re: It's crazy that Pujols will end up finishing his career with a batting average under .300

I think the general perception is that his production drop off is mostly related to his foot injuries.

Here is a good article https://1057thefan.radio.com/blogs/people-forget-foot-injuries-derailed-all-time-path-albert-pujols

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Pujols' first 10 years in the big leagues were historic in pace as he reached 445 HR's and 2,073 hits by the end of his years with the Cardinals. For perspective, the other 2 modern day all-time sluggers, Barry Bonds and Alex Rodriguez weren't even close to Pujols' pace after their first 10 years. Bonds tallied 334 HR's with 1,595 hits and Rodriguez had 381 HR's and 1,707 hits at that point. Pujols was the 2001 Rookie of the Year and a 3-time NL MVP in that span. He truly was a once in a generation type of talent.

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It' sad to see the drop off, he may very well be my favorite player of all time.