Albert Pujols

The disappointing start to Albert Pujols’ tenure with the Angels continued Tuesday in a loss to the Rays.

Pujols finished the night 0-for-4, and is now 0-for-15 in his last four games. He’s hitting just .232 with no home runs and a meager four RBI on the season. Even during his struggles in 2011, he never went even three consecutive starts without a hit. Pujols is bound to turn things around at some point, but he’s been a tremendous disappointment in the early going.

Albert Pujols doubled three times in a losing cause Thursday against the A’s.

The two hitters ahead of Pujols went 1-for-10, so there were no RBI to be had today. This would have been one of those games in which Pujols likely would have proved more useful in the cleanup spot.

Albert Pujols went 1-for-4 in Wednesday’s loss to the A’s.

Pujols has now hit in eight straight games, but has yet to hit his first home run as a member of the Angels. He’s sporting a tepid .265/.308/.347 triple slash through his first 52 plate appearances, and has drawn only three walks. Pujols hit just .245/.305/.453 last March/April before going on to bat .311/.379/.560 after May 1.

Albert Pujols blasted his seventh homer of the spring Wednesday against the Dodgers.

It was his only at-bat of the afternoon before Jorge Cantu took over at first base. If his spring training numbers are any indication, Pujols looks like he’ll be locked in from the get-go, as he boasts a .383 batting mark and 20 RBI to go along with the seven bombs.

Albert Pujols hit his sixth homer of the spring in Saturday’s Cactus League game against the Cubs.

It was a two-run shot, vaulting Pujols’ Cactus League RBI total to 17. He has been raking all spring and should have little trouble keeping it going next month.

Albert Pujols blasted a solo shot and a three-run bomb in Wednesday’s loss to the White Sox.

Pujols launched a three-run jack off Chris Sale in the third inning and then followed it up with solo blast off Anthony Carter in the fifth in his next at-bat. He also reached base on a hit by pitch in the first. The former Cardinal is now hitting an even .500 in his first 16 spring at-bats and has driven in eight runs.

Albert Pujols went 2-for-2 with an RBI in Friday’s loss to the Padres.

It’s been so far, so great for Pujols in the Cactus League, as he’s now batting .556 through his first nine at-bats. Although Matt Kemp and Miguel Cabrera are both worth consideration as the No. 1 overall fantasy player, it would be unwise to bet against the man who insists he’s not “El Hombre.”

Albert Pujols went 2-for-3 with a double, RBI and run scored in his exhibition debut for the Angels on Monday, a 9-1 win over the A’s.

Same as it ever was. Pujols hit .288/.338/.508 for the Cardinals last spring before “struggling” to an April triple slash of .257/.319/.475.

Major League Baseball has officially announced the addition of one more Wild Card team in the National and American League starting in 2012.

Also announced is that the winners of the “play-in” game between the Wild Card winners will host the first two games of the Divisional Rounds before moving on to the higher seed’s home park for subsequent games. This will only be in effect for 2012, as MLB wanted to eliminate a travel day during the Divisional Round. A return to the 2-2-1 format will occur in 2013.