Comments on: Report: Pujols wants A-Rod money

By: alara07

alara07 — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 22:53:24 +0000

Pujols is the MAN in Baseball. Most consistant hitter I seen since Tony Gwynn. Only comparing consistancy of production. Pujols is the best Hitter with power and gold glove defender I ever seen in my generation.. The Man deserves the biggest contract in baseball, He sure has proved himself in last 10 years…I wish Dodgers had him.

By: Walk

Walk — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 19:01:48 +0000

Sign him quick before he realizes he is giving them a discount. I honestly thought he was going to get north of 30 million for at least 3 years on any contract he signed. I was figuring his next couple of years would be worth more than couple after that but a lot of these contracts get back loaded so other players can be signed and stay under a set payroll. If he wants arod money though i would consider this as much of a bargain as st louie could hope to get.

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 17:11:07 +0000

I think the Cards would jump on that contract faster than Werth/Boras jumped on the Nats offer.

By: Kevin S.

Kevin S. — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 15:15:41 +0000

I’m with Craig – give him that money. In fact, if the Cardinals have the short-term payroll flexibility, structure it the same way, too – have it peak early and decline into the back-end years.

By: uyf1950

uyf1950 — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 15:09:16 +0000

I think the “more” per year only works if the totla of the 4 year money gets him close to the dollars he was seeking originally. For example, if Pujols is looking for $275M total and someone offers him $35M per for 4 years that’s only $140M. I say “only in relationship to the $275M he was asking. Now $50M per for 4 years I think would get it done because that’s a lot closer to his original asking price. But no one would/will offer those kinds of dollars. So if St. Louis wants to keep him my guess it’s going to take an offer of at least $250M total maybe more.

By: Lukehart80

Lukehart80 — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:50:20 +0000

Dreams are all we Indians’ fans have anymore…

By: Jonny 5

Jonny 5 — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:35:52 +0000

Good comparison with Jeter, except there were no other offers on the table for Jeter. So it was the Yankees discretion to pay more than he was worth, so the guy could save face basically. Not too many teams would pay out of their pocket so their player can look less Douchie.I do see it as a tough sell though since another team would go 8-10 on Albert, but you have to wow them, 8 million more per season is substantial, couldn’t the highest pay by far per season be enough wow factor to get it done?

Nice pipe dream btw….. LOL!!!

By: Lukehart80

Lukehart80 — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:22:57 +0000

It doesn’t look like the Yankees saved much by only having to cover the salary of a declining player. If the Cardinals tried to offer only 4-years (even at $35M per), it would get turned down because SOMEONE would be willing to go 8-10 years. I agree that paying someone $27M when they’re 38-40 years old probably won’t look great, but if that’s the price to keep the best player in the game, someone likely to remain among the best players for the next 5 years, I think you have to pay it.

Unless he can be convinced to sign an 8-year, $40M contract with the Indians ($5M a year being the most Cleveland is likely to offer anyone for the foreseeable future…tempted, Albert???), I would like to see him stay in St. Louis for the duration. Make the offer, Cardinals!

By: Jonny 5

Jonny 5 — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:12:29 +0000

Insane. But teams seem to like signing guys until they’re 40 now adays, so what the hell…. The $$ per year is right on, but I’d try like hell to get him at 4 years, even if it means overpaying for 4. And frankly, I’m shocked more teams don’t try it. 35 million per @ 4 years. Wouldn’t it make more sense? Sure they’ll make more than anyone, but you aren’t killing yourself later paying for a guy who might not be able to play. Then in 4 years you only need worry about covering the salary of a “declining player”, if they are still playing, or good enough to resign.

By: Panda Claus

Panda Claus — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 13:54:02 +0000

If anyone really “deserves” that sort of obscene contract, Pujols deserves ARod money.