Nolan Arenado is enjoying a scorching hot start to the 2022 campaign. After being traded from the Colorado Rockies to the St. Louis Cardinals prior to 2021, many doubters questioned whether Arenado could maintain his elite offensive productivity away from the elevation of Coors Field. He responded by making the All-Star team in 2021. But some of his numbers were down overall. However, he has proven any remaining critics wrong with his insane start to this 2022 season. And Arenado credits Albert Pujols for helping him find success.
“The relationship has been great, just talking to him about the game,” Nolan Arenado stated. “Honestly just watching him work has actually helped me the most. Watching how he goes about his work, watching his cage work, all those little things that I see how he's doing it. And now I'm trying to apply it to my game.”
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Albert Pujols may not be the same superstar talent he once was on the field. But good habits never die and Pujols likely still approaches his practice the way in which he did when he was blasting over 30 home runs per season and consistently driving in 100 runs. So Arenado understands that Pujols's methods have proven to payoff, so why wouldn't he want to learn from one of baseball's greatest hitters of all-time?
Nolan Arenado is currently slashing .354/.424/.671 with a 1.095 OPS. He has already crushed six home runs to go along with 18 RBI's. He is well on his way to a 7th career All-Star selection and could make a run for the first MVP award of his career if he keeps swinging a hot bat.
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