There seems to be some surprise by this around the 'net & some people I know. Really, if anyone thought he was resigning with MIL, I have a nice campfire tale about a fiscally-responsible, thrifty current president you might like to hear. They can't afford him & Prince has earned the right to go make whatever small-nation GNP someone else wants to pay him.
Then I read this from Lee Jenkins at SI.com:
He is leaving, an inevitable announcement, delivered at a startling time. If Fielder made this declaration six months ago, the Brewers could have been more serious about trading him. Now, they have no recourse.
Just another case of a national writer trying to write about the Crew, yet being totally clueless to what he's talking about. The Brewers KNEW Prince wasn't signing past '11, so Melvin went out & got pitching he needed, and PLANNED on letting Fielder walk for the draft picks at the end of the season. Short of a cataclysmic breakdown, there was no way Melvin was flipping #28 at the deadline.
Enjoy what is left of the 1-2 punch. It's been an awesome ride, but all good things must end.
