The "improvement" is based on the supposition that Pujols will continue to outhit Dalbec or any in house replacement for him (Chavis/Marwin/Casas/Ockimey).
Chavis has a career 728 OPS. I can't imagine Pujols being an improvement over him either.
The "improvement" is based on the supposition that Pujols will continue to outhit Dalbec or any in house replacement for him (Chavis/Marwin/Casas/Ockimey).
I'd call that a crapshoot.
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