Mr. Pujols has come out of his slump, at least temporarily, hitting two home runs (one in the first inning off of Ben Sheets) in today's afternoon tilt against the Brewers. Albert raised his OPS - granted, it's early in the season - from .545 to .713 in one day's work. Still, he looked uncomfortable at the plate in the other two plate appearances I saw him take, once popping up weakly to first base and the second being badly fooled by Sheets pitches while striking out.

So which plate appearances do we base judgement on? Well, it's been said he's not taking enough walks, but that appears to be a slight misinformation as his P/PA on the season is as high as it's ever been in his career. Yes, his walk rate is a bit down, but it's a really small sample. I don't want to jinx anything by saying this, but Albert should be fine. In fact, we're probably more likely to see more days like this one where he'll hit a few home runs - after all, he is an awfully talented hitter - while still not entirely seeing the ball well. And when he gets in the groove, look out.