Those seasons with the Angels have taken down Pujols’ overall stats. Batted .328 with the Cardinals (.420 OBP), but has batted .257 with the Angels (.313 OBP). Still first ballot HOF.
Those seasons with the Angels have taken down Pujols’ overall stats. Batted .328 with the Cardinals (.420 OBP), but has batted .257 with the Angels (.313 OBP).
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not the same player 35-40 then 25-30 of course because of age but the defensive shift had a lot to do with it too
How the shift has ruined Albert Pujols
.....From 2015 to 2018, Pujols has accumulated a whopping 403 hard-hit outs, putting balls in play that travel at least 95 mph. Nobody has more. His average exit velocity is 90.3 mph, ranked fourth among those with at least 1,700 batted balls during that stretch, according to Statcast. His batting average on balls in play is .245, tied for the lowest in the majors among qualified hitters during that time.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/24270231/mlb-how-shift-ruined-albert-pujols
He is getting older. Home runs will not occur as often.