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Albert Pujols
AVG HR RBI
.266 11 43
Team: LA AngelsHt / Wt: 6-3 / 230 NFBC ADP: 8.53
Position: 1BBorn: 1/16/1980 Birthplace: Santo Domingo, DR
Bats/Throws: R/R Draft: 13th Round by Cardinals (1999)


Latest News
June 16 9:53 AM PT10:53 AM MT11:53 AM CT12:53 PM ET12:53 ET16:53 GMT0:53 CST9:53 AM MST11:53 AM EST12:23 PM VEN20:53 UAE11:53 AM CT-Erick Aybar homered and drove in two runs, and Pujols added two more RBIs in the Angels' 6-2 victory Saturday night, sending New York to its fifth straight defeat.
Analysis: Pujols is batting .440 with two homers and six RBIs while hitting safely in six straight.
June 4 2:58 PM PT3:58 PM MT4:58 PM CT5:58 PM ET17:58 ET21:58 GMT5:58 CST2:58 PM MST4:58 PM EST5:28 PM VEN1:58 UAE (+1)4:58 PM CT-Pujols was anemic yet again as he went 0 for 4 on Monday in a 2-1 loss to Houston. Pujols had two soft lineouts and failed to hit the ball out of the infield in his other at-bats.
Analysis: Going inside the numbers, Pujols has a 47.4 swing percentage through the end of May - fairly high since pitchers are no longer walking him and he is forced to swing more. It is exposing his lack of plate coverage, since the highest number of pitches he is seeing are in the outside part of the zone right below the belt - Pujols is hitting .214 on those usually meaty offerings that he used to crush to the opposite field back when he was a feared slugger.
June 2 2:38 PM PT3:38 PM MT4:38 PM CT5:38 PM ET17:38 ET21:38 GMT5:38 CST2:38 PM MST4:38 PM EST5:08 PM VEN1:38 UAE (+1)4:38 PM CT-Pujols continued his abysmal season in a 2-0 loss to the Astros on Saturday night.
Analysis: Pujols was 0 for 3 with a walk one day after he was benched for the series opener. Fantasy owners no doubt ditched him long ago - the once-feared slugger owns a .726 OPS that ranks 113th in the majors. Even a light-hitting infielder like Everth Cabrera of San Diego who has nine career homers is doing better than that minuscule mark.
May 28 10:47 AM PT11:47 AM MT12:47 PM CT1:47 PM ET13:47 ET17:47 GMT1:47 CST10:47 AM MST12:47 PM EST1:17 PM VEN21:47 UAE12:47 PM CT-Pujols had three hits and two runs in Monday's 8-7 loss to the Dodgers.
Analysis: The Pujols OPS watch is up to .756. Will it get better? It looks like cracking .800 may be tough since he has walked twice in his last 11 games so nobody is afraid of him anymore.
May 23 2:16 PM PT3:16 PM MT4:16 PM CT5:16 PM ET17:16 ET21:16 GMT5:16 CST2:16 PM MST4:16 PM EST4:46 PM VEN1:16 UAE (+1)4:16 PM CT-Pujols had two hits in Wednesday's 7-1 rout of the M's.
Analysis: Pujols now has a .743 OPS so that counts as improvement now for the former feared slugger. Even the Royals' Lorenzo Cain has a higher OPS.
May 17 1:42 PM PT2:42 PM MT3:42 PM CT4:42 PM ET16:42 ET20:42 GMT4:42 CST1:42 PM MST3:42 PM EST4:12 PM VEN0:42 UAE (+1)3:42 PM CT-Pujols hit a two-run jack in a 5-4 win over the ChiSox on Thursday night.
Analysis: Pujols is up to seven homers and 25 RBIs and could be turning things around for the Halos.
May 15 10:25 AM PT11:25 AM MT12:25 PM CT1:25 PM ET13:25 ET17:25 GMT1:25 CST10:25 AM MST12:25 PM EST12:55 PM VEN21:25 UAE12:25 PM CT-Pujols had two hits Tuesday in a 6-2 win over the Royals.
Analysis: Can Pujols deliver like he has in his illustrious fantasy past? It's hard to envision him reaching those lofty heights as he once again underperforms his ADP.
May 9 10:45 AM PT11:45 AM MT12:45 PM CT1:45 PM ET13:45 ET17:45 GMT1:45 CST10:45 AM MST12:45 PM EST1:15 PM VEN21:45 UAE12:45 PM CT-Pujols had two hits in a 3-1 loss at Houston on Wednesday night.
