Future Hall of Fame Albert Pujols looking for keep goingAnd the Mark Vinsand MLB.com (via Twitter) Three teams are reported to have shown some interest in signing the 42-year-old.
As the Pujols prepares for what will be his 22nd season in the Major League, the sluggish player last year showed he still has something to offer for his roster. After the Angels were released by the Angels in May and subsequently signed by the Dodgers, the Pujols finished off the 2021 campaign in italics .294/.336/.603 incendiary against the left cocking (in 146 board appearances). The Dodgers largely confined Bogoles to platooning and pinch-beating tasks, and he’s responded with some of his most productive numbers in some time.
Feinsand notes that the Pujols market has been expanded by the official DH global installation, as National League teams now have a greater need for additional pop. The flexibility of the slot assigned to the hitter allows NL teams to worry less about how to manage the Pujols physically to have regular playing time as a first.
Besides the on-field assistance Pujols can still provide, teams can also intrigue his reputation as the club’s captain, and any potential ticket sales can be mustered by Pujols who top the all-time leaderboard. Pujols 679 puts him in the professional home run 17 homers back Alex Rodriguez Fourth place on the all-time list, and over the course of a full 162-game season, it certainly looks like Pujols could become the fourth player to reach the Homer Plateau 700 (Pujols had 17 home runs over 296 PA’s with Angels and Dodgers last year) . Pujols also needs 68 RBI to pass Babe Ruth for second place on the RBI list of all time.