Prince Fielder's career is over

[ThePrideofShiner]

Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal 1m1 minute ago
Sources: Prince Fielder’s career appears over. #Rangers expected to hold press conference tomorrow.

 

[E5 Yaz]

Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal 2m2 minutes ago
#Rangers’ Fielder underwent his second neck surgery on July 29. He is guaranteed $24M annually through 2020. Not known if TEX has insurance.

 

[ThePrideofShiner]

So, I guess ARod no longer has the worst contract in baseball. Something finally went right for Al this week.

Edit: I guess not if Fielder retires, because then he won't have a contract at all.

 

[DeadlySplitter]

thanks for being a beached whale in game 6, Prince

 

[Snoop Soxy Dogg]

A Dave Dombrowski contract special. Though in fairness, that's less inexplicable than Jon Daniels bailing Dave out and picking it up.

 

[Sox and Rocks]

Will he start eating meat now in retirement? Now he can "let himself go" a bit.

 

[Papelbon's Poutine]

A Dave Dombrowski contract special. Though in fairness, that's less inexplicable than Jon Daniels bailing Dave out and picking it up.

That was pretty widely accepted as a Illitch mandate. I give DD credit for making the trade for a very useful Kinsler.

 

[21st Century Sox]

He finishes with 319 career HR's.

His dad Cecil? 319 career HR's

Amazing.

 

[Stevie1der]

So I guess sudden retirement by past-their-prime, underperforming stars on mega contracts is the new market inefficiency?

 

[Marciano490]

So I guess sudden retirement by past-their-prime, underperforming stars on mega contracts is the new market inefficiency?

Moneybail.

 

[Moosey]

Moneybail.

Well played.

 

[nvalvo]

I wonder at what point this pattern starts putting a serious damper on high-end contracts? The Fielder deal is way worse than Zito.

6.5 fWAR for $214m to 6.2 fWAR for $126m.

 

[tims4wins]

So I guess sudden retirement by past-their-prime, underperforming stars on mega contracts is the new market inefficiency?

Can we get Price to join this bandwagon?

 

[Detts]

Somewhere Panda is trying to track down Fielder to get the details on how to pull this off.

 

[foulkehampshire]

A Dave Dombrowski contract special. Though in fairness, that's less inexplicable than Jon Daniels bailing Dave out and picking it up.

Fielder was a good hitter for the Tigers, and the contract really wasn't terrible considering he had a great history of durability and was a FA at 27. He was an elite bat with Milwaukee.

The problem was that Fielder was entirely redundant, given the fact that they already had to 1B/DH types in VMart and Cabrera. Playing Fielder and Cabrera at the corners likely cost them a WS or two.

I don't think the Fielder contact was either bad or risky. Sometimes players just break down.

 

[E5 Yaz]

Just to clarify: He's not going to "retire." He will be deemed "medically unable to play." He'll get the full boat of his contract, and the Rangers will get some insurance coverage

 

[E5 Yaz]

Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal 2h2 hours ago
When a player retires, he effectively renounces the rest of his contract. Fielder is not doing that. Again, the money is guaranteed.

@Evan_P_Grant
According to source, Rangers financial commitment to Fielder will be $9 million per year through 2020.

Evan Grant ‏@Evan_P_Grant 2h2 hours ago
Believe that insurance policy will pay 50% based on Rangers commitment of $18 million.

 

[Al Zarilla]

Just to clarify: He's not going to "retire." He will be deemed "medically unable to play." He'll get the full bloat of his contract, and the will get some insurance coverage

My brain made me see it like this.

 

[YTF]

Somewhere Panda is trying to track down Fielder to get the details on how to pull this off.

He's doing Ok on his own, but yeah Panda still has Spring Training on his horizon.

 

[Lupe Whalewatch]

He finishes with 319 career HR's.

His dad Cecil? 319 career HR's

Amazing.

this is incredible

 

[Laser Show]

this is incredible

Both broke in at 21. Cecil done at 34, Prince at 32. Crazy.

 

[uncannymanny]

Somewhere Panda is trying to track down Fielder to get the details on how to pull this off.

We're all available to help.

 

[garlan5]

Both broke in at 21. Cecil done at 34, Prince at 32. Crazy.

as a kid Cecil seemed and looked like an old man when he retired. Now that I'm older Prince seems like he's still a kid and is retiring. A different perspective with aged eyes

 

[hbk72777]

Both broke in at 21. Cecil done at 34, Prince at 32. Crazy.

And they both mastered the art of not crushing their wives during sex.

