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The Shifting of Power With The Fielder Effect

Found January 28, 2012 on Sports-Kings: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Prince Fielder
TEAMS: Detroit Tigers

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Earlier this week Prince Fielder decided to sign with the Detroit Tigers for nine years, $214 million. When the signing happened a series of thoughts came to me. First was the shifting of power in baseball. This is vague, and there’s a reason for that. There are many areas where the power is shifting in [...]

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