Signing Pujols the worst path for Cubs

We all make mistakes, Bro.

Hendry will probably give Soriano an contract extension instead.

Everyone knows Pujols will be playing RF for NYY

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Originally posted 08:54 AM ET  05.12 by ntd24

Everyone knows Pujols will be playing RF for NYY

Yeah...sure. I knew that.

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Originally posted 08:54 AM ET  05.12 by ntd24

Everyone knows Pujols will be playing RF for NYY

ROFLMAO! and have his elbow blown in no time???

Good Luck with that one!

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Originally posted 08:54 AM ET  05.12 by ntd24

Everyone knows Pujols will be playing RF for NYY

Crack Kills. He stays a Cardinal.

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Originally posted 08:54 AM ET  05.12 by ntd24

Everyone knows Pujols will be playing RF for NYY

All though I could see the Bronx **** signing him to a $300 million deal and making him a DH. This is the world of baseball after all.

Why is it such a bad move for the cubs, but noone else???

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Originally posted 10:41 AM ET  05.12 by AllStarz Ruinating the Nation

Why is it such a bad move for the cubs, but noone else???

good question........

If the baseball player's skills are declining, and the contract is far too expensive for an exorbinate length of time there's a very good chance that Jim Hendry was involved. Reference Bradley, Soriano, and Zambrano contracts. Don't be surprised if Hendry screws up again.

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Originally posted 10:41 AM ET  05.12 by AllStarz Ruinating the Nation

Why is it such a bad move for the cubs, but noone else???

Because the Cubs would not surround him with any other talent and his numbers would plummet. Not to mention they would find a way to F it up!

The author of the original content offers no reason why its a bad move for the cubs. Albert Pujols is delusional about what his market value is. The Yankees and Red Sox are out of the race. They have first basemen. The next two teams who are usually big in free agency are the Mets and Dodgers. They are both out of the running with huge internal financial messes. So Pujols REaLISTIC market is the leagues 5, 6, and 7 th richest teams. And those teams are NOT paying pujols 300 million. There isnt really anyone in ARods realm. I believe the teams in the hunt for Pujols will be the Cardinals, Cubs, and Angels. And those teams will not go over 20 million a year. Pujols have to snap out of his delusion. What I would do if i was the Cardinals trying to keep their franchise player is offer him 20 mil / yr and then to make sure he stays home offer him an ownership stake when his playing career is over.

Pujols expectations are not out of synch with the market, but the market may be out of synch with Pujols.

i think he gets his 30 mil a season just not for 10 years... i am thinking 5yrs maybe 6 at most.

Funny thing that most MLB teams are already investing in young 1st basemen and who needs a budget buster with declining skills on their roster? of course there is a sucker out there who will pay him what he wants ... Barry Bonds anyone? He set the Giants back 3-4 years because of his roster demands, petulance and all around bad karma and look at how they did a few years after removing his stench from the club house. I am not saying that Pujols is a bad influence, he's a pretty good guy, but his contract is gonna kill a team

I'm hoping the owners (all of them including NYY) finally wise up and just say no to the kind of cash Albert (read: his agent) will be looking for.

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