Surely this is BS Prince has a bad attitude. His stomach weighs as much as Ian. That weight has to take a toll on his health
Originally Posted by General Feuerbacher
Actually, of all the non-pitcher 9+ year 200+ million dollar contracts that have been given recently (Teixeira, Pujols, A-Rod), Prince Fielder is the only one who has remained healthy and played 150+ games each year. Good thing for the Tigers, they got rid of that big contract and can move Cabrera back to first since he was a lower than average fielding 3rd baseman, plus they can resign him later now that they have money again and they have a legit 2nd baseman and top of the order hitter. Good thing for the Rangers, they finally have a legit power hitting 1st baseman since Tex left and would have signed him to a contract similar if he would have wanted to stay, but he did not and that is why they traded him to Atlanta to get Andrus, Harrison, Feliz and Salty. And, as Chung Tran stated, Profar can play a fantastic 2nd base, more range, be in the lineup regularly, so we can really see what he can do on a consistent basis, he is 10 years younger and of course, less expensive, at least for a few more years anyway!
Too be honest, the trade was great for both teams, but as a Ranger's fan, while Kins was a good leader and lead off hitter, his uppercut swing for the fences every time he came to the plate was annoying and he struck out a lot, something a lead off hitter is supposed to minimize. I am also excited to see how good Jurickson Profar really is and this up coming season should go a long way determining that.