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Detroit and Prince Fielder have agreed in principle on a nine-year, $214 million deal, sources tell Y! Sports' Tim Brown
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Foolish move by Detroit. Thank god the Rangers didn't do this.
Given Fielder's age and size I would be concerned he would go Mo Vaughan on them in four or five years.
quote:Given Fielder's age and size I would be concerned he would go Mo Vaughan on them in four or five years.
Bingo...look at his dad, who was a trim guy compared to Prince.
The media kept saying the Nats were frontrunners. I knew something was up. A long term on a guy like this made no sense for an NL team when you know he'll be spending the last half of his contract as DH.
Prince Fielder is only 27 years old. He has always been very big. At 275/280 he is much bigger than Mo Vaughn ever thought about being during his good playing days (around 230 lbs). 6'1" Vaughn got up to 275 at the end of his career, but that is 5'10" Prince's playing weight at 27 years old.
9 years sure seems like a long time, I agree. It will be interesting to see how long Prince stays at the top of his game. Prince is a unique personality and brings intangibles to any club he is on. I think he will really help the Tigers a lot, just don't know for how many years. His value in the AL is much higher than it would be to a NL club. I hope he can stay under 300 lbs!
Mo Vaughn from age 27 had the 6 best years of his career.
BTW, here is a photo of Prince when he was a junior in high school.
9 years sure seems like a long time, I agree. It will be interesting to see how long Prince stays at the top of his game. Prince is a unique personality and brings intangibles to any club he is on. I think he will really help the Tigers a lot, just don't know for how many years. His value in the AL is much higher than it would be to a NL club. I hope he can stay under 300 lbs!
Mo Vaughn from age 27 had the 6 best years of his career.
BTW, here is a photo of Prince when he was a junior in high school.
WOW.Doesn't seem very healthy to have this much weight on you already in HS.
And he's a very wealthy player now days. The thing about Prince is he carries that weight well. He is very big through the shoulders, arms, legs.
Will Prince be the first all star that doesn't hit his weight? 
The Mendoza line is his belt size.quote:Originally posted by Tx-Husker:
Will Prince be the first all star that doesn't hit his weight?
I was thinking it was his left leg, RJM.
He can always DH if he can't play first
If he gets to big and unable to move to play 1B, it won't take long for his hitting to disappear. He wouldn't last a season as a DH only.
Tigers are my fav AL team, it's a great sign.
AL will be fun to watch next season.
He's just big, like CC, it doesn't stop him from being a competitor.
AL will be fun to watch next season.
He's just big, like CC, it doesn't stop him from being a competitor.
I remember seeing him as a 12U in news clips hitting HR's at Tiger Stadium in BP when his dad (Cecil) was playing there. He had a similar body type as recollection goes.
He was a Brice Harper hitter before that was popular.
Still, he's 27 and not a light weight. What is that contract going to look like in say 6 years? My guess, is not pretty. He's big in a contract year. What is that weight going to do with a 9 yr deal?
Good kid, I hope I'm wrong and he hits 250 HR's in that deal.
He was a Brice Harper hitter before that was popular.
Still, he's 27 and not a light weight. What is that contract going to look like in say 6 years? My guess, is not pretty. He's big in a contract year. What is that weight going to do with a 9 yr deal?
Good kid, I hope I'm wrong and he hits 250 HR's in that deal.
For $214 million, I think the Tigers are hoping for far more than 250 HRs in nine years!
The sad part is $214m may be more than ALL the city of Detroit residents earn over 9 years in total.
If he doesn't someday control the weight, they won't name a small island after him, he will be a small island.
The MLB channel guys say that he really isn't sloppy fat, just big. They also said he's more "athletic" than it appears, but his choice of baggy clothes makes him look bad. Please.
Reminds of when a girl that easily weighs 300 says she is just "big boned".
So now that he has the huge contract, you just hope he has the self discipline to be in good enough shape to honor it with 9 years of outstanding play.
The Tigers have Cabrera and now Fielder-perhaps Jenny Craig will become a new corporate sponsor???
The MLB channel guys say that he really isn't sloppy fat, just big. They also said he's more "athletic" than it appears, but his choice of baggy clothes makes him look bad. Please.
Reminds of when a girl that easily weighs 300 says she is just "big boned".
So now that he has the huge contract, you just hope he has the self discipline to be in good enough shape to honor it with 9 years of outstanding play.
The Tigers have Cabrera and now Fielder-perhaps Jenny Craig will become a new corporate sponsor???
A common thread here is that Fielder is a very good player, and many would like to have him on "their" team. However $214M is a lot of contract to live up to given his tools. His agent is the superstar in this scenario. I'd really like to know where the Nationals and others were in their offers/negotiations. I can't help to think that Detriot overpaid, and did not get optimal value. It was reported that Fielder doesn't have a no-trade clause which I find interesting. Detroit has just made the AL Central a one horse race.
