Albert Pujols tops list of MLB's biggest albatrosses

[The Q]

I don't think anyone is betting on it to stay that ridiculously high, but then his batted ball exit velocity last year was atrocious too. Ian Kennedy is a fine candidate for a bounce-back on a one-year deal. Not that draft pick + 70 million dollar monstrosity that KC gave up to get him.

Considering their major hole at 2B they would've been better off just paying Zobrist or going for Desmond and bargain hunting the SP market.

 

[Villain]

The awful Jeremy Guthrie served up 29 himself.

James Shields out did both of them.

The Padres suck man.

 

[The Q]

You guys do understand this is just simple math right?

It's not about Pujols really. It's simply a subtraction of his expected production over the next X years of his deal vs. the dollar outlay the Halos will be paying him.

 

[da55bums]

I can't imagine there being another player that you'd want to hatefuck harder than Pujols.

and Heeere come's Miggy...turning 33 and getting $30mil a year for the next 10 years

 

[obxyankeefan]

and Heeere come's Miggy...turning 33 and getting $30mil a year for the next 10 years

Miggy will deserve more of that contract by the end than Verlander will.

 

[molsaniceman]

Wheres the love for this bum21 mil to be a back up OF

Jon Heyman of CBS Sports is hearing the Dodgers could make Carl Crawford available in a trade this offseason.
Once a perennial All-Star and among the best all-around outfielders in baseball, Crawford has faded into mediocrity while battling injuries the last several seasons. Teams probably won't be lining up for a 34-year-old who batted .265 last year. Crawford's exorbitant salary will make it even harder to move him.

 

[Villain]

Miggy will deserve more of that contract by the end than Verlander will.

Pujols was better than Miggy in the prime years.

 

[Villain]

Wheres the love for this bum21 mil to be a back up OF

Jon Heyman of CBS Sports is hearing the Dodgers could make Carl Crawford available in a trade this offseason.
Once a perennial All-Star and among the best all-around outfielders in baseball, Crawford has faded into mediocrity while battling injuries the last several seasons. Teams probably won't be lining up for a 34-year-old who batted .265 last year. Crawford's exorbitant salary will make it even harder to move him.

Carl Crawford was the price for Adrian Gonzalez. I thought everyone knew that.

 

[romeo212000]

Pujols was better than Miggy in the prime years.

That's what I was about to post.

 

[Omar 382]

Pujols with a .708 OPS, .306 wOBA, and a 95 wRC+, good for a -0.3 WAR (9th worst in baseball) in 298 PA.

Earning $25 million dollars

 

[romeo212000]

Does Prince Fielder qualify for this list yet?

 

[Villain]

Am I the only one who has faith Ian Kennedy's HR/FB% normalizes and is a useful starter while the Royals window with the current core is still open?

 

[Fountain City Blues]

A 3.97 SIERA but a 5.10 FIP. Some stratified starts from Mr. Kennedy. Unfortunately that HR/FB% didn't go down and the league is having a HR binge.

 

[Villain]

A 3.97 SIERA but a 5.10 FIP. Some stratified starts from Mr. Kennedy. Unfortunately that HR/FB% didn't go down and the league is having a HR binge.

That 5.10 FIP just about made Kermit spit his iced tea.

 

[Omar 382]

Ricky Nolasco: 4.42 ERA/4.14 FIP and 2.5 WAR in 197.2 IP. 12 million dollars/1 year left on the contract.

Albert Pujols: .268/.323/.457 with a pedestrian 111 wRC+ (at least for DH's) and a 0.9 WAR. 140 million dollars/5 years left on the contract.

Discuss whose contract is worse.

 

[The Q]

Ricky Nolasco: 4.42 ERA/4.14 FIP and 2.5 WAR in 197.2 IP. 12 million dollars/1 year left on the contract.

Albert Pujols: .268/.323/.457 with a pedestrian 111 wRC+ (at least for DH's) and a 0.9 WAR. 140 million dollars/5 years left on the contract.

Discuss whose contract is worse.

Nolasco is technically a bargain if he's really wroth 2.5 war.

Honestly wish the Sox undid the Pomeranz trade and went and got a guy like Sauce here in August.

 

[navamind]

Albert Pujols is having the worst season for a 37-year-old in MLB history

 

[navamind]

Nolasco is technically a bargain if he's really wroth 2.5 war.

Honestly wish the Sox undid the Pomeranz trade and went and got a guy like Sauce here in August.

lol

 

[The Q]

lol

Yeah I’ll wear this one.

Sauce had an awful yeAr.

But still 2.5 war is worth like 20 mil in this day and age.

 

[navamind]

Yeah I’ll wear this one.

Sauce had an awful yeAr.

But still 2.5 war is worth like 20 mil in this day and age.

I'm assuming Sauce is Nolasco? If so, he has an 86 ERA+ over the last 9 seasons. He had 2.6 fWAR per Fangraphs last year, but his ERAs have always been higher than his FIP/xFIP.