ReTweet from Sam Miller: "Details on Pujols contract incentives: He gets $3 million for 3,000th hit and $7 million for 763rd HR. Now at 2,073 hits, 445 HRs." - Tim Brown at Yahoo Sports.
They are def. both attainable but normally Incentives are for things attainable but things that
you have to produce consistently in that area to get and this is one. It also if I am correct is 10million more that will not count against the cap bringing the average only down 1 million which is small considering the total but is still important. Ill be interested to see the full breakdown though cause im assuming it is partly front loaded.
I believe that the incentive money is part of the money he was already being offered not extra on top of it. So the 10 million in incentives is part of the 250 Million or whatever the number came out to exactly.
I don’t see him having trouble getting their actually cause I think he at least has 2 more 45 homer seasons in him and after that he is going to have at least 3 seasons of high 30’s assuming he doesn’t have a big drop off. If thats the case then he will only need to average what around 24-25 homers after that. Sure it wont be easy or anything but def. attainable and think he will get it.
Anaheim Stadium is a comparative homerun haven compared to Busch, specifically for RHB’s. The park factors there in St. Louis have been stingier than any of the oft noted pitching havens of the AL West.
The marketing value for the Angels will be tremendous
me thinks they’ll get their money’s worth — while the sour grape Cardinal fans (“he’s older than 31” “he’s just in it for the money” btw, they’d have to pay me MORE to stay in st. louis) will cry in their Budweiser
I honestly think Pujols has a better chance of breaking the record than ARod. Its going to be close but based on the recent injuries and his continued regression in production over the last couple years I am not sure if he will break the record for #1 all time but it will still be close.
A-Rod is only three and a half years older, and he has 184 more home runs than Pujols. That is a huge difference. If Pujols stays healthy for ten more seasons, he could get to 763, although (as pointed out above) he would have to average 32 home runs per season in that time. It is almost inconceivable that he would average more than that.
A-Rod, by contrast, is only 134 home runs away right now. If he averages 23 home runs per season for the next six seasons, he gets there. In order for Pujols to be in that position, he would have to hit 184 home runs in the next four seasons — an average of 46 per season — and there is not much reason to believe that he will do that.
There is no guarantee, of course, that A-Rod will hit the 134 more home runs that he needs. Admittedly, he hit only 16 last year. At the same time, however, he did that while missing 40 percent of the Yankees’ games, and he hit 30 home runs in each of the two prior seasons. Each time that A-Rod hits 30 home runs from here on out — something he did seemingly every season prior to 2011 — he can put up a season of only 16 home runs and still have the required average over the next six years to get there.
The point is, A-Rod is still much better positioned than Pujols is to break Bonds’s record. The legitimacy of the record is a separate issue.
Wow. That's a lot of cash to reach attainable milestones.
jimmuscomp - December 17, 2011 via mobile
So he needs to average 32 HR a year.
3000 hits will definitely happen, though.
red floyd - December 17, 2011
Just what I was thinking too.
angelslogic - December 17, 2011
With some 40-50 hr campaigns that average goes down.
Both are definitely attainable.
SportsChicken - December 17, 2011
They are def. both attainable but normally Incentives are for things attainable but things that
you have to produce consistently in that area to get and this is one. It also if I am correct is 10million more that will not count against the cap bringing the average only down 1 million which is small considering the total but is still important. Ill be interested to see the full breakdown though cause im assuming it is partly front loaded.
MoralesHomers - December 18, 2011
I thought the gajillion dollars he's getting annually served as motivation enough.
oh well, not my money.
clover_black - December 17, 2011
I believe that the incentive money is part of the money he was already being offered not extra on top of it. So the 10 million in incentives is part of the 250 Million or whatever the number came out to exactly.
MoralesHomers - December 18, 2011
If he actually surpassed bonds "record" that would be bad ass.
3000 hit’s is pretty much a given i think.
Darth Duane - December 17, 2011
The HRs will be way tougher
32 HR average in Anaheim is a tall order especially as the years go by.
If he gets a head start on that with 45 HR per year over the first three years then the rest will be coasting.
Rev Halofan - December 17, 2011
This
SportsChicken - December 17, 2011
Agreed
I don’t think he will get to 763. That’s a lot.
