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When the Cardinals signed Albert Pujols to a one-year deal in March, it was widely viewed as a public relations move and a “hometown” nod to a future Hall of Famer.
Pujols dazzled the Cardinals fan base and all of baseball in 2001 when he came out of nowhere to hit .329 with 37 home runs and 130 RBIs in one of the greatest rookie campaigns of all time. Fast-forward almost 20 years, and the veteran slugger has been a shell of his former self — combining for just 23 home runs, 75 RBI and a .231 average over the past two seasons.
He was supposed to take a quiet victory lap and walk off into the sunset, retiring from the same organization in which he grew up. But as his career and the 2022 season wind down, fantasy baseball managers might want to give Pujols one final look as they fight for a championship.
As the right-handed bat in the Cardinals’ DH platoon, Pujols had an unassuming first half, batting just .
