have landed as big of a TV contract ofr the Angels as Pujols did. That factored heavily into the signing.

[Jason]

And I should have had V-8!

[ten ocho recon scout]

Going through a divorce.

didn't know that. That would definetely explain it.

And to mark, I agree, would still have rather had him. But as already stated above, pujols helped land the media deal. In reality, pujols paid or himself almost.

[Ohtaniland]

Fielder is healthy and is preparing for the playoffs. Yes I wish they had signed Fielder instead of Pujols.

 

Enough about the TV deal because that's all speculation. It's because of Albert that I don't want to watch TV.

[YouthofToday]

IMO Fielder would not have landed as big of a TV contract ofr the Angels as Pujols did. That factored heavily into the signing.

This is such bs. The Angels TV deal a significantly smaller than the Dodgers deal.

I highly doubt there was any causation between the TV deal and the Albert Pujols.

[YouthofToday]

Signing Mathis to a 10/$100,000,000 would have been a better decision.

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

This is such bs. The Angels TV deal a significantly smaller than the Dodgers deal.

I highly doubt there was any causation between the TV deal and the Albert Pujols.

I agree. The talks for the tv contract with FSW were in the works long before Pujols signed with the Angels. The value of tv contract with FSW would've been the same if the Angels didn't sign Pujols.  

[Docwaukee]

In retrospect you sign neither. 

 

Both of those contracts are gonna suck.

 

Prince will provide more value on the field over that time yet if the rumors of the TV deal be coupled to Albert's deal then the tv money offset what you lack in production from him the last few years. 

 

prospectively, signing Albert was fun.  I figured we'd get about 5 years of solid production and then it would be all down hill and my guess is that the front office and Arte were well aware of this and willing to absorb it to get the player he wanted. 

[mtangelsfan]

Fielder is healthy and is preparing for the playoffs. Yes I wish they had signed Fielder instead of Pujols.

 

Enough about the TV deal because that's all speculation. It's because of Albert that I don't want to watch TV.

 

Wouldn't it also be speculation to say that Fielder would have played signed with the Angels?

[Angel Oracle]

I could understand a divorce messing with his general being, on personal experience.

[FireThemAll]

Fielder is still a far better investment than Albert Pujols. He's four years younger, and signed for 1 year less. He'll "only" be 37 when his deal is ending. Much younger than Pujols who will be 42

[YouthofToday]

Fielder is still a far better investment than Albert Pujols. He's four years younger, and signed for 1 year less. He'll "only" be 37 when his deal is ending. Much younger than Pujols who will be 42

Or 44...

[sneaky_flute]

Fielder is essentially a DH making 23 million a year. Would you guys really have wanted that contract?

[AngelsFaninGA]

And Pujols is essentially a DH making even more

[FireThemAll]

Fielder is essentially a DH making 23 million a year. Would you guys really have wanted that contract?

 

No but it looks like an incredible contract when you compare it to Pujols. That's how bad the Pujols contract is. Worst contract in the history of sports quite possibly.

[ten ocho recon scout]

This is such bs. The Angels TV deal a significantly smaller than the Dodgers deal.

I highly doubt there was any causation between the TV deal and the Albert Pujols.

no doubt the angels were already in talks, but wasn't it confirmed thay pujols was contigent on how high it was? Was that just message board chatter or real? This whole time I've thought that was the case. If not, it changes a lot...

[tdawg87]

I don't think it changes anything, personally. Either way, the TV deal more than covers Albert's entire salary.

[Taylor]

Fielder only sucks this year because he's on my fantasy team.

[Mark68]

I doubt the TV deal was contingent on signing Pujols. That argument, to me, is a red herring.

[Tyler]

I thought Fielder said he didnt want to play on the west coast.

[Corona]

Well we certainly needed a left handed power bat more than a righty, so Fielder would have made more sense. But I doubt he produces well throughout that contract, his body is going to break down.

[Mark68]

Well we certainly needed a left handed power bat more than a righty, so Fielder would have made more sense. But I doubt he produces well throughout that contract, his body is going to break down.

You don't know that it will. Look at Pujols, who is supposedly in better shape than Fielder. His body is already breaking down less than two years in.