Albert Pujols underwent knee surgery and will miss the remainder of the 2018 season:
The Angels announced Wednesday that Pujols has undergone arthroscopic knee surgery performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache in Los Angeles. Recovery time is typically at least six weeks, and the Angels’ season likely will be over in 4 1/2 weeks.
Pujols is sixth in baseball history with 633 career homers after passing Ken Griffey Jr. last month. He is seventh in history with 1,982 career RBIs, just behind Lou Gehrig (1,995) and Barry Bonds (1,996), and close to becoming only the fifth member of the 2,000-RBI club.
For the second year in a row, Pujols owns an OBP well under .300. He continues to drive in runs, as he still does not strike out very much, but those come at a high cost of outs. He still has three years left on his contract.
If you want to know why teams are hesitant to sign great 30 year old plus players to long term contracts, Pujols is the poster child. Teams should up the average annual salary in exchange for shorter lengths.
from baseballmusings.com https://ift.tt/2LFNMbx
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