When the Milwaukee Brewers signed Ryan Braun with the knowledge that they also must soon sign Zack Greinke, they sent a message to Prince Fielder: we won't sign you this offseason.
This is not because they don't want to, it's because they can't. The Cleveland Indians knew C.C. Sabathia was a million a year pitcher, and no small market team can sign such talent, so they traded him away. Many idiot fans criticized them for it, but there was no way a prudent small market team could have kept him in the long run.
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The Milwaukee Brewers couldn't do this with Prince. To their credit, since they had a playoff- worthy team, they kept him throughout the season with the hopes of beating the favorite Philadelphia Phillies to get to the World Series. The Brewers are all in on this season, but are also playing it smart with Braun and Greinke so that they can be fighting for the division lead for many years to come.
Prince Fielder is a nice kid. I should say a nice guy, but I remember him as a kid. He and my son were in the same class at Eau Gallie High School in Melbourne, Florida. He was not a spoiled brat, like many sons of pro athletes can be. He was not a trouble maker. He was the kid next door, and I say this as a big compliment.
So, I am biased in my response to his being honest when he said publicly that he will be gone from the Brewers after the playoffs. If he were maximizing his relationship with the Brewers fans, he would have invoked "player speak" and said how he was focusing his attentions on clinching the division and bringing a World Series championship to the Brewers, and then after that, he would look at his options. He would say how he loves the Brewer fans and would like to stay in town if it is at all possible.
Instead, he said out loud what everyone knows - the Brewers don't have the money to sign him, so he will be going elsewhere. I have no problem with this. We know a player of Prince's stature is going to do everything he can to lead the Brewers to a World Series. He won't change his style of play because he doesn't expect to re-sign with them. So why is everyone worried?
The next question, of course, is who will sign him? Prince will be a million per year player as a first basemen or a DH. The Yankees have heavy hitting, golden glover Mark Teixeira at first. Would they sign Prince as a DH? You bet. The Red Sox have Adrian Gonzalez at first base. Same situation with DH? Prince might like the Monster in Fenway rather than the deep seats in left field at Yankee stadium.
But, there is a sleeper. The soon to be Miami Marlins will have a new stadium, and who better to sell tickets and luxury seat licenses than a young man who comes from a town only 2 hours north of the new stadium? So, look for the Marlins to be in the mix for Prince Fielder as well.
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