The Official Albert Pujols Contract Extension/Free Agency Watch

[strahanfan92]

^Good point. I guess I just don't see the Cardinals doing it.


Hate to link a BR: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/6...in-2012/page/1

[NAHSTE]

http://www.albertcountdown.com/

The image they have up there now is hilarious.

[Sharkweather]

Harold Reynolds thinks he wont be a Card in 4 months, either traded to NYY or BOS for some package around Tex or Gonzo.

Can't see it myself, I think the Cards will hold onto him and get a deal done after the series.

[Sharkweather]

Forgot about the NTC, that does kind of put a dent in his prediction. Guess he will be a Card for the season.

[NAHSTE]

Gee, I wonder why Albert didn't like the deal on the table?

On the day Pujols cut off negotiations and declared his intention to hit free agency, it became obvious why: The Cardinals’ best offer had been between $19 million and $21 million per season, according to Foxsports.com’s Ken Rosenthal, which would make Pujols about the 10th-highest paid player in the game.

Less than Ryan Howard’s $25 million a year. Less than Mark Teixeira’s $22.5 million a year. Less than every incarnation of Adrian Gonzalez’s reported deal

[mcstl25]

^ Why people continue to grant merit to any of the rumors going around is beyond me. I've heard about 20 different rumors of offers that were reportedly made to Pujols.