 

[canderson]

This press conference is tough to watch. He broke down before answering the first question.

 

[Sprowl]

thanks for being a beached whale in game 6, Prince

Bye, Mr. Fielder!

Will he start eating meat now in retirement? Now he can "let himself go" a bit.

Gravity will not be mocked.

 

[doc]

I wouldn't go so far as to call the
brother fat. He's got a weight
problem. What's the nigger gonna
do, he's Samoan.

 

[CarolinaBeerGuy]

I wouldn't go so far as to call the
brother fat. He's got a weight
problem. What's the nigger gonna
do, he's Samoan.

If you're gonna drop the n-word, at least put it in quotes, even when it's obvious where it came from.

 

[Kenny F'ing Powers]

Would the quotes give you happy feelings inside?

 

[Papelbon's Poutine]

I was more wondering why he typed it like song lyrics.

 

[doc]

I copy/pasted it, I found the script online the other day and was reading it when this news broke and all the fat jokes reminded me of this line

BTW PP Excellent idea, Pulp Rap, the first Rap Opera


Edit I can't for the life of me find the quote commands anymore

 

[nighthob]

He's doing Ok on his own, but yeah Panda still has Spring Training on his horizon.

If he balloons up again during this layoff it might be an event horizon.

 

[Spelunker]

as a kid Cecil seemed and looked like an old man when he retired. Now that I'm older Prince seems like he's still a kid and is retiring. A different perspective with aged eyes

Yeah, but their trajectories were pretty different, and more fit your view of them. They had their first call up around the same age, sure, but Cecil did nothing until exploding his year 26 season, after a year in Japan. Prince made his mark at 22.

And on the back end, Prince was an above average hitter, if not a star, through last year (so the year before retiring). If i remember correctly, his dad was league averageish his last five years or so. So while they ended up retiring around the same age, the elder seemed much more elder, hanging on for a job and as paycheck.

Prince had a much longer, more well rounded career. So while your personal perspective certainly plays a factor in how you perceive them, it isn't just you that makes Cecil seem old and weary and Prince seem young

 

[johnmd20]

If you're gonna drop the n-word, at least put it in quotes, even when it's obvious where it came from.

So if it's obvious, and it is unbelievably obvious, what's the point of the quotes around the word?

This contract was bad the moment it was signed and now it's one of the worst in history. You just can't sign 30 year olds to long term deals anymore. After Arod and now Prince, I think you'll see these deals stop.

 

[Buzzkill Pauley]

And they both mastered the art of not crushing their wives during sex.

Prince's son will get drafted in the 1st round.

Some team will figure they can pencil him in for about 319 HR.

 

[Lowrielicious]

So if it's obvious, and it is unbelievably obvious, what's the point of the quotes around the word?

This contract was bad the moment it was signed and now it's one of the worst in history. You just can't sign 30 year olds to long term deals anymore. After Arod and now Prince, I think you'll see these deals stop.

Stop when?

Cano at age 31 in 2014 signed for $240 mill 10 years

Votto at 30, 2014, $225 mill 10 years.

Stanton only 25 but longer and more, 2015, $325 mill 13 years.

It's going to keep happening.

 

[johnmd20]

Stanton at age 25 is probably going to work out ok. He's still got a while before he's old. And Votto and Cano were 3 years ago. I think, going forward, you won't see 31 year olds signed for 10 year deals. But mid 20's guys definitely will be.

 

[CarolinaBeerGuy]

So if it's obvious, and it is unbelievably obvious, what's the point of the quotes around the word?

Because it may not be obvious to everyone and you'll look like a racist asshole for saying it.

 

[Rovin Romine]

So if it's obvious, and it is unbelievably obvious, what's the point of the quotes around the word?

This contract was bad the moment it was signed and now it's one of the worst in history. You just can't sign 30 year olds to long term deals anymore. After Arod and now Prince, I think you'll see these deals stop.

Pujols is ticking as well: 5 more years left to go climbing from 26 to 30 Mil per year. Then there's the $100 Mil "personal services" contract that kicks in. Going forward he looks like a sub .800, 3 WAR player going forward (at best). Still a good player for the moment.

 

[Late Yclept Chanticleer]

BTW PP Excellent idea, Pulp Rap, the first Rap Opera

Not by a long shot - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmen:_A_Hip_Hopera

 

[Doc Zero]

one more for old time's sake.

 

[santadevil]

one more for old time's sake.

Maybe that's how he really got injured.
Clubhouse beating by Beltre.