"The Detroit Tigers moved quickly and aggressively to replace the injured Victor Martinez, likely out for the season with a torn ACL, and in doing so, they sure stole one of the biggest headlines of the 2011-12 offseason.

Martinez's replacement: One Prince Fielder, who reportedly agreed to a nine-year, $214-million contract, per ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick.

That means that, 20 years after Fielder's father Cecil hit 35 home runs for them, the Tigers have "Big Daddy's" son, Prince. And Prince very well should match his father's output, two decades later, and might even exceed it. Heck, during the life of Prince's contract, he'll have an excellent shot at surpassing his father's career total with the Tigers: 245. Enjoy that, keeper leaguers.

Let's discuss the impact upon Fielder himself first."