Analysis: Pujols is one of the biggest fantasy disappointments in recent memory with a .730 OPS that ranks 112th in the majors. Even Jedd Gyorko of San Diego is doing better than that.
Apr. 30 9:56 AM PT10:56 AM MT11:56 AM CT12:56 PM ET12:56 ET16:56 GMT0:56 CST9:56 AM MST11:56 AM EST12:26 PM VEN20:56 UAE11:56 AM CT-Pujols went 4 for 8 with two homers, three runs scored and three RBIs in Monday's 10-8, 19-inning loss at Oakland.
Analysis: Pujols raised his average 21 points to .265. Pujols' multi-homer effort was his second of the season, but he's failed to go deep in each of his other 23 games.
Apr. 20 3:35 PM PT4:35 PM MT5:35 PM CT6:35 PM ET18:35 ET22:35 GMT6:35 CST3:35 PM MST5:35 PM EST6:05 PM VEN2:35 UAE (+1)5:35 PM CT-Pujols drove in two runs and the Angels slowed the worst start in franchise history with an 8-1 victory over Toiri Hunter's Detroit Tigers on Friday night.
Analysis: Pujols is 5 for 9 in the last two games.
Apr. 11 3:40 PM PT4:40 PM MT5:40 PM CT6:40 PM ET18:40 ET22:40 GMT6:40 CST3:40 PM MST5:40 PM EST6:10 PM VEN2:40 UAE (+1)5:40 PM CT-Pujols went 4 for 4 and scored twice in an 11-5 loss to the Athletics on Wednesday.
Analysis: Pujols added a pair of doubles and extended his hitting streak to four games. He's 9 for 26 with three doubles and two homers on the season.
Apr. 7 2:34 PM PT3:34 PM MT4:34 PM CT5:34 PM ET17:34 ET21:34 GMT5:34 CST2:34 PM MST4:34 PM EST5:04 PM VEN1:34 UAE (+1)4:34 PM CT-Pujols went deep twice and knocked in three runs in an 8-4 win over Texas on Saturday.
Analysis: Pujols is 3 for 16 with five RBIs on the season. He's been walked six times.
Mar. 5 11:01 AM PT12:01 PM MT1:01 PM CT2:01 PM ET14:01 ET19:01 GMT3:01 CST12:01 PM MST2:01 PM EST2:31 PM VEN23:01 UAE1:01 PM CT-Pujols is in the starting lineup to make his 2013 spring training debut for the Los Angeles Angels, about 10 days ahead of schedule following offseason knee surgery. Pujols was down to be the designated hitter and bat third against Cincinnati on Tuesday, saying he wanted to ``see some live pitching,''
Analysis: Angels manager Mike Scioscia says Pujols ``feels good, and he wants to see some velocity pitches.'' Pujols, starting his second season with the Angels, says he would not ``get a hit and not try to stretch it into a double or a triple,'' and that he had been sprinting but not running the bases last weekend. The Los Angeles lineup included its projected starting outfield for the first time: Mike Trout in left, Peter Bourjos in center and Josh Hamilton in right field.
Feb. 26 12:56 PM PT1:56 PM MT2:56 PM CT3:56 PM ET15:56 ET20:56 GMT4:56 CST1:56 PM MST3:56 PM EST4:26 PM VEN0:56 UAE (+1)2:56 PM CT-Pujols is nearly ready to start running on the field in the Los Angeles Angels slugger's deliberate recovery from offseason surgery on his right knee.
Analysis: Pujols is taking batting practice and running on a treadmill at spring training, and he participated in fielding drills Tuesday. He's expected to start running on the field later this week. The $240 million first baseman isn't expected to play in a Cactus League game until mid-March, but Angels manager Mike Scioscia has no doubt Pujols will be ready for opening day.
Feb. 14 1:56 PM PT2:56 PM MT3:56 PM CT4:56 PM ET16:56 ET21:56 GMT5:56 CST2:56 PM MST4:56 PM EST5:26 PM VEN1:56 UAE (+1)3:56 PM CT-Pujols hopes to begin agility drills and light running in a couple of days to test his surgically repaired right knee.
Analysis: Pujols underwent arthroscopic surgery on the knee in October, what he considered a minor cleanup procedure, but says he will ease into spring training with the hopes of being fully healthy for opening day. There's no reason to rush things in mid-February with the season nearly two months away.

