Swingin' A's » Pujols deal http://swinginas.com An Oakland Athletics Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Sun, 19 May 2013 06:25:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Pujols Signing Kills A’s, Shakes Up AL West http://swinginas.com/2011/12/08/pujols-signing-kills-as-shakes-up-al-west/ http://swinginas.com/2011/12/08/pujols-signing-kills-as-shakes-up-al-west/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 02:34:15 +0000 Joseph Lopez http://swinginas.com/?p=3742 Well, there goes the neighborhood. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim made huge, yes huge news on Thursday with the signing of free agent 1B Albert Pujols. The Angels also upgraded their already strong starting rotation with the addition of C.J. Wilson as well. Let me tell you, moves like these change everything. For the cash-strapped Athletics, [...]

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]]> Well, there goes the neighborhood. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim made huge, yes huge news on Thursday with the signing of free agent 1B Albert Pujols. The Angels also upgraded their already strong starting rotation with the addition of C.J. Wilson as well. Let me tell you, moves like these change everything.

For the cash-strapped Athletics, the news of Pujols coming to their division is not something that warrants any type of celebration. If you’re an A’s fan, this Pujols deal most likely makes you cringe. If you’re an Angels fan, though, you’re probably jumping up and down with joy.

The signings of Pujols and Wilson catapult the Angels, in my mind, to the top of the AL West. The whole structure of the division is set to undergo a massive change, with the Rangers, A’s, and Mariners now having to prepare to face baseball’s best player in Pujols throughout the season.

For Oakland, things couldn’t get much worse. Well, I guess it could. MLB and Bud Selig could deny the team’s bid for a new stadium in San Jose, but at least that hasn’t happened, yet. For the AL West, things could become very interesting in the next few years. (more…)

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