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Pujolsapalooza: Multiple Reports - 10 Year Contract with Angels
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The Cardinals have yet to modify their January proposal to Albert Pujols, writes Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. That was a nine-year offer worth about $22MM per year, so only eight years remain if the offer is still valid. Strauss believes the offer included significant deferred money, as does the Marlins' current nine-year proposal. The Cubs' interest in Pujols is viewed skeptically, while the Blue Jays are "believed a potential player."
The Marlins and Cardinals are expected to meet with Pujols' agent Dan Lozano today, writes Strauss.
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Deferred money? That's kind of interesting from our perspective. Shouldn't we be trying to front-load this deal as much as possible?God would be expecting a first pitch breaking ball in the dirt because humans love to disappoint him.
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frontloading only makes sense if you believe that we'll have crazy money flowing this year and a huge drop off thereafter.Originally posted by Madman81Most of the people in the world being dumb is not a requirement for you to be among their ranks.
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Back-loading only makes sense if you think we'll have crazy revenues in 5 years.
We have quite a few players, including Stanton, Anibal, and then either Gaby/LoMo or Gio, who will be due for rather significant pay raises in the near future. Front-loading a contract makes more sense for the team financially because it allows us to pay Pujols like three kings for the next couple of seasons. Once the Stanton and co. bills come due, we'll have the salary relief from paying Pujols like merely 1.5 kings to devote to them without watching payroll sky rocket to 160 M.God would be expecting a first pitch breaking ball in the dirt because humans love to disappoint him.
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Buster_ESPN Buster Olney
Marlins are meeting with Albert Pujols's agent, Dan Lozano, later today... Momentum continues to build.
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Ken_Rosenthal Ken Rosenthal
#Cubs met today with Pujols' agent, Dan Lozano. No word on nature of talks. #MLB
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JCRMarlinsbeat Juan C. Rodriguez
#Marlins to meet with Dan Lozano, agent for Albert Pujols, this afternoon.
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Marlins hotly pursuing Pujols
DALLAS — Marlins officials on Monday afternoon met with the agent of slugger Albert Pujols.
Miami clearly isn’t done shopping.
For a couple of hours, Marlins executives met with agent Dan Lozano regarding Pujols.
The Marlins are making a strong push for the slugger, and seem willing to up their original nine-year offer made a few weeks ago.
After locking up Jose Reyes on a six-year deal on Sunday night, the Marlins attention turned quickly to the Cardinals first baseman, who is testing the free agent market.
Pujols visited the Marlins new ballpark and met with team officals in mid-November.
– Joe Frisaro
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