The Machine That Is Pujols

We have all heard of Albert Pujols by now. He is the monster in St. Louis who has more multiple home-run games than a lot of guys have home runs. He is an animal, always hungry to take you out of the stadium. He is one of the most unbelievable hitter I have personally ever seen. As the Baseball Tonight crew puts it, "He is an average hitter who hits for power, also." By average, they mean he hits for a high average, not that he is equal to an average hitter. This guy surprised everyone at how good he became. He was drafted in the 13th round in the 1999 draft. A draft that produced players the caliber of Josh Hamilton, Josh Beckett, Ben Sheets, Barry Zito, Brett Myers, Alex Rios, and many others. He however, did not belong in those names at the time. Many teams passed on him. He became, in my opinion, one of the all-time most valuable late round draft picks, next to Mike Piazza. It is almost hard to comprehend how everyone can pass on someone who is now the best hitter in the majors and has a shot at the Triple Crown. Good scouting can go a long way in the world of pro baseball, if you can find those diamonds in the rough, you can build a gold mine of a farm system. I'm sure the scout that found Pujols god himself a bonus or something, the guy deserves it for bringing St. Louis the best player in the game right now!

Albert, who is only 29, will most likely pass 450 home runs if he stays on pace for the rest of his career. He may even top 500, which wouldn't be a big surprise. He will definitely make it to the Hall of Fame, unless something big and unexpected comes up, and he will go down in history as one of the greatest players to ever play MLB.

He is, a machine.