Brody - December 17, 2011
true really true
Maybe he’ll be able to capitalize on the road when we’re facing a few of our opponents #4-5 starters.
Just a thought.
C.A._Rep_Los_ANGELS - December 18, 2011 via mobile
Yep.
I don’t see him having trouble getting their actually cause I think he at least has 2 more 45 homer seasons in him and after that he is going to have at least 3 seasons of high 30’s assuming he doesn’t have a big drop off. If thats the case then he will only need to average what around 24-25 homers after that. Sure it wont be easy or anything but def. attainable and think he will get it.
MoralesHomers - December 18, 2011
Despite the marine layer and all I've read lately
Anaheim Stadium is a comparative homerun haven compared to Busch, specifically for RHB’s. The park factors there in St. Louis have been stingier than any of the oft noted pitching havens of the AL West.
knuckles49 - December 18, 2011
If the World Series teaches us anything
Its that ‘The Machine’ will hit three home runs in one game during every series against Texas.
Jay Cal - December 19, 2011
The marketing value for the Angels will be tremendous
me thinks they’ll get their money’s worth — while the sour grape Cardinal fans (“he’s older than 31” “he’s just in it for the money” btw, they’d have to pay me MORE to stay in st. louis) will cry in their Budweiser
Moondoggy - December 17, 2011
I can’t wait to see hopefully both, but at least one of those milestones.
migfig - December 17, 2011 via mobile
if he gets to 763 HR
without getting to 3,000 hits, that would be a radical dispersion of power.
Rev Halofan - December 17, 2011
You could call it
A Vulgar Display of Power.
A Great Southern [California] Trendkill
Halowitz - December 18, 2011 via mobile
Would the homerun incentive be voided
IF, a big if, Arod breaks the record before him?
TheAntiSox - December 17, 2011
oh
ugh.
Rev Halofan - December 17, 2011
Aroid will have the same * on his record as bonds. If Pujols passes Hank Aron it will be a big deal.
Darth Duane - December 17, 2011
Assuming Pujols doesn't test positive for PED's
Not saying has used them but still.
TheAntiSox - December 17, 2011
Let's hope not.
The sheer amount of flames and “I told you so” articles would be overwhelming.
Darth Duane - December 17, 2011
I honestly think Pujols has a better chance of breaking the record than ARod. Its going to be close but based on the recent injuries and his continued regression in production over the last couple years I am not sure if he will break the record for #1 all time but it will still be close.
MoralesHomers - December 18, 2011
Seriously?
A-Rod is only three and a half years older, and he has 184 more home runs than Pujols. That is a huge difference. If Pujols stays healthy for ten more seasons, he could get to 763, although (as pointed out above) he would have to average 32 home runs per season in that time. It is almost inconceivable that he would average more than that.
A-Rod, by contrast, is only 134 home runs away right now. If he averages 23 home runs per season for the next six seasons, he gets there. In order for Pujols to be in that position, he would have to hit 184 home runs in the next four seasons — an average of 46 per season — and there is not much reason to believe that he will do that.
There is no guarantee, of course, that A-Rod will hit the 134 more home runs that he needs. Admittedly, he hit only 16 last year. At the same time, however, he did that while missing 40 percent of the Yankees’ games, and he hit 30 home runs in each of the two prior seasons. Each time that A-Rod hits 30 home runs from here on out — something he did seemingly every season prior to 2011 — he can put up a season of only 16 home runs and still have the required average over the next six years to get there.
The point is, A-Rod is still much better positioned than Pujols is to break Bonds’s record. The legitimacy of the record is a separate issue.
Brody - December 18, 2011 via mobile
Be
interesting to watch him chase that 7 million dollar incentive.
McCutchenIsTheTruth - December 17, 2011
Give us Brandon Wood back.
>:(
RexTookMyStash - December 18, 2011
fortunately for them, they don't have him anymore either.
stuck in Romania - December 18, 2011
Where is Rox fan?
migfig - December 18, 2011 via mobile
Hey Bonds
King Albert is coming for you!
Teixeira Who? - December 18, 2011
How does new and old Busch stadium compare to the big A in terms of HR frequency?
Albert had no No marine layer for home games but the humidity had to be a factor.
Bozo's1000son - December 18, 2011
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