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| Height: 5-11
Weight: 260
Throws: R
Bats: L Born: May 9, 1984, Ontario, CA Contract: Signed through 2008 |
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December 2, 2008 The Brewers are thought to be open to the idea of trading Prince Fielder to add pitching depth to the starting rotation or to land an established closer, according to MLB.com. Our View:Even though the Brewers say they would trade Fielder, it would have to be the perfect deal for them to trade the power-hitting first baseman. |
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November 2, 2008 The Milwaukee Brewers have decided to keep Dale Sveum on as hitting coach after he was named the team's interim manager last year, according to the ESPN.com. Our View:Sveum got the team in the playoffs, but they lost in the first round to the eventual world champion Phillies. |
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October 29, 2008 The Brewers have alerted teams that they are willing to listen to offers for Prince Fielder, according to the New York Post. Our View:The Brewers aren't likely to move Fielder, as it would take a great packaged to acquire him. |
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October 20, 2008 The Brewers aren't expected to name their new manager until after the World Series, possibly due to the commissioner's orders not to make big announcements during the festivities. At this point, the top options appear to be Ken Macha and Bob Brenly, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports. Our View:We're all for whichever manager allows Prince Fielder and Ryan Braun to hit the most homers. Yes, we're joking. Sort of. |
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October 17, 2008 The Brewers will be bringing back GM Doug Melvin though interim manager Dale Sveum will not return in '09, at least as the manager, according to the Associated Press. “Dale is a solid baseball man,” Melvin said. “He is a loyal and hard-working individual who will get a high recommendation from me to our new manager to remain on the coaching staff.” Our View:The Brewers went 7-5 under Sveum to make the playoffs before they lost to the eventual NL Champion Phillies. Given the way this played out, we would be shocked to see Sveum remain withe the Brewers so look for him to be on someone other teams bench in 2009. |
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October 5, 2008 Prince Fielder got his only hit of the NLDS on Sunday, a home run off of Joe Blanton. Our View:He finished the series only 1-for-14. |
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October 1, 2008 Prince Fielder struck out three times in four at bats in Game 1 of the NLDS on Wednesday. Our View:No strikeout was more critical than in the ninth inning with a runner on second down two with one out. Unfortunately, the big fella just didn't have it going today against some excellent Phillies pitching. |
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September 27, 2008 Prince Fielder was 2-for-4 in the Brewers' 7-3 loss to the Cubs. But with his two hits he extended his hitting streak to 17 games. Our View:If the Brewers are able to make it to the playoffs, Fielder will be a big reason for that. Since starting the season off slowly, it has been another big year for the first baseman. |
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September 23, 2008 Prince Fielder is doing his best to carry the Brewers to the postseason. The rotund first baseman hit a walkoff two-run homer Tuesday to lead the team to a 7-5 win over the Pirates. Our View:Prince is one of the few members of the Brew Crew that is still hitting during their recent slide. |
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September 22, 2008 Prince Fielder has been named the NL Player of the Week, according to the AP. Fielder led the NL with 27 total bases and tied for the league lead with 12 hits, six doubles and 11 RBI. He also batted .462 with three homers and scored six runs. Our View:He is currently riding a 12-game hitting streak. Teammate J.J. Hardy was also a nominee for the award, as was Florida’s Alfredo Amezaga, John Baker, Jorge Cantu, Mike Jacobs and Cameron Maybin. |
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September 21, 2008 With two hits in four at-bats, including a home run and a double, Brewers first baseman Prince Fielder contributed heavily to his team's 8-1 win over Cincinnati. Our View:Fielder now has a 12-game hitting streak, and is burning up in the month of September, hitting .319 with with five home runs and 17 RBI for fantasy owners. |
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September 20, 2008 Rumors are heating up that the Milwaukee Brewers may trade first baseman Prince Fielder and shortstop J.J. Hardy for San Francisco Giants pitcher Matt Cain, according to the Sacramento Bee. Our View:That would be an interesting deal, and shows just how high the cost of pitching is. Whether this deal actually happens or not is anyone's guess, but it certainly won't be anytime soon. |
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September 17, 2008 The Brewers are in a tail-spin but Prince Fielder is doing everything he can to keep them alive. In Wednesday's 6-1 win over the Cubs, he was 3-for-3 with two doubles and three RBI. Our View:In the past three games, Fielder has driven in seven runs and with seven more RBI he will reach the century mark for the second straight year. It took Fielder 14 games at the beginning of the year to hit his first home run but you wouldn't know that when you see he has hit 32 homers. Fantasy owners might have been disappointed early but they have forgotten about the early season power slump. |
