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Originally Posted by Ninkobei
Alright, lets look at Vladimir in 2010 - 29 homeruns and 115 RBIs for roughly $8 mil. Pretty good value. Can we put Napoli on the list? He was signed to be DH last year but turned into the starting catcher.
Hank Blalock in 2009, 25 homers. Milton Bradley in 2008 22HR and .321 avg.
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Napoli is going to be very expensive after this season. And we traded for him, we didn't sign him.
No one else you listed are even close to "nearly as good" as what Prince Fielder would be in this ballpark.
Prince Fielder is someone that anchors an entire lineup and carries a team. That's Josh's role on this team, except he probably won't be doing it beyond this season. You have to replace a dynamic bat like that somehow. Picking up your random scrap heap player and hoping they're decent is not how you replace your anchor when you're a World Series contender.
BTW, Hank Blalock had a .736 OPS in 2008, and got on base at a .277 clip. Let's please not ever mention that again, especially not when trying to prove a point about finding productive players.