5 with the Cardinals and the Angels throughout his first two major league decades. Wearing a blue Dodgers cap, Pujols directly contradicted the Angels front office’s claims. Their recent lineups have featured more prospects and borderline major league players than the stars expected to lead one of the majors’ most successful teams. And the right-handed-hitting Pujols conceivably could help the Dodgers to hit left-handed pitching, an area in which their lineup is below the major league average. The Dodgers have been successful in recent seasons in getting contributions from several major league elder statesmen near the close of their careers, including Chase Utley and David Freese.

Source: thestar May 17, 2021 18:47 UTC