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September 16, 2008 Prince Fielder did his best to lead the Brewers to a win Tuesday, belting a pair of homers while adding a double. He didn't come through at the end, though, taking a called third strike with the tying run on third in the ninth. Our View:Fantasy owners will give Prince a pass on the last at-bat. He has 32 homers and 90 RBI on the year. |
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September 14, 2008 Prince Fielder had one of only two Brewers hits against Brett Myers on Sunday night, though his hit was his 30th home run of the season. Our View:Fielder, who exploded for 50 home runs and 119 RBI last season, will fall well short of both numbers this season (he has 87 RBI). As the Brewers are struggling for wins, so is Fielder struggling for hits at the plate with just a .238 average in 42 September at-bats. |
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September 4, 2008 Even though the Brewers are facing another lefty tonight in Shawn Estes, Prince Fielder will be back in the lineup after a day off yesterday. Fielder has struggled mightily against lefties recently going 3-25 and has not homered in nearly three weeks, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinal. Our View:Even though Fielder has struggled lately it is tough to keep him out of your lineup. |
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September 4, 2008 The Milwaukee Brewers will listen to trade offers for hefty first baseman Prince Fielder during the offseason, reports Jayson Stark of ESPN.com. He also reported that the team would listen to offers for Bill Hall, Rickie Weeks and J.J. Hardy. Our View:Fielder has his shortcomings, as he cannot hit left-handed pitching all that well, and his fielding leaves something to be desired. That said, he could be an intriguing chip for a team who wants power from the left side. |
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September 4, 2008 Prince Fielder got a day of rest on Wednesday, in part because the Brewers have been seeing a rash of left-handed pitchers, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Our View:Fielder has just three hits in has last 25 at-bats, and with his .220 average against left-handed hurlers, he needed a break. |
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August 12, 2008 Prince Fielder his his 27th home run of the season and drove in three runs in the Brewers victory over the Padres. Our View:Fielder has hit five home runs on the month, and has provided 11 RBI. He is a top fantasy option at the position, and would rank even higher if he could push that average near the .300 mark. |
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August 5, 2008 Prince Fielder apologized on Tuesday "for the way it went down" on Monday, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. The first baseman scuffled with pitcher Manny Parra during a loss to the Reds. "We had a little disagreement, obviously," Fielder says. "I'm not going to go into the depths of what it was over... That's just something that happened in the moment. I can't take it back. I could have handled it better. But I don't apologize for the full meaning behind it and the fire." Our View:Neither Fielder nor Parra is expected to be suspended or fined for their altercation, and fantasy owners can safely employ the rotund first baseman. |
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August 4, 2008 Prince Fielder went after Brewers hurler Manny Parra in the dugout during the team's loss to the Cincinnati Reds. Fielder pushed Parra, who promptly sat down, and Fielder pushed Parra again before teammates came in to intervene. Our View:It wasn't much of a scuffle. Fielder obviously didn't really want to fight, as his two weak shoves would attest to. He started barking again when teammates pulled him off. His immaturity got him kicked ejected from a game against Chicago, and it continues as the Brewers seem to be unraveling once again. |
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August 2, 2008 Prince Fielder went 2-for-3 with three RBI as he led the Brewers to a 4-2 win over the Braves on Saturday. Both of his hits were home runs. Our View:Fielder has impressively homered in four straight games, and has 25 for the season. |
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August 1, 2008 Prince Fielder struck out three times and left four men on base on Friday night, but he also hit his 23rd home run of the season for the Brewers. Our View:This was the third straight game in which Fielder has belted a solo bomb, this after a stretch of 10 games without a home run. He continues to be a bit too streaky for our liking, but he is still on pace for well over 30 home runs. |
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July 30, 2008 Prince Fielder hit his 21st home run of the season on Wednesday knocking in his 60th run of the year. Our View:Fielder is viewed as the big bopper in Milwaukee, and while might be true if you looked as his belt size, the big home run hitter this season has been Ryan Braun who has 29 taters on the year. Still, Fielder certainly isn't a bad fall back option. |
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July 21, 2008 Prince Fielder's home run on Saturday against the Giants was his 20th of the season and the 100th of his career. Our View:It took him 450 games to reach the milestone, with half of his homers coming in 2007 when he broke out with 50. Fielder is also currently riding a five-game hitting streak, with three homers and three multi-hit efforts over the span. |
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July 19, 2008 Prince Fielder hit his nineteenth home run of the season as he went 2-for-4 with three RBI while scoring a run in the Brewers victory on Friday. Our View:Fielder now has hits in 10 of his last 11 games and home runs in two of his last three. This could signal the beginning of a hot streak for the rotund slugger. |
