Prince Fielder and Ian Kinsler
The Tigers still are loving a 2013 trade of Prince Fielder for Ian Kinsler, while the Texas Rangers still are smarting.
Mac Engel, a Fort Worth Star-Telegram sports columnist, writes:
Note to self, when a team wants to send you an All-Star first baseman plus give you $30 million to take him off of their hands, do as Nancy Reagan and Just Say Hell No.
Horribly dated analogies aside, now we know why the Detroit Tigers were so eager to deal Prince Fielder, their former prized free agent signee, to the Texas Rangers in November 2013, in exchange for Ian Kinsler.
It’s official: acquiring Prince ranks with Alex Rodriguez and Chan Ho Park as the worst “jewel” signings this franchise has made this century. What does this trio share in common? The answer rhymes with Scott Boras.
Rangers GM Jon Daniels announced Monday that the recommendation has been made to Prince Fielder to have another season-ending neck surgery. It's hard to get too upset about a guy hitting .212 — even if he has 44 RBIs — missing the rest of the season.