The Nationals are my favorite NL team and I'm dissapointed they didn't land Fielder. I was a phone call away from sharing season tickets with some buddies if they did get him.
The Nationals are my favorite NL team and I'm dissapointed they didn't land Fielder. I was a phone call away from sharing season tickets with some buddies if they did get him.
Great pickup! 
Fielder will be a great asset to the Tigers.
Fielder will be a great asset to the Tigers.
This contract will eventually become yet another albatross on the Tigers payroll, much as previous big contracts to such players as Bobby Higginson, Dontrelle Willis, Carlos Guillen and Magglio Ordonez were...however, that being said, the owner, Mike Ilitch is 82, and I'm not sure he expects to see the end of the contract, he wants to win now. He's seen his Red Wings win multiple Stanley Cups with a similar approach (take on a big contract or two to acquire "missing pieces"), and he desperately wants to win a World Series. At least this solves the Brandon Inge "platoon at third" dilemma...
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The sad part is $214m may be more than ALL the city of Detroit residents earn over 9 years in total.
Why did you even have to go there? What's the point?
It's just a sad commentary about what has happened to the local economy in the city. What bugs you about the comment...it's true. The city of Detroit has become a vacant lot...unemployed ghost town.
It bugs me because it gets old. The Detroit area is a great place to live. The city itself has some decent areas. As far as night life anyway. I'm a product of the poor economy of the area. That's why I live here.
I din't see the point of the comment in this thread. That's all.
I din't see the point of the comment in this thread. That's all.
quote:It bugs me because it gets old. The Detroit area is a great place to live. The city itself has some decent areas. As far as night life anyway. I'm a product of the poor economy of the area. That's why I live here.
I din't see the point of the comment in this thread. That's all.
I used to live in one of the suburbs myself...so I guess that makes me part of the exodus. I agree many of the suburbs are beautiful. I was speaking of the "city limits". It's simply a stark contrast to the contract.
At least he won't have to make a mockery of playing 1B anymore. He's an adventure over there.
I don't have any issue with the contract.
For me, if a billionaire chooses to spend his money this way, who am I to second guess this?
While Fielder is not and likely will not be one of my favorite MLB players, I hope he does hit around .275 to.300 with 30 HRS and 90 RBI's for the next 7-8 years. If he does, then the money on the back end of the contract will be a deal for the Tigers, compared to what contract values could be at that point.
As one person interviewed on the radio this morning noted, contracts like this one, the Pujols contract, and the ability of Lincecum to turn down 5 years and a reported $100,000,000 each/all demonstrate that one of the most influential people in the history of baseball was/is Marvin Miller.
For me, if a billionaire chooses to spend his money this way, who am I to second guess this?
While Fielder is not and likely will not be one of my favorite MLB players, I hope he does hit around .275 to.300 with 30 HRS and 90 RBI's for the next 7-8 years. If he does, then the money on the back end of the contract will be a deal for the Tigers, compared to what contract values could be at that point.
As one person interviewed on the radio this morning noted, contracts like this one, the Pujols contract, and the ability of Lincecum to turn down 5 years and a reported $100,000,000 each/all demonstrate that one of the most influential people in the history of baseball was/is Marvin Miller.
The Tigers have got to be the strong favorites in their division with the one-two punch they have as well as Verlander heading up the pitching. I can't see any of the other teams in that division really matching up with the Tigers.
So now the Tigers have Cabrera at 3rd, Fielder at 1st...both corners are bigger than the nose tackle of the Dallas Cowboys. 
quote:Originally posted by Tx-Husker:
So now the Tigers have Cabrera at 3rd, Fielder at 1st...both corners are bigger than the nose tackle of the Dallas Cowboys.
Please tell my you are not a Cowboys fan. Unless you are originally from here....
I'm not originally from Motown. Originally from Nebraska, so I like #1 Lion Mr Suh. 
I'm a semi-interested Cowboys fan...just because I live here.
I'm a semi-interested Cowboys fan...just because I live here.
Gotta love when son follows dad!
Little Prince was on a Major League field when he was very young. He wasn't exactly skinny back then either. Story is he hit a ball out of Tiger Stadium when he was 12 years old. Here he is all decked out in Tigers cap, Giants shirt and Cubs pants.
...and shoes untied
Great picture
Great picture
Great shot. Bet he has on Yankee undies and Red Sox socks.
How old do you think he was here?
How old do you think he was here?
Threequote:Originally posted by Texas1836:
Great shot. Bet he has on Yankee undies and Red Sox socks.
How old do you think he was here?
quote:Originally posted by CoachCarter:
Gotta love when son follows dad!
Are they speaking again? Cecil wasn't too pleased he had to be interviewed after Prince signed.
Anyone know what the fallout was with the Fielders? Money related?
yes, gambling and going thru millions was said to be the reason for the Fielder's feuding.
http://www.donmcnay.com/blog/c...-fielder-sins-father
http://www.donmcnay.com/blog/c...-fielder-sins-father