Power Shift

Albert Pujols was the biggest name this time around in MLB free agency. After 11 years with the St. Louis Cardinals, he signed a new contract with the LA Angels. Not many position players can impact a game, but he's one of them, right up there with Jeter and A-Rod. I really thought he would stay with his team, but I guess the money and big market team were too appealing. This puts a lot of power back into the Yankees main nemesis. They were starting to put together winning records against the Angels the past couple of years, but this move could change things back in favor of LA.

Pujol's resume is amazing for an 11th year guy:
- .328 batting average
- .420 on-base percentage
- .617 slugging percentage
- 445 HR's
- 1,329 RBI's
- 1,291 runs
- 3 MVP's
- 2008 Roberto Clemente
- 7 playoff berths
- 2 World Series rings

Even though this is bad news for the Yankees, I'm happy for Pujols. He's a great guy. He does things the right way and is great for the MLB. If the Yankees didn't already have Tex and the Sox Gonzalez, he definitely would've taken one of the two sides. Unfortunately, he's a 1st baseman.