Dodgers sign Albert Pujols
Albert Pujols has signed a major league contract with the Dodgers, RotoWire reports. This comes as somewhat of a surprise as most thought Pujols would have to sign with an American League team so that he could get some at-bats at designated hitter. With the DH not available in the National League, Pujols may only be used as a pinch hitter and with occasional starts at first base when the Dodgers want to give a regular player a rest.
Pujols is a future Hall of Famer but he has struggled the past couple of seasons with the Angels. Pujols hasn’t batted above .245 in each of the past five seasons and was hitting .198 this season with 5 HRs and 12 RBI in 24 games. There were rumors this week that Pujols wanted to sign with his original team, the Cardinals, to end his career. Well, the Dodgers will travel to St. Louis in early September.
The Dodgers are -146 (-1.5) on the run line, -320 on the money line, and the game has an over/under of 7.5, over (-102), and the under (-120) at FanDuel.com.