New Report: Albert Pujols, “I feel healthy 100 percent..."

[KevinJ14]

LOS ANGELES ANGELS

• Albert Pujols is looking to get back to his previous all-world form, or at least closer to it. Pujols was recently quoted as saying, “I feel healthy 100 percent. I haven’t felt like this in five years. I’m ready to play first base.”

https://www.fanragsports.com/inside-baseball-mlb-notes-are-the-brewers-done-dealing/

[tdawg87]

Lol

[GrittyVeterans]

Senior living must have done him well

[mtangelsfan]

This sounds familiar

[Second Base]

So he'll play like he's 38 instead of 43.

[GrittyVeterans]

.223/.287/.365

[Stax]

Looking forward to seeing Albert's best year as an Angel.

 

[Angel Oracle]

Guess I’m the first in here.

BSOHL

[Troll Daddy]

Great news 

 

[Chuck]

11 minutes ago, Stax said:

Looking forward to seeing Albert's best year as an Angel.

 

^

[Vegas Halo Fan]

60-day DL, anyone?

[bloodbrother]

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

49 minutes ago, KevinJ14 said:

LOS ANGELES ANGELS

• Albert Pujols is looking to get back to his previous all-world form, or at least closer to it. Pujols was recently quoted as saying, “I feel healthy 100 percent. I haven’t felt like this in five years. I’m ready to play first base.”

https://www.fanragsports.com/inside-baseball-mlb-notes-are-the-brewers-done-dealing/

What's his time in the 50 yard dash? Do we clock him with a stop watch or an hour glass?

[mulwin444]

Damn, kiss of death...

[Second Base]

Honestly though, I think Albert will have a better season than he had in 2016 and 2017. He won't be an all-star or anything, and he'll still have holes in his game (struggles not pulling the ball, poor OBP), but I think his BA and HR's will all trend upward.

I think he'll deliver .250/.300 and 35 HR's.

But inevitably I think this will he Albert's last hurrah. Next year it won't be pretty and with Thaiss and Ohtani pushing for AB's at 1B and DH, cone 2020 Albert will choose to be a player-coach, logging the occasional start at DH but for the most part serving as a coach and mentor.

Even if he isn't producing, he's still Albert Pujols, and that carries a lot of weight in the clubhouse and front office. 

[tdawg87]

10 minutes ago, Scotty@AW said:

Even if he isn't producing, he's still Albert Pujols, and that carries a lot of weight in the clubhouse and front office. 

This is definitely true, but ultimately it's Sosh who carries the most weight in the clubhouse.

[Stradling]

He will be better than last year, but I don’t know if he will be any better than that.  I do wonder what condition he is in right now.  

[Angelsjunky]

BSOHL aside, I have also said that I think he'll dead-cat bounce a bit in 2018, maybe hit something like 2016. Pretty much what Scotty said.

Best-case scenario: .270/.320/.550 with 40 HR.

More likely: .250/.300/.470 with 30-35 HR.

[Chris]

Best shape of his life

[Angelsjunky]

1 minute ago, tdawg87 said:

This is definitely true, but ultimately it's Sosh who carries the most weight in the clubhouse.

This is about as close a thing to a flat 89-mph fastball as I've ever seen put to words.

[Stradling]

1 minute ago, Angelsjunky said:

BSOHL aside, I have also said that I think he'll dead-cat bounce a bit in 2018, maybe hit something like 2016. Pretty much what Scotty said.

Best-case scenario: .270/.320/.550 with 40 HR.

More likely: .250/.300/.470 with 30-35 HR.

If he is your best case scenario then he will be very good.  I am thinking more like your more likely but with 5 less homers.  

[tomsred]

All cynicism aside, I applaud his endurance if nothing else especially given the personal pain and rehabbing.  If he hits 83 more home runs before he retires, he will finish 4th all time behind a steroid freak (Bonds), Hank Aaron (a 1950's player), and Babe Ruth (a 1920's player) and that would be quite remarkable.  86 more gets him into the 700 club.  The real question is can he do this and boost his team's chances of winning in the playoffs.  I think some of the focus on Pujols' career and milestones indirectly can take some of the pressure off Ohtani's performance with casual fans.  Who knows what his performance will be like in 2018, but I trust that he will give it his best shot, and hopefully it helps overall team performance.

[Jason]

1 hour ago, mtangelsfan said:

This sounds familiar

When I saw the thread preview on the main page I said to myself "This better not be some nonsense on how he feels the best he's been in a while or that his feet and legs are 100%" Call me doubting Thomas on this report

[Inside Pitch]

1 hour ago, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

What's his time in the 50 yard dash? Do we clock him with a stop watch or an hour glass?

Sun dial

[ten ocho recon scout]

10 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

Sun dial

A calendar.