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Pujols to Anaheim Angels for 10 years/$250 million

Da Coach

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Pujols agrees to 10 year, $250 million and will sign with the Angels.

The Angels are also pursuing top free agent pitcher C.J. Wilson and are close to signing him. They would then be investing almost $350 million into 2 players who are already in their 30's.
 
I had a hunch Albert might end up in the American League where his career could be longer with the DH, and his value may be higher since he was asking for a 10 year deal, and will be 32 years old soon (though some people believe he could be older).
Does it mean Prince Fielder is more likely to end up in the AL, too? If so, it opens up the NL Central for a team like the Cubs.
 
Fielder SHOULD play in the AL, his defense is horrific. But who knows, since Pujols burned the Cardinals and Marlins, they may jump into the race with the Cardinals.

As a Cardinal fan, I'm insanely bitter that he left for purely fiscal reasons, but he gave me a decade of great memories, so all the luck to him.

Still, sit on it, Albert Pujols.
 
The New York Post's Joel Sherman reports that C.J. Wilson has agreed to a deal with the Angels.

SI.com's Jon Heyman adds that the deal is for $75 million over five years.



One of the best pitchers on the market and Pujols not a bad haul for the Angels.
 
BradleyJD said:
Great job by Albert getting his $$$$

I still think this is a horrible deal for the Angels, DH or not
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Very much agree.. Even though Cardinals fans don't like the news, the team and organization is better off not signing Pujols to the huge contract.
 
IDKWTI



but yeah **** giving any player that much money. our minor league player of the year is a 1st baseman ready to take over for Lance soon.
 
sousaman2089 said:
As a Cardinal fan, I'm insanely bitter that he left for purely fiscal reasons, but he gave me a decade of great memories, so all the luck to him.
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Beninator said:
Very much agree.. Even though Cardinals fans don't like the news, the team and organization is better off not signing Pujols to the huge contract.
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I agree with both of these statements. I got a sick feeling when I heard the news.......hurt/disappointed, but not crushed!
 
Da Coach said:
Pujols agrees to 10 year, $250 million and will sign with the Angels.

The Angels are also pursuing top free agent pitcher C.J. Wilson and are close to signing him. They would then be investing almost $350 million into 2 players who are already in their 30's.
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It is called buying your championship , this is why baseball needs a salary cap, for me I am happy he went to the American league instead of Miami as we play the Marlins 18 games a season.
 
real fan said:
It is called buying your championship , this is why baseball needs a salary cap, for me I am happy he went to the American league instead of Miami as we play the Marlins 18 games a season.
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The Marlins home opener is against the Cardinals. Oh what could have been... lol
 
real fan said:
It is called buying your championship , this is why baseball needs a salary cap, for me I am happy he went to the American league instead of Miami as we play the Marlins 18 games a season.
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I completely agree! This is exactly why I refuse to hate the Yankees simply because they spend so much money. That's an MLB problem and I don't blame the Yankees for playing within the rules of Major League Baseball!

However, I don't believe the Angels have bought a championship yet!
 
shaunguth said:
I completely agree! This is exactly why I refuse to hate the Yankees simply because they spend so much money. That's an MLB problem and I don't blame the Yankees for playing within the rules of Major League Baseball!

However, I don't believe the Angels have bought a championship yet!
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Not yet but that is what they are trying to do and I kind of like their chances.
 
Beninator said:
Interesting to note that per twitter reports, the Marlins were the high bidders for both Pujols and Wilson.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/12/marlins-were-high-bidders-for-pujols-wilson.html
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I didn't read your link but I think there was a spin on that. I thought it was the "highest bidders" when they included the no tax thing in Florida.

That's kind of like saying the cardinals deal matched the LA deal if you take into account higher taxes in SoCal and the cost of living there vs. st. louis. When you are making that much money I'm not sure that stuff matters to them or what...

Edit: just read it..Bob Nightengale reported that...that's why I think it's wrong!! But I did hear the no state tax thing brought it up to 270-280 NOT that the original was 270-280 and the no tax brought it up to 300....albert would've taken the highest bid, period.
 
tornado said:
this is going to get sticky -- leave it up or take it down?
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/...cle_4c0ea7e2-21bc-11e1-b03b-0019bb30f31a.html
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I kind of felt the same way about Tom Glavine when he left the Braves to go to the Mets for more money, most everyone will forgive Albert like I did Tom for leaving because as time passes you realize without these 2 players the Cardinals don"t get to the World Series let alone win 2 of them and the Braves could not have won their's in 1995 as Glavine pitched a 1 hitter against Cleveland.
 
Da Coach said:
The Yankees and Red Sox have done it several times, and the Marlins also spent their way to their first championship in 1997. :)
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Ohhh.....I'm not saying it's never been done. I'm just saying that it's FAR too early to say the Angels have done that.

Besides, all those teams that "bought a championship" are only playing by the rules. How many teams at the top of the salary lists do NOT win the championship in any given season?
 
Three of the last eleven World Series champions have had either the highest or second-highest salaried roster.

Arizona, 2001 - 8th
Anaheim, 2002 - 15th
Florida, 2003 - 25th
Boston, 2004 - 2nd
White Sox, 2005 - 13th
St. Louis, 2006 - 11th
Boston, 2007 - 2nd
Philadelphia, 2008 - 12th
Yankees, 2009 - 1st
San Francisco, 2010 - 10th
St. Louis, 2011 - 5th
 
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