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Originally Posted by Fred
The Cardinals organization was pretty smart. They saw the deterioration in his skills and let him walk. It wasn't a popular move in St. Louis but the right move by an organization that understands the game. He posted his lowest OPS in his last year with the Cards and it was his only year without 100 RBIs (ok 99 aint bad). He still managed 4 x 100 RBI seasons with the Halos and had one 40HR season for them, but yeah, the last few seasons he's been a shell of the player he was for the Cards. Can't blame him for sticking it out. That's quite a lot of cash to walk away from and to earn it by playing baseball (even though the skills are not what they were) is just a bonus. About the only thing he's killing is his rookie card value...  Dang it, the hobbyist gets screwed again...  |
The Angels made a 10 year $210 million offer that Pujols’ wife said was “insulting”. I’m sure that letting Pujols go was difficult, but not going any higher with the offer was the right thing to do.
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