Pujols starts conversation at $300 million

He's got to feed his family.

Just give him controlling interest of the team.

Wow!! the Cards cannot afford to keep him....only the Yankees would be willing to pay such an absurd amount of $$. And they don't need him but I never rule out the Yanks when it comes to signing mega FA's

Let the negotiating begin...one-sided as they may be...

Absurd as it sounds it is only $5 million more than the Phils are paying Lee per year.

10 years is a little too long. I mean, he's the best player in baseball, but that would kill the Cards.

greed is a good thing for albert...10 years at that rate is ridiculous

Wow. Ten years is not what I expected.

If he sticks to that amount, it's probably going to come down to an issue of what they can work out on deferrals.

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Pay the man, he's worth every dime. Let him go and become the laughing stock of Baseball. He puts the fannies in the seats. $300 million! Yeah he is worth it.

They'd be the laughing stock of baseball if they did pay that. If that is what he really wants, then the Cards should trade him now. That contract would cripple that organization for the next decade. As far as putting people in the seats, that's a great baseball town, they will still sell tickets.

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Originally posted 09:11 AM ET  01.26 by ElevenRingsSTL

Wow. Ten years is not what I expected. If he sticks to that amount, it's probably going to come down to an issue of what they can work out on deferrals.

I would think a lot of this hypothetical contract would be deferred.

That is the starting point. They will likely give him the $30 million per, just at fewer years. They will likely throw in a few options. I think it will get done, because the Cardinals cannot afford to lose Pujols, and Pujols doesn't want to leave.

If A-Rod is worth 25 million dollars for the junk he puts up, then Albert is worth $30 million.

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Originally posted 09:12 AM ET  01.26 by jnorman41

They'd be the laughing stock of baseball if they did pay that. If that is what he really wants, then the Cards should trade him now. That contract would cripple that organization for the next decade. As far as putting people in the seats, that's a great baseball town, they will still sell tickets.

You are wrong. No one would laugh. He is the undisputed best player in baseball. The Cards have resources that most teams do not have, and they can pay it. It may limit other players' contracts, but they can pay it...and they just about have to do so.

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Originally posted 09:12 AM ET  01.26 by jnorman41

That contract would cripple that organization for the next decade. As far as putting people in the seats, that's a great baseball town, they will still sell tickets.

But you will be the team that doesnt really care about winning. You care about turning a profit. And he is worth that contract even tho the cards cant afford to pay it. A big market team can afford it (LA, Chicago, Texas).

Greedy S.O.B.

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Originally posted 09:20 AM ET  01.26 by Bronx_Pride

If A-Rod is worth 25 million dollars for the junk he puts up, then Albert is worth $30 million.

You answered you're own question, A-Rod isn't worth it.

I guess this means that the Pirates and Royals are out of the running.

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Originally posted 08:34 AM ET  01.26 by Bolio

He's got to feed his family.

...lobster every night.

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Originally posted 09:20 AM ET  01.26 by ...the best policy

You are wrong. No one would laugh. He is the undisputed best player in baseball. The Cards have resources that most teams do not have, and they can pay it. It may limit other players' contracts, but they can pay it...and they just about have to do so.

And what do you do 5 years down the road, and his skills start to decline at 37 or 38, and he's no longer the best player in the game? You still owe him another $150M and you can't rebuild your team because of budget restraints.

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Originally posted 09:27 AM ET  01.26 by jnorman41

And what do you do 5 years down the road, and his skills start to decline at 37 or 38, and he's no longer the best player in the game? You still owe him another $150M and you can't rebuild your team because of budget restraints.

You win now when he is in his prime and get the fans on your side so when you tear it down and start over in the twilight of Pujols' career they stick around.