No, a long term contract to Fielder wouldn't be a good idea. He isn't likely to be in better shape than he is now. More likely much worse. Despite what has been said by Bill Schroeder, he is still a bad defensive 1B. Hardy isn't a lesser talent than Fielder. Neither can be easily replaced, but it is much easier to find a good hitting 1B or shift a guy there than it is to find a good hitting SS. Anybody that can hit is a possible 1B. Of our position players, if money wasn't the issue, Hardy would probably be the one to lock up. Realistically the only one who we might be able to sign to a reasonable extension is Weeks. The only reason to do that though is so that all of our top prospects don't have to be successful. It would also give us the ability to trade one. The best thing to do would be to ride all of them out till they hit free agency unless we get blown away with an offer form another team.