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July 12, 2008 Only first baseman Prince Fielder showed up at the plate tonight in support of the Brewers' 8-2 loss to the Reds, going 2-for-3 with one walk and his 18th homer of the season, posting two RBIs and one run scored. Our View:Only three other players earned hits on the night, though it's no surprise for Fielder, touting hits in eight of his last nine games. |
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July 3, 2008 Prince Fielder is just 2-for-31 in his last nine games. Our View:He may not bust out very soon. July was his worst month in 2007 when he hit just three home runs and produced only 10 RBI. |
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July 1, 2008 Reports from Milwaukee indicate first baseman Prince Fielder is not in the starting lineup this evening. Our View:We have no official sources giving us reason why Fielder is not on the field, but he's not in the lineup. We will update as news comes forth. |
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June 27, 2008 Prince Fielder is serving as the Brewers' DH tonight in their inter-league contest against the Twins in Minnesota, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Our View:Fielder will try to slow down a Twins' team that has won nine-straight games, and is 12-3 against the NL. |
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June 22, 2008 Prince Fielder continued to flex his muscles as he went deep twice on Sunday giving him a total of six home runs in his last 10 games. Our View:Fielder is now hitting .292 on the year thanks to a blazing stretch of .341 with 11 home runs over his last 36 games. So much for his early season struggles. |
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June 20, 2008 Prince Fielder hit a home run for the second straight game and the fourth time in eight games for the Brewers. Our View:Fielder has virtually no shot at matching last years total of 50 bombs, hut he is still within hailing distance of his average over the past two years of 39 which would be a quite an accomplishment considering how slowly he started the year. |
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June 19, 2008 Prince Fielder hit the second inside-the-park homer of his career as the Brewers scored an 8-7 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday afternoon. Our View:Watching Fielder run the bases during an inside-the-park home run should be a pay-per-view event. It's that good. |
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June 18, 2008 Prince Fielder rarely has trouble with opposing pitchers, but he may have found an opponent he can't swing at. The first baseman owes the IRS $409,149 in unpaid taxes, the Detroit News reports. The IRS filed the lien on October 6, 2005. Fielder owes the money from 2003, a year after he inked his first contract and received a $2.4 million bonus. Our View:We don't know if Prince is in danger of going to jail, but he probably hasn't gotten a new credit card lately. |
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June 14, 2008 They needed 12 innings to settle their differences, but the Twins found the 9-4 win with a late surge to put the Brewers in the loss column. The Brewers spread the wealth with 11 total hits but only two batters posting more than one, including first baseman Prince Fielder , going 2-for-5 with a triple. Our View:Fielder is now hitting .286, hitting .333 through June. |
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June 2, 2008 Prince Fielder continues to flex his muscles. He went 3-for-4 with a solo homer, two runs, and a stolen base on Monday. Fielder has gone deep in three of the last four games. Our View:Finally! Fantasy owners are beginning to be rewarded for their patience with the portly slugger. |
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May 31, 2008 Prince Fielder went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer in Saturday's 4-1 win over Houston. Our View:That was his eighth homer of the season, and has now hit one in back-to-back games. Hopefully he can carry this momentum into June, and put together a strong month. He ended May with only nine RBI, after racking up 20 in April. |
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May 10, 2008 Milwaukee 1B Prince Fielder his his fifth home run of the season today, but his efforts weren't enough as his Brewers fell 5-3 to the St. Louis Cardinals. Fielder went 1-for-5 overall. Our View:Though he failed to collect a single strike out, Fielder stranded three runners on base, a tough reality in a tight-fought battle that ended in a loss. |
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May 1, 2008 Prince Fielder had another 0-for outing on Thursday as he went 0-for-4 to drop his average to .240. Our View:Fielder has three home runs and eight RBI in his last eight games, this after one and 12 in his first 20 games so he has certainly heated up. Still, his SLG is below .450 and he clearly is still searching for his stroke. Pity the pitchers when he finds it. |
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April 23, 2008 Prince Fielder entered action on Wednesday with one home run and he excited it with three after hitting two, two-run home runs off of Cole Hamels. Fielder also had four RBI on the night. Our View:After a horrific start, Fielder now has 16 RBI through 21 games and the average has also started to climb with five hits the past two games. Fielder will get his and by the end of the year we will all have forgotten about his slow start. |
