Albert Pujols is arguably the best player of the last decade. He has hit 32 or more homers in every season so far, including his rookie season. He has hit over .300 every year, and when he steps into the batters box, a dose of fear comes into the pitchers mind. But, why has Albert been slumping lately? Pitchers just don't want to pitch to him, should they just walk him. He used to lead the league in RBI, now he is tied with Prince Fielder. He used to be the hottest player in the game, never hitting a slump; until now. Thanks to Fox Sports, I was able to find out where in the strike zone Albert is hitting the worse. He is hitting .250 middle in, and has no hits when the ball is down and in. Up and away is also a weakness, as he hits .240 there. Most of the Outs produced by Pujols are low, but if you miss low, and leave the ball middle away, get ready to go for a ride. As much as Albert takes advantage of Pitchers mistakes, he has not been hitting lately. He has been walked and walked, and the addition of Holiday has only weakened Pujols. I am predicting that Pujols will finish the year with 35-40 home runs, and about 120 RBI's. Now that is a season only Hall-of Famers put up, but that is only 1-6 more big bangs and only 26 more RBI's. That is almost 1/3 of how many RBI he had the whole first half. Although my predictions are bold, I too hope Albert will get back in his stride, so I can get rid of the new poll I just added to the blog; who will win the NL MVP?
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