Just when you thought you couldn't apply the word outrageous to any agreement of Major League Baseball, the Prince arrives. Practically we saw him accepting a package with the Texas Rangers or Washington Nationals and do not remember the Tigers on the radar screen, at least as much of a point, not the size of another planet.
Clearly, the loss of catcher Victor Martinez and reliable batsman indefinitely for a knee injury diminished the prospects of American League Division champs in central defender for the 2012 season. This signature is a dramatic and urgent for the misfortune of Martinez's health problem. Martinez can't play all this next season and with him off the Tigers went from Division preferred to questionmark.
Now they are the Favorites again, though still could use another catcher. Last year the Tigers had beaten fist of one-two of Miguel Cabrera and Martinez rolling for them. Now will the one-two punch of Cabrera and Fielder. They play in the same position, first base, but likely share that place and the role of designated hitter. Fielder is coming from the Milwaukee Brewers of the National League where he was a player every day at first, but how much time he spends each slugger in the field will be up to the manager Jim Leyland.
When the free agency period began, it was clear that the No. 1 player available was Albert Pujols, who left St. Louis Cardinals to the Los Angeles Angels. Fielder was no. 2, as the hot guy to grab and took much longer. It was hard to imagine him getting that contract for a long time, but he and his agent, Scott Boras, waited all out. The average seasonal payment will be $23,8 million a year.
Because Fielder will 37 when the contract expires, this may be the last time in his career who is asked to afix his John Hancock on that a piece of paper. It also makes one wonder how much return that the Tigers will always by Fielder for those types of dollars when he is in his mid-30 's. You try to a guy who is 36 and payable mil $ 24 trade.
But this is the way in the future. Right now the Tigers, who won 96 games last year, will be examined as a successful signing Fielder for 2012, if repeated as Division champ and get the playoff. As we all know, once a team is in the postseason, if you mix as wild cards or drivers, anything can happen.
Fielder is a batter life. 282, a three-time all-star who hit more than 50 home runs in a season. One of the biggest concerns whispered (and sometimes stronger than) him about his body type. He is a very big man and he looks like the slightest slip in her diet could transform her wardrobe in all sizes XXXX garments. There is nothing I can do much of a team that, except, I suppose Fielder doesn't want to ruin his career by eating too many Twinkies. At the moment it seems unlikely that since he is a vegetarian and should have something to prove the movement for a new League with a colossal contract.
As regards the coverage goes a need, Fielder would be a perfect fit with the Texas Rangers or some other teams, as well. In Detroit, he may be the man who put the Tigers over the top in their search for a World Series title. How much is that worth to the management of Tigers? We just discovered.
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