Regular Season

Hitting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG SSX
2001 StL 161 590 112 194 47 4 37 130 69 93 1 3 .329 .403 .610 $290.00
2002 StL 157 590 118 185 40 2 34 127 72 69 2 4 .314 .394 .561 $286.00
2003 StL 157 591 137 212 51 1 43 124 79 65 5 1 .359 .439 .667 $321.50
2004 StL 154 592 133 196 51 2 46 123 84 52 5 5 .331 .415 .657 $316.50
2005 StL 161 591 129 195 38 2 41 117 97 65 16 2 .330 .430 .609 $318.00
2006 StL 143 535 119 177 33 1 49 137 92 50 7 2 .331 .431 .671 $315.00
2007 StL 158 565 99 185 38 1 32 103 99 58 2 6 .327 .429 .568 $276.00
2008 StL 148 524 100 187 44 0 37 116 104 54 7 3 .357 .462 .653 $294.00
2009 StL 160 568 124 186 45 1 47 135 115 64 16 4 .327 .443 .658 $335.00
2010 StL 159 587 115 183 39 1 42 118 103 76 14 4 .312 .414 .596 $308.50
2011 StL 147 579 105 173 29 0 37 99 61 58 9 1 .299 .366 .541 $260.50
2012 LAA 154 607 85 173 50 0 30 105 52 76 8 1 .285 .343 .516 $241.50
2013 LAA 68 267 36 71 16 0 11 43 28 36 0 1 .266 .334 .449 $100.00
Career 1927 7186 1412 2317 521 15 486 1477 1055 816 92 37 .322 .411 .602  

Postseason

Hitting Statistics
Year Team Round G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG
2001 StL Total 5 18 1 2 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 .111 .200 .278
    5 18 1 2 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 .111 .200 .278
2002 StL Total 8 29 5 8 1 1 1 5 5 6 0 0 .276 .400 .483
    3 10 3 3 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 0 .300 .462 .500
    LCS 5 19 2 5 1 0 1 2 2 5 0 0 .263 .364 .474
2004 StL Total 15 58 15 24 4 0 6 14 8 6 0 0 .414 .493 .793
    4 15 4 5 0 0 2 5 3 0 0 0 .333 .444 .733
    LCS 7 28 10 14 2 0 4 9 4 3 0 0 .500 .563 1.000
    WS 4 15 1 5 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 .333 .412 .467
2005 StL Total 9 32 7 12 2 0 2 8 5 3 0 0 .375 .447 .625
    3 9 4 5 2 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 .556 .692 .778
    LCS 6 23 3 7 0 0 2 6 1 3 0 0 .304 .320 .565
2006 StL Total 16 52 11 15 3 0 3 6 13 10 0 1 .288 .439 .519
    4 15 3 5 1 0 1 3 1 4 0 0 .333 .375 .600
    LCS 7 22 5 7 1 0 1 1 7 3 0 0 .318 .483 .500
    WS 5 15 3 3 1 0 1 2 5 3 0 1 .200 .429 .467
2009 StL Total 3 10 0 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 .300 .462 .300
    3 10 0 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 .300 .462 .300
2011 StL Total 18 68 15 24 8 0 5 16 12 11 1 1 .353 .463 .691
    5 20 2 7 3 0 0 1 2 4 1 1 .350 .409 .500
    LCS 6 23 5 11 4 0 2 9 4 4 0 0 .478 .556 .913
    WS 7 25 8 6 1 0 3 6 6 3 0 0 .240 .424 .640
Career 74 267 54 88 18 1 18 52 48 39 1 2 .330 .439 .607


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