Is Prince Fielder a free agent after this season?

Question

I'm pretty sure he is because i remember he signed a 1 year contract before this season. So shouldn't he be?

Answer 1

YEP!

Answer 2

      I would seriously doubt that the brewers wont resign him, but there's always that possibility. Although my final guess will be that the brewers will resign him.

Answer 3

Was named Brewers Most Valuable Player as voted on by members of the Milwaukee Chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America...Was the recipient of the Players Choice Award for Outstanding Player in the National League as voted on by the players...Was named first baseman on Sporting News' National League All-Star Team as voted on by the players...Was the recipient of the Hank Aaron Award, given to the top offensive performer in each league as voted on by the fans.....the other finalists were Ken Griffey Jr., Chipper Jones, Albert Pujols and Jose Reyes...Was selected to his first All-Star Game.....received 2,706,020 votes, second in the National League behind Ken Griffey Jr. (2,986,818)...Became the first Brewer voted into the starting lineup by the fans since Hall of Famer Paul Molitor (1988)...Batted .288 with 50 HR and 119 RBI in 158 games...Made 155 starts (151g at 1B, 4g at DH)...Led the National League in home runs and ranked among the leaders in slugging percentage (2nd, .618), extra-base hits (3rd, 87), RBI (T3rd, 119), total bases (4th, 354), runs (7th, 109) and walks (9th, 90)...Became the youngest player in Major League history to reach 50 home runs in a season (23 years, 139 days), breaking the record of Hall of Famer Willie Mays, who hit #50 on 9/20/55 (24 years, 137 days).....Fielder hit #49 and #50 on 9/25 vs. St. Louis...His 50 home runs set a new single-season franchise record, passing Gorman Thomas (45hr, 1979) and Richie Sexson (45hr, 2001, '03)...Set a Milwaukee baseball record for homers in a season, passing Hall of Famer Eddie Mathews (47hr, 1953)...His 87 extra-base hits tied Hall of Famer Robin Yount (1982) for the most in franchise history...Became the fifth player in franchise history with at least 100 runs and 100 RBI in a season, joining Robin Yount (1982, '89), Cecil Cooper (1982, '83), John Jaha (1996) and Jeromy Burnitz (2001)...Was named National League Player of the Week for 4/30-5/6 (.440, 4hr, 12rbi)...Was named National League Player of the Month for May (.321, 13hr, 28rbi).....his 13 homers in May set a franchise record for any month...On 6/17 at Minnesota hit his first career inside-the-park home run (off Joe Nathan)...On 8/12 at Houston was ejected for the first time in his Major League career (balls/strikes, Wally Bell).....was suspended by MLB for 3 games.....served 2 games on 8/24 and 8/25 at San Francisco after appeal...From 9/1-9/19 had a career-high 17-game hitting streak (23-60, .383, 8hr, 15rbi)

And finnaly to answer your question he will be a free agent but I cant see the Brewers giving up such a great talent.

Answer 4

Fielder will have a little over three years of major league service at the end of the 2008 season. He will be eligible for arbitration and is sure to get a healthy raise, but the Brewers command his rights for at least another three seasons.

Given that his agent is Scott Boras, who practically never allows his clients to sign contracts that buy out early years of free agency, look for Fielder to hit the market after the 2011 season. The only way he goes free agent before then is if the Brewers release him, and I don't expect that will happen.

Answer 5

I think the one year contract he signed was more of an arbitration type one.  I think the Brewers still have control over him for at least 2 more years.  He may be too expensive to keep though.

Answer 6

Yes he is a free agent this/next year.