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Albert Pujols still has 4 years and $110 Million remaining
Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2017 10:16 pm
by Foo
He is already the undisputed slowest player on baseball:
https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/sprint_speed_leaderboard
And the all-time leader in double plays grounded into. His baserunning has become so unbelievably and comically bad, it is tough to imagine where this goes. Since he was a rookie, rumors have swirled about his true age.
Re: Albert Pujols still has 4 years and $110 Million remaini
Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2017 10:20 pm
by Headhunter
The chickens have come to roost for the entire league in this sense. Steroid era over = players age normally.
Re: Albert Pujols still has 4 years and $110 Million remaini
Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2017 10:52 pm
by Jason
Pujols knows his role. Swing for the fences, fuck running, get Calhoun and Trout home.
For 28 mil a year? Why the fuck not? Baseball contracts are insane.
Re: Albert Pujols still has 4 years and $110 Million remaini
Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2017 11:17 pm
by Foo
Jason wrote:Pujols knows his role. Swing for the fences, fuck running, get Calhoun and Trout home.
For 28 mil a year? Why the fuck not? Baseball contracts are insane.
Well, that is literally all he can do at this point, so it is not like I want to rip him personally for it as it is not lack of effort or intelligence.
It is just interesting. A guy who is totally cooked coming off a year where he was -2 wins above replacement. It would be like going out tomorrow and giving Ryan Howard $110 million to be your first baseman for the next four years.
The Angels have a ten year $10m personal services contract that kicks in after Pujols playing contract is over, so I am not sure how a release would even work. One would assume he has a magic career ending injury soon to get everyone off the hook.
Re: Albert Pujols still has 4 years and $110 Million remaini
Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2017 11:21 pm
by Headhunter
Uh oh, I spot a WAR reference!
Re: Albert Pujols still has 4 years and $110 Million remaini
Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2017 11:54 pm
by Foo
Headhunter wrote:Uh oh, I spot a WAR reference!
Indeed. I like advanced stats. When I was like ten years old, I used to ask for Bill James books for Christmas. I don't like some of the sabermetrics they used to use, but things have come a long way.
Re: Albert Pujols still has 4 years and $110 Million remaini
Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2017 12:00 am
by Headhunter
Foo wrote:Headhunter wrote:Uh oh, I spot a WAR reference!
Indeed. I like advanced stats. When I was like ten years old, I used to ask for Bill James books for Christmas. I don't like some of the sabermetrics they used to use, but things have come a long way.
Oh I love WAR. The last frontier was contract negotiations, now it's everywhere in the game. My favorite thing about baseball has always been the way you can quantify damn near everything through numbers.
Re: Albert Pujols still has 4 years and $110 Million remaini
Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2017 12:17 am
by Foo
I remember always debating my friend about Vince Coleman vs. Brett Butler. This dude was in love with Coleman because of the steals and I could never get him to understand nuances beyond the counting stats.
Re: Albert Pujols still has 4 years and $110 Million remaini
Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2017 12:37 am
by Jason
Don't get me started on WAR nonsense.