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April 22, 2008 Prince Fielder put his best foot forward in the Brewers' 8-9 win over the Cardinals today, going 3-for-3 at the plate with two walks, a sacrifice fly, and his 12th RBI of the season. Our View:Fielder has struggled to get the bat where he (and fantasy owners) might like it, but today shows he is moving in the right direction. |
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April 19, 2008 Prince Fielder enjoyed a productive day at the plate in Milwaukee's 5-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Fielder went 1-for-3 at the plate with two walks and two runs scored, including his fifth double of the season. Our View:Fielder has struggled more often than not this season, touting just one homer and 11 RBIs on the season. Anything (like today) to help get him going must be a welcome change. |
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April 17, 2008 Prince Fielder hit his first home run of the season on Thursday as he went 2-for-5 with three RBI on the day. Our View:We all knew this would happen, and so it did, but of bigger concern with Fielder is what does he do moving forward since he is still batting just .241 on the year. He only has nine K on the year, so for the most part he has managed to make consistent contact. |
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April 16, 2008 Prince Fielder had one hit and one RBI on Monday night as he extended his streak to 49 AB without a home run to start the season. Our View:So much for a 50-HR season follow-up. It's certainly early, but 49 AB without a home run marks Fielder as a hitter who will really have to get going to push even 40-HR this season. He could still go nuts and we could be laughing about this in four months, but no one is laughing right now. |
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April 15, 2008 Prince Fielder failed to gain a single at-bat in tonight's 1-6 loss for the Brewers against the Cardinals. Our View:He played the entire game, but he walked in each of his four visits to the plate. That doubles Fielder's TOTAL walks this season coming into this game. |
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April 13, 2008 The Milwaukee Brewers will carry the same roster to the field against the Mets today, but the batting order will change, according to MLB.com. Manager Ned Yost has reportedly heeded the request of his players and will move LF Ryan Braun to the spot in the order while 1B Prince Fielder will be put back in the hole. Our View:Both players have been struggling, Bran hitting just .229 coming into Sunday and Fielder with a fat zero in the homer column on the stat sheet thus far. This order reflects the status quo from 2007, a lineup in which both players shined, and now the team hopes it yields results once more. If the fortunes of these players are not reversed, Yost suggests the lineup will be changed back. |
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April 11, 2008 Prince Fielder has gone 33 AB without a home run this season, and he is not happy about it, this according to MLB.com. "I just want to hit the ball hard first," Fielder said. "You can't worry about hitting home runs when you can't make solid contact. I'll just try to hit the ball hard and see what happens." Fielder will be fine, everyone knows that, it's just that slumps early in the year are magnified because of the small sample size available to review. If he goes 33 AB with a HR in July, would anyone even notice? |
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April 10, 2008 Prince Fielder had a tough day at the plate against Cincinnati on Thursday, as he went 0-for-4 in a 4-1 loss. He only has eight hits over 33 at-bats so far, and is yet to hit his first homer. Hopefully he will come around soon. |
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April 4, 2008 The Brewers continue to have "ongoing discussions" with Prince Fielder and Ryan Braun about contract extensions, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports. Owner Mark Attanasio says the club has also extended multi-year offers to some other young players, although he didn't disclose any names. |
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March 29, 2008 Prince Fielder was a late scratch from the Brewers' final exhibition game Saturday due to a touch of illness, according to MLB.com. "I'm a little nervous, hoping it's not flu-like aches and pains," manager Ned Yost said. "He's gone hard all spring training. He's going to sign his autographs and then go home and take it easy and be back tomorrow. It's more of a precautionary thing. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that getting him home, he'll be fine. He's a tough one." The flu has worked its way through the Brewers' locker room this spring, so let's hope that Fielder will avoid a nasty bout with it and be ready to roll when the season kicks off next week. |
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March 2, 2008 The Brewers renewed the contracts of Prince Fielder, Ryan Braun and Corey Hart on Sunday after failing to come to terms on new deals. Fielder is not thrilled about it, either, according to MLB.com. "I'm not happy about it at all," Fielder said. "The fact I've had to be renewed two years in a row. I'm not happy about it because there's a lot of guys who have the same amount of [major league service] time that I do, who have done a lot less and are getting paid a lot more. But my time is going to come. It's going to come quick, too." Fielder, who became the youngest player ever to hit 50 home runs in a season last year, will be eligible for salary arbitration next offseason. If he comes anywhere near the same type of production in 2008, he's correct in claiming that his time to get a big contract will come soon. |