Albert Pujols' Angels Tenure Ends with Both Sides Wondering What Could've Been

Albert Pujols will be remembered for much more than his .198 batting average, but .198 will play an important role in his story when his career comes to a close.

That number is what Pujols was hitting when the Los Angeles Angeles designated him for assignment on Thursday. It's not often a first-ballot Hall of Fame candidate is unceremoniously DFA'd. That transaction is reserved for scuffling four-A players or struggling veterans on the downside of their careers.

And sure, he might be a struggling veteran toward the end of his career, but he's not one of those veterans. He's Albert Pujols, one of the most feared hitters in baseball. One of the most prolific hitters of a generation. It's a…