Former Cardinals Watch

[Michael]

Pujols has gotten so bad he might be platoon'd with a pitcher (Ohtani): https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/shohei- ... or-angels/

Not only did the Angels and Albert Pujols finish last in the American League in DH production last season (-2.0 WAR) and second to last in wRC+ (78), but the club also endured a platoon problem.

Eight of the team’s nine projected starting position players are right-handed. The majority of their reserve options are right-handed, too. Before accounting for Ohtani, the Angels project to have 83% plate appearances absorbed by right-handed hitters in 2018. Before accounting for Ohtani, the Angels are forecast to be the first team since at least 2002 to surpass 5,000 plate appearances by right-handed hitters. (For this analysis, I split the club’s switch-hitter plate appearances evenly between lefties and righties.) Even with Ohtani, the 2018 Angels might top FanGraphs’ splits leaderboards for most plate appearances by right-handed batters in a single season.

So Ohtani might be able to help at the top of the rotation and as a platoon bat.

Ohtani projects as a good hitter, but how the mighty have fallen.

[Popeye_Card]

On the bright side, Pujols will almost certainly get his 3000th hit this season. So that's cool.

[ZigZagCardsFan]

WAKE UP MO!

[Jocephus]

without our fryer we really need someone to turn the heat up in the clubhouse

[sighyoung]

WAKE UP MO!

Too bad the Padres didn't take a flier on Fryer.

[heyzeus]

Phat Adams is now Nat Adams.

[Jocephus]

Phat Adams is now Nat Adams.

1 year, 4 mil

[CardsofSTL]

Phat Adams is now Nat Adams.

1 year, 4 mil

No way they can sign Harper now

[Farewell Friends]

Good deal. One year pillow contract. Gonna cash in during the 2018 free agent bonanza.

[Felix The Cat]

Phat Adams is now Nat Adams.

1 year, 4 mil

No way they can sign Harper now

Mothergrabbin' can take Bryce's spot in the outfield if he takes his talents to the North side next offseason