Cecil Fielder Says The Mets Have A Chance At Signing His Son Prince

An article by Brandon Butler

We all know who Prince Fielder is. He is a big guy with huge power. He has also become one of baseball’s best power hitters, and has been a Met killer as well. But could you imagine Prince Fielder as a New York Met?

According to the New York Daily News, Cecil Fielder told Ebenezer Samuel that the Mets could very well end up signing his son Prince Fielder when he hits the free agent market.

This is what Cecil said about the Mets chances of signing his son at the Bronx Bomber’s softball game.

“I think if everything goes well on the other side, the Mets are one of those teams that if they get that situation all squared away, they could get him.”

As much as i think that Price Fielder would be a great pickup for the Mets, I just don’t see that happening. You would have to ask Ike Davis to move to another position, and that wouldn’t go over too well with the fans. Plus, the financial situation hasn’t been resolved yet, so who knows if the Mets could even afford to sign the 1st basemen. I just don’t see that happening.

About the Author: Brandon Butler

Brandon is currently a MMO Minor League Staff Writer. He is also the co-host of the Mets Madness Podcast on Talkshoe Radio. Brandon lives in Hornell, NY.

10 Comments + Add Comment

Chakrabs June 28, 2011 at 3:35 pm

Considering that the Yanks and Sox are set at 1st, this is obviously just a very poor attempt at trying to bring up Prince’s market price. The Mets (apparently) barely have enough money to sign their own superstars, let alone go out and splurge on someone like Fielder. Yes, their in-house heir apparent at 1B is currently injuried (and frankly I fear for his career with the type of injury he has) but I want no part of paying Fielder the kind of money he thinks he’s going to get.

Tough beans Prince, you picked a poor year to be an FA. Enjoy the Cubs.
Bayonne Mets Fan June 28, 2011 at 3:38 pm

we already have somebody at 1B so I’ll pass
Donal June 28, 2011 at 3:42 pm

“I think if everything goes well on the other side, the Mets are one of those teams that if they get that situation all squared away, they could get him.”

Kind of a “well duh” statement there. I guess that puts the Mets in the top 30 teams that have a shot at him.

But, really, why would the Mets consider Fielder? He’s an awesome player, no doubt, but the Mets should be trying to resign Reyes and already have a good young 1B. Ike’s no Prince Fielder, but he’s a damn fine player in his own right and its better to keep a short stop with Reyes’ production.
Metstheory22 June 28, 2011 at 4:03 pm

Spend it on Reyes or someone else. Fielder is a DH like his dad down the line..He should be a DH now, he does not move at first much.
chuck June 28, 2011 at 4:37 pm

Not a pray of happening!
Lfielongmetsfan June 28, 2011 at 5:21 pm

Bonilla/Vaughn = Fielder

nuff said.
Even Flow June 28, 2011 at 6:29 pm

How the hell would Cecil know where Prince is going? Doesn’t Prince hate his father for digging into his money? Keep Prince FAR away from here. All he’ll do is break down after he turns 30.
martin June 29, 2011 at 2:51 am

1% chance at best
Metstheory22 June 29, 2011 at 9:04 am

Nice to see we all agree on this so far Met fans.
Alan June 29, 2011 at 9:24 am

There are two chances of the Mets signing Prince Fielder as a free agent, slim and none!

First….he is going to ask huge numbers and second he is a liability health wise. If the Brewers wanted to trade him to the Mets it would still be unlikely as they would want Ike Davis as part of a package and Ike is going nowhere!

Prince will more than likely sign with an AL team where he could DH at times

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