Prince Fielder, who hit baseballs out of Tiger Stadium as a 12-year-old, is on his way back to Detroit, where his father, Cecil Fielder, starred for seven years. The Tigers have agreed to sign the free agent first baseman to a
By 'Duk | Big League Stew – Tue, Jan 24, 2012 5:50 PM EST Nine-year-old Prince Fielder poses with his father, Cecil at the 1993 All-Star Game (Getty)So does Prince Fielder signing with the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday afternoon qualify as déjà vu all over
Slugger Prince Fielder will be getting paid quite handsomely — $214 million — for his services to the Detroit Tigers over the next nine years. Is he worth it?
The announcement that the Tigers had reached a nine-year, $214 million deal with trophy free-agent slugger Fielder caught the national and local media flat-footed — including me — and has sparked a deluge of commentary. A significant portion of the
I had some increased, and a touch irrational, hope that the Mariners would still prevail in signing Prince Fielder to a reasonable contract. He's a good bat but his market appeared to be severely and quickly drying up. However