Welcome to California Mr. Pujols. Please ignore the giggling from the state tax office in Sacramento. They are all Angels fans... really.
Last night the buzz coming from the winter meetings was that Albert Pujols wasn’t anywhere near making a decision, but either that was wrong or things changed dramatically overnight.
Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports reports that Pujols has agreed to sign with the Angels, getting a 10-year contract worth between $250 million and $260 million.
Wow. It didn’t take Jerry Dipoto long to make a huge splash as general manager.
Until now Alex Rodriguez was the only player in baseball history to secure a contract in excess of $200 million and according to Brown the massive deal also includes a full no-trade clause, which was something the Marlins reportedly were never willing to give Pujols.
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Don't get me wrong - I'm from St. Louis and I'm devastated to see him go. But it is a great deal for him (and yes, it was about the $$). At that price though? We'll see which team got the better deal in 3 or 4 years.
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