In the midst of this Brewers playoff run, many fans are begging Prince Fielder to stay with the team, no matter the outcome. Price Fielder will enter free agency in 2012. At a current salary of 15 million per year, he gobbles up a huge part of the payroll, and he’s looking for a raise. If the team makes it all the way to the World Series, then wins it all, will he stay in Milwaukee?
This is a matter of logic going up against his heart. Following the postseason, Fielder will be the most sought after free agent in the market. At age twenty-seven, he has put up MVP numbers every year. The big market teams will pay huge money for that young man to join their roster.
Even if Milwaukee wins the World Series, they will remain a small market team. They have the seventeenth highest payroll in the majors, and a player with stats like Fielder would be nearly impossible to keep.
The Brewers are close to $60 million in contractual obligations for 2012, without accounting for off-season pick ups. Keeping Fielder at his current salary would likely put them over the top. From a strictly personal standpoint, I wouldn't want Fielder to stay if the Brewers won. Braun committing his entire career to Milwaukee is one thing. But Fielder staying on as a fair-weather player seems to take some of the joy out of his decision.
This is a matter of logic going up against his heart. Following the postseason, Fielder will be the most sought after free agent in the market. At age twenty-seven, he has put up MVP numbers every year. The big market teams will pay huge money for that young man to join their roster.
Even if Milwaukee wins the World Series, they will remain a small market team. They have the seventeenth highest payroll in the majors, and a player with stats like Fielder would be nearly impossible to keep.
The Brewers are close to $60 million in contractual obligations for 2012, without accounting for off-season pick ups. Keeping Fielder at his current salary would likely put them over the top. From a strictly personal standpoint, I wouldn't want Fielder to stay if the Brewers won. Braun committing his entire career to Milwaukee is one thing. But Fielder staying on as a fair-weather player seems to take some of the joy out of his decision.
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