Pujolsapalooza: Multiple Reports - 10 Year Contract with Angels

[Ramp]

10 years is absolutely bonkers

also, opening night against the cardinals will be bonkers (with or without pujols)

[MiamiHomer]

Pujols will be there one way or another though.

[Mainge]

I imagine we'll be shedding some salary if we land him. Don't know howwe'll manage $110-120.

What happens if he retires before the contract is up? Does he still get what he's owed?

[Ramp]

Pujols will be there one way or another though.

not sure this was up for debate

[BigGameFish]

THE DOMINICANS ARE COMING ! THE DOMINICANS ARE COMING!

[Jay]

I imagine we'll be shedding some salary if we land him. Don't know howwe'll manage $110-120.

What happens if he retires before the contract is up? Does he still get what he's owed?

I've wondered this and this is exactly why frontloading a contract to him worries me.

[Swifty]

I imagine we'll be shedding some salary if we land him. Don't know howwe'll manage $110-120.

What happens if he retires before the contract is up? Does he still get what he's owed?

No, only if the seasons he's already played included deferred dollars (he'd then get the deferred money).

[Party]

I imagine we'll be shedding some salary if we land him. Don't know howwe'll manage $110-120.

What happens if he retires before the contract is up? Does he still get what he's owed?

I believe if he retires, the contract is void. (Gil Meche did this with the Royals, remember?)

[TheMendozaLine]

not sure this was up for debate

Death, dismemberment, abduction (whether by aliens or South American terrorist guerrillas), all possibilities.

[Ramp]

I believe if he retires, the contract is void. (Gil Meche did this with the Royals, remember?)

Gil Meche gave up his money.

The contract is not void.

[Mainge]

I believe if he retires, the contract is void. (Gil Meche did this with the Royals, remember?)

So let's pray the man is incredibly prideful and hangs them up at the first sign of slippage.
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Gil Meche gave up his money.

The contract is not void.

Or not.

[Party]

Mainge, I can envision the Marlins struggling to turn a profit over the next 3 or 4 years, but I think they are going to bank on the average growth in league revenues remaining the same and making the backend of the contract very tolerable.

It is completely realistic to say in 5 years the average ML team's payroll is ~$115 million.

The highest payroll in 2001 was $109,000,000. In 2011 it was $201,000,000.

[MiamiHomer]

Ken_Rosenthal Ken Rosenthal
Sources: #Marlins will not relent completely on no-trade for Pujols Compromise possible. Pujols will want significant deterrent. #MLB

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[dim]

I just woke up. I can't keep up with all this. It's surreal.

[Omar]

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Deterrent? Like what?