Pujols so far

[Docwaukee]

Calzone like a moth to a flame.  

go ahead buddy.  Vent away.  

[Ohtaniland]

1 hour ago, Dochalo said:

Calzone like a moth to a flame.  

go ahead buddy.  Vent away.  

 I don't get ready till the second week of the season,” Pujols said, ...

[arch stanton]

Tied the score in the 9th in consecutive games. A real hitter would have finished the job 

[tomsred]

Pretty much a similar start to last year, and as expected after surgery.

[nando714]

He's a some balls hard but just WTP!!!

[CaliAngel]

Pujols needs to stop trying to pull the ball to hit home runs, and just go for singles and doubles to help the team win. 

His slugger approach just does not cut it, and it has been absolutely killing this team for the last few years. His power is just not where it used to be. You can tell he goes for dingers, and if he gets lucky he misses it a bit and it falls in for a hit. But his approach has single handedly created a hole in the lineup ever since he was acquired. 

He needs to find a pitch to drive, and put some good meat on the ball, and spray to all sides of the field.

[Angelsjunky]

He should get to 600 HR, finish the year, then retire.

Of course he won't, because that would leave $100 million on the table. He'll probably be a regular through 2018, around when Thaiss takes over at 1B and pushes Cron to DH, then Albert will be a highly paid pinch hitter/player-manager for a couple years, eating cheetos with Sosh on the bench.

 

[tdawg87]

Pujols burgles turds.

[JustATroutFan]

Pujols has had very slow starts in April most of the time with the Angels.Slash lines in April from 2012-2016

2012: .217/.265/.304

2013: .252/.344/.417

2014: .280/.345/.589

2015: .208/.291/364

2016: .176/.242/.385

I actually forgot that he had a cold bat in April 2015 because his numbers at the ASB that year were phenominal and he made his first All Star team as a Halo but nope, also started in April. I'm going to say he heats up as the year goes on though. At least he has hit a home run this month, unlike in April of 2012.

But one of these seasons though, he might not heat up as the year goes on. Age is a big reason for that. Eventually, he might put up a .220/.300/.380 slash line in a season and bring back the ugly memories of the Hamilton era.

[bloodbrother]

9 hours ago, CALZONE said:

 I don't get ready till the second week of the season,” Pujols said, ...

Guess the month and day that Pujols gets his BA over his body weight

[California Cajun]

Pujols goes for homers to avoid running the Angels into outs.  

[Lou]

5 minutes ago, bloodbrother said:

Guess the month and day that Pujols gets his BA over his body weight

have you lost your mind?

he's never going to hit .340

[Jig Stew]

8 hours ago, CaliAngel said:

Pujols needs to stop trying to pull the ball to hit home runs, and just go for singles and doubles to help the team win. 

His slugger approach just does not cut it, and it has been absolutely killing this team for the last few years. His power is just not where it used to be. You can tell he goes for dingers, and if he gets lucky he misses it a bit and it falls in for a hit. But his approach has single handedly created a hole in the lineup ever since he was acquired. 

He needs to find a pitch to drive, and put some good meat on the ball, and spray to all sides of the field.

100% agree... teams are always shifting on him, just shorten the swing and go the opposite way.... also at Angels Stadium he's had a few warning track shots already this year, maybe use that approach more so on the road in smaller stadiums that are more hitter friendly... and if we have a big lead at home, go for the fences, who cares then when you have a good sized lead.

[yk9001]

I am sure he's a great guy.  Enough people here state as such.  

I can't stand him.  Can't stand to even watch him play.

 

Great guy. Can't stand him.

[fan_since79]

Without his two clutch hits in those comeback games, our record would be 4-6 and we'd be in fourth place.

 

Edited April 14, 2017 by fan_since79

[Troll Daddy]

I have no issues with AP.

I do know that without his bat behind Trout ... this team has no chance of competing. 

[Jeff Fletcher]

With guys on base he does shorten up and go the other way. Two of his RBI hits are to the opposite field. Teams don't shift on him as much with runners on. 

And with the bases empty, it seems much more efficient for him to try to hit homers than to go for singles and hope for 2 more from the guys behind him to score him. 

[Jig Stew]

10 minutes ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

With guys on base he does shorten up and go the other way. Two of his RBI hits are to the opposite field. Teams don't shift on him as much with runners on. 

And with the bases empty, it seems much more efficient for him to try to hit homers than to go for singles and hope for 2 more from the guys behind him to score him. 

So you're "kind of" agreeing with me... if so I'm so showing this to everyone I know and who loves your work

[Ohtaniland]

8 hours ago, JustATroutFan said:

Pujols has had very slow starts in April most of the time with the Angels.Slash lines in April from 2012-2016

2012: .217/.265/.304

2013: .252/.344/.417

2014: .280/.345/.589

2015: .208/.291/364

2016: .176/.242/.385

I actually forgot that he had a cold bat in April 2015 because his numbers at the ASB that year were phenominal and he made his first All Star team as a Halo but nope, also started in April. I'm going to say he heats up as the year goes on though. At least he has hit a home run this month, unlike in April of 2012.

But one of these seasons though, he might not heat up as the year goes on. Age is a big reason for that. Eventually, he might put up a .220/.300/.380 slash line in a season and bring back the ugly memories of the Hamilton era.

Could you please include all of his Angels postseason stats. Thanks in advance.

[Blarg]

They are just slightly better than Trout's.

You're welcome.

[yk9001]

Arte is very proud of Albert's St. Louis postseason numbers.

[Broad Street]

1 hour ago, fan_since79 said:

Without his two clutch hits in those comeback games, our record would be 4-6 and we'd be in fourth place.

 

^this

[Second Base]

10 hours ago, Angelsjunky said:

He should get to 600 HR, finish the year, then retire.

Of course he won't, because that would leave $100 million on the table. He'll probably be a regular through 2018, around when Thaiss takes over at 1B and pushes Cron to DH, then Albert will be a highly paid pinch hitter/player-manager for a couple years, eating cheetos with Sosh on the bench.

 

That's probably the plan.

He's still good for .260 and 30 HR this season. Probably more of the same in 2018 too. By that time he will have played for a solid 7 years of his 10 year contract, which about what everyone expected.

I'm not sure even the most optimistic among us believed Albert Pujols would still be a starting caliber 1B/DH at the age of 42. After the 2018 season when Thaiss is ready, Pujols will take on more of a platoon role and kind of offer his tutelage for 2019.

By 2020 he'll actually be a player-coach, gaining the frequent pinch hitting duties. 2021 will be his farewell tour, similar to Griffey a couple years back. He'll make more of an impact as a coach than as a player, and will have the chance to say goodbye to everyone the same way Papi did last year.

Once his contract is up, he'll get the title of "special advisor" to the GM, which will basically mean Albert will show up at Spring Training, help the kids get ready, do some charity work with the Angels name stamped on it, and then every once in a while, walk around the front office, shake hands, stop by the clubhouse for a photo-op, maybe even stop at the minor leagues once or twice a year to give his insights. Pretty Cush job.

[fan_since79]

If he passes A-Rod on the home run list, I'll be very happy.

 

[Ohtaniland]

Albert is not going to retire early and leave millions behind. He will rationalize that he needs the money for his foundation so he's going to stay for the good of all mankind. 

And people will believe him.