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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1772488" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/ben-frederickson/benfred-if-non-pujols-free-agent-additions-dont-improve-cardinals-will-need-trade-deadline-do/article_1a492c7c-6d96-510a-aa1a-d2c3cb3da6a5.html[/URL]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/Ben%20Frederickson" target="_blank">Ben Frederickson</a></p><p>Even Albert Pujols has limits.</p><p>So far, the Cooperstown-bound slugger’s reunion with the Cardinals has gone about as well as any realistic observer could have hoped.</p><p>So much so that Cardinal Nation, a fan base full of National League loyalists, is cheering a designated hitter.</p><p>Pujols, the recipient of a one-year, $2.5 million deal that will surely wind up making the Cardinals more money that it cost them, is powering up against lefties, as expected. He’s averaging .335 with a .389 on-base percentage and a .613 slugging percentage against southpaws. What worked for the Dodgers last season is working for the Cardinals now. And yes, it’s way more fun to watch it work for the Cardinals than the Dodgers.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Pujols’ numbers against righties (.125/.290/.232) are grim, despite the spin. That should have been expected, too. Manager Oliver Marmol, for a numbers guy, often overlooks the evidence. Then again, he doesn’t always have an available alternative that makes it easy to sit Pujols. I get it.</p><p>And whether Pujols is hitting or sitting, he’s mentoring impressive rookie Juan Yepez and other young players who are smart enough to listen and take diligent notes. There is real value in that.</p><p>Pujols, it can be said without hesitation, is meeting fair expectations.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1772488, member: 3916"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/ben-frederickson/benfred-if-non-pujols-free-agent-additions-dont-improve-cardinals-will-need-trade-deadline-do/article_1a492c7c-6d96-510a-aa1a-d2c3cb3da6a5.html[/URL] [URL='https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/Ben%20Frederickson']Ben Frederickson[/URL] Even Albert Pujols has limits. So far, the Cooperstown-bound slugger’s reunion with the Cardinals has gone about as well as any realistic observer could have hoped. So much so that Cardinal Nation, a fan base full of National League loyalists, is cheering a designated hitter. Pujols, the recipient of a one-year, $2.5 million deal that will surely wind up making the Cardinals more money that it cost them, is powering up against lefties, as expected. He’s averaging .335 with a .389 on-base percentage and a .613 slugging percentage against southpaws. What worked for the Dodgers last season is working for the Cardinals now. And yes, it’s way more fun to watch it work for the Cardinals than the Dodgers. Pujols’ numbers against righties (.125/.290/.232) are grim, despite the spin. That should have been expected, too. Manager Oliver Marmol, for a numbers guy, often overlooks the evidence. Then again, he doesn’t always have an available alternative that makes it easy to sit Pujols. I get it. And whether Pujols is hitting or sitting, he’s mentoring impressive rookie Juan Yepez and other young players who are smart enough to listen and take diligent notes. There is real value in that. Pujols, it can be said without hesitation, is meeting fair expectations. [/QUOTE]
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