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EMSoccerCoach · 10-20-2010, 09:15 AM

February 24, 2018

Scorpions Sign Pujols

Oklahoma City knew it couldn't have another year at first base like they did last year.

Getting a .228 average and 15 homers out of the power position - split between Lee May, Dan Driessen, Ed McKean and Kid Elberfeld - wasn't going to cut it anymore. And so general manager Albert Vroonland pursued and eventually found someone to hold down the spot this season, and hopefully bolster what last season was baseball's worst offense by nearly 70 runs.

Albert Pujols, a three-time 100-RBI man and one of only 13 players in PBL history to amass 200 homers, has signed a 4-year, $15.3 million deal with the Scorpions, who are trying to retool after a disappointing first five seasons as an expansion franchise.

"We made a pick in Mickey Mantle we're all excited about. We got younger in the pitching staff, picking up [Pete] Vuckovich and [La Marr] Hoyt, prospects we view highly," Vroonland said. "Mantle's a bit away we think, but we think putting Albert in the middle of this lineup, and once Mantle is ready to contribute every day, we're going to be a much improved ballclub."

Huge things were expected for Pujols when he was taken in the PBL's inaugural draft prior to the league's 2009 opening season. And despite a solid career that places him high on the alltime homer (13th), RBI (7th) and run (8th) charts, there's a feeling Pujols is capable of exploding beyond that.

"I'm 30 years old," he said yesterday. "I believe I'm getting ready to break into my prime, and I look forward to doing it here in Oklahoma City."

Albert Pujols

10-20-2010, 09:15 AM	#1278
EMSoccerCoach Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2,464	February 24, 2018 Scorpions Sign Pujols Oklahoma City knew it couldn't have another year at first base like they did last year. Getting a .228 average and 15 homers out of the power position - split between Lee May, Dan Driessen, Ed McKean and Kid Elberfeld - wasn't going to cut it anymore. And so general manager Albert Vroonland pursued and eventually found someone to hold down the spot this season, and hopefully bolster what last season was baseball's worst offense by nearly 70 runs. Albert Pujols, a three-time 100-RBI man and one of only 13 players in PBL history to amass 200 homers, has signed a 4-year, $15.3 million deal with the Scorpions, who are trying to retool after a disappointing first five seasons as an expansion franchise. "We made a pick in Mickey Mantle we're all excited about. We got younger in the pitching staff, picking up [Pete] Vuckovich and [La Marr] Hoyt, prospects we view highly," Vroonland said. "Mantle's a bit away we think, but we think putting Albert in the middle of this lineup, and once Mantle is ready to contribute every day, we're going to be a much improved ballclub." Huge things were expected for Pujols when he was taken in the PBL's inaugural draft prior to the league's 2009 opening season. And despite a solid career that places him high on the alltime homer (13th), RBI (7th) and run (8th) charts, there's a feeling Pujols is capable of exploding beyond that. "I'm 30 years old," he said yesterday. "I believe I'm getting ready to break into my prime, and I look forward to doing it here in Oklahoma City." Albert Pujols __________________ The Pastime Baseball League The Pastime Baseball League - 10-Year Recap The Pastime Boxing Association Last edited by EMSoccerCoach; 10-20-2010 at 09:16 AM.