Albert Pujols gives Cardinals deadline to negotiate a new contract

djohn2o12 · Jan 16, 2011

The St. Louis Cardinals may not be able to wait to extend Albert Pujols’ contract.

According to ESPN.com, the Cardinals have until opening day of spring training to finalize a contract extension for the All-Star first baseman.

Derrick Gold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that Pujol’s agent informed Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak of the upcoming deadline.

The 30-year-old Pujols is entering the final year of his 8-year, $111 million contract and should be expecting a contract similar or greater than Alex Rodriguez’s 10-year, $275 million.

If anyone deserves such a ludicrous contract, it may be Pujols. Many regard Pujols as the best player in the game, including teammate Chris Carpenter.

"Obviously, Albert is the face of this organization and the face of this city," Carpenter told ESPN.com "He's the best player in baseball. You're talking about huge dollars and huge commitments."

Last season, Pujols had a .312 batting average, 42 home runs and 118 RBIs. Over his career, he has a .331 batting average, 408 home runs and 1,230 RBIs.

In support of his absurd statistics, he’s won three Most Valuable Player awards, two Gold Gloves, six Silver Sluggers and a World Series.

Similar to how the Minnesota Twins handled Joe Mauer before his contract season, the Cardinals will try to lock up Pujols in the next month
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MadMax · Jan 16, 2011

If Carl Crawford just set the market rate....

then the St. Louis Cardinals can't afford Albert Pujols. Not if they want to field a team around him.

TheChosenOne · Jan 16, 2011

It'd be a shame for them to lose Pujols, I wonder if they can afford a A-Roid like contract for him?

MadMax · Jan 16, 2011

TheChosenOne said:

It'd be a shame for them to lose Pujols, I wonder if they can afford a A-Roid like contract for him?
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See, "Rangers, Texas"

they can afford it...but they likely can't/won't afford that kind of contract and still be able to pay guys like Carpenter.

JunkyardDwg · Jan 16, 2011

Sure would be nice to see a guy take a little less for the team. But I don't think I want that guy to be Pujols and that team to be the Cardinals.

So overpay and sink into mediocrity...anything to help the Astros' chances.

MadMax · Jan 16, 2011

JunkyardDwg said:

Sure would be nice to see a guy take a little less for the team. But I don't think I want that guy to be Pujols and that team to be the Cardinals.

So overpay and sink into mediocrity...anything to help the Astros' chances.
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honestly, i think i WANT them to sign him for ridiculous money....because their pitching staff is scarier than him (IMO)

jdh008 · Jan 16, 2011

Cardinals fans have been freaking out about this since two summers ago. I spent that summer in the St. Louis area listening to caller after caller call in to their radio shows complaining that the two sides hadn't worked out a long-term deal yet.

At the time, I thought they were overreacting, but in hindsight, their worries were justified.

The Situation · Jan 16, 2011

Chris Carpenter is going to be 36 this year....time to sell high and sign Pujols to a 8yr/200mil dollar contract

Air Langhi · Jan 16, 2011

If jason werth is making 18mil a year pujols deserves 30.

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