Pujolsapalooza: Multiple Reports - 10 Year Contract with Angels

[Ramp]

I prefer the term "sploogefest".

but to each their own

[Big Z]

I missed the beginning, what did they say?

[MiamiHomer]

Ken Rosenthal was on to talk about the 9 year deal to Pujols and about his recent conversation with Ozzie (article posted in the other thread).

Then the guys on the show just talked about what a good fit Pujols and Reyes would be. Showing the projected lineup if they both came here. Talked about advantages Reyes would have being down here. Stuff like that.

[Party]

Muahahahahahahahahaha!

[MiamiHomer]

The contract offer made to Albert Pujols(notes) by the Miami Marlins seems to be about where the St. Louis Cardinals have lingered since spring training, or much closer to Joe Mauer’s(notes) numbers than Alex Rodriguez’s.(notes)

On Tuesday, Yahoo! Sports reported that the offer from the suddenly – and suspiciously – flush Marlins was for nine years. We couldn’t secure the dollar amount, but guessed – given the Marlins’ need to at least get Pujols’ attention – that it could have been in the $225 million range.

On Wednesday, the Palm Beach Post reported the offer was for less than $200 million, so the average annual value – at most – would be $22 million.

That’s not bad, but it is about where the Cardinals were last spring training, and so certainly not the kind of money that will bring an early close to Pujols’ winter of free agency. You’d assume Pujols would pick the Cardinals in a financial break-even, but maybe the Marlins know something we don’t.

According to one source, at least three teams are actively jockeying for Pujols. The Cardinals and Marlins we know about. The third could be the Chicago Cubs or Texas Rangers. And the list likely will grow.

Thus far, the Marlins are pushing the market, having scattered hundreds of millions of dollars in offers to Pujols, Mark Buehrle(notes), Jose Reyes(notes) and Ryan Madson(notes). There could even be others.

They also have a keen interest in Prince Fielder(notes), but, according to sources, have not yet made the kind of offer to Fielder that they have to Pujols.

And, well, just to keep things interesting for the boys wandering the hotel lobby at the general manager and owners meetings in Milwaukee, a report out of St. Louis said Pujols would announce his return to the Cardinals on Friday.

That was shot down by all sides.

But, hey, you never know.

Pujols continues shopping after Marlins’ offer

[Metes]

Ehe we're suspiciously flush

[nny]

Ehe we're suspiciously flush

Surprise, surprise, it's a Yahoo article.

[Fishfan79]

big money, big money, no whammy!

[THE_REAL_MIBS]

@SI_JonHeyman: Continue to hear, based on their bid, #marlins not a serious player for albert pujols. Agent has restarted talks w/ cards

/Twitter

[Valid]

Even though it's not a final offer, right?

[Chewford]

*le sigh*

It seems substantial offers meant substantial from the Marlins prospective.

[Beef]

LeBatard said it was real!

[Jorge18]

Did the math, and after taxes, the Marlins could offer 9/$213 and it would be the same as the Cards 9/$220

[emkayseven]

should be less than that...missouri tax is 6% and st. louis has an extra 1% which would be $15.4 million on $220 million

[Jorge18]

should be less than that...missouri tax is 6% and st. louis has an extra 1% which would be $15.4 million on $220 million

Ah, I wasn't aware that St. Louis had another tax on top of it.

It's that little, because from what I've read, players are only taxed in the state where they actually play the games. So he would only be taxed for 81 games a season.