Albert Pujols, fantasy baseball's long-time points monster (and one-time third baseman) is only 1 start and 4 appearances away from getting 3B-eligibility in Beisbol. Some bastard leagues he's already eligible, but not mine.
This is big for a couple reasons. It give me a fantasy beast at a position that's been thin most of the year (I drafted Pedro Alvarez, damn hype). It gives me the flexibility to switch Zobrist / Polanco / Kendrick around at 2B and the Walkin' Carlos Bros. (Santana & Pena) around at 1B.
There are two problems with this currently: Pujols recent error woes and David Freese's impending return. He got the start at third last night, and an appearance tonight but has made 3 errors in the two games. He's also made a few errors at 1B this season so his defense has been... well... offensive. Freese told KFNS 590, a STL radio station, that he's looking at a two week window until he's back. His minor league rehab stint is due to begin Monday or Tuesday of next week.
People say La Russa can be stubborn (How else does someone stick with Ryan Franklin so long), so I'm thinking if everyone starts asking him "WHY IS PUJOLS ALLOWED TO START AT 3B WITH SUCH TERRIBLE DEFENSE!??" he'll just put him out there one final time to show that he's the boss and that's he's been doing it for 42 years.
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