First baseman Prince Fielder is under the Brewers control until the end of this season, but after that, all bets are off according to Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

After this season, Albert Pujols could become a free agent, and Fielder’s contract could influenced by his. Fielder is four years younger than Pujols and will probably be seeking a seven-year deal similar to what Jayson Werth and Adrian Gonzalez got from the Nationals and Red Sox.

Fielder though, is not closed off to contract talks during the season, as Pujols has been, but he doesn’t see any forthcoming says Goold.

“If (free agency) is what he wants to do, then it’s awesome,” Fielder said. “Right now it’s not on the top of my list. That’s for the offseason. My contract is up at the end of the year, and after that nobody knows. What I do know is I’m here for this year, and that’s that.”

Late in February, we learned that the team was going to focus on winning the NL Central and have fun. “We’re a team that has fun,” said Fielder at the moment. “I think we got away from that the past couple years. We were trying to be something we’re not. No offense to anybody else, but we like to have fun. If you think we’re disrespecting the game, that’s your problem. Beat us, then.”

“Before, we were never trying to disrespect anybody. We were just having fun. The fans liked it. It was good for baseball. Hopefully we’re going to get back to that.”

“This is an exciting team. If you want to show emotion, show it. We’re not in a library.”

“I think this clubhouse is more focused on winning. That hasn’t crept up until you said something. That will take care of itself. Just try to win, man. If it is my last year, try to go out with a bang.”

Fielder is a lifetime .279 hitter with 199 HR’s and 563 RBI’s in 3085 AB’s throughout seven Major League seasons with the Brewers.

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