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Pujols Hopes To Stay In St. Louis
Albert Pujols surprised many, including the Cardinals front office, when he said he wasn't "desperate" to sign a long-term deal earlier this month. Now, Pujols tells ESPN radio in St. Louis that he wants to be a Cardinal for life, he just doesn't see the need to obsess over his contract yet (transcription from Bernie Miklasz of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch).
"You know the Cardinals need to worry about signing Matt Holliday and all the free agents," Pujols said. "There's no rush for me to sign right now, you know? But if they come tomorrow and say 'Albert, you know, we want to lock you up,' - hey, they know that we're open to that."
Pujols, who will hit free agency two winters from now if the Cards pick up his 2011 option, repeated that he wants to be a Cardinal for life. The 29-year-old combines above-average defense with one of the most potent bats in baseball history.
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How about Pujols signs with the Yankees! Tex can be moved to a pinch hitter role.
Why not? They sign everyone else.
Posted by: Hellion | October 29, 2009 at 11:55 AM
"How about Pujols signs with the Yankees! Tex can be moved to a pinch hitter role.
Why not? They sign everyone else.
Posted by: Hellion "
You can type, but can you read?
Posted by: from FIRST to THIRD | October 29, 2009 at 01:00 PM
Albert can play left for them ... he came up as a left fielder and tex came up as a 3rd basemen
so
1b-Tex
2.cano
3. A-rod
SS-jeter
Lf- albert
Cf-melky
rf-holliday
C=posada
Dh swisher dream lineup but will never happen lol
Posted by: kwhizz2011 | October 29, 2009 at 01:01 PM
Albert can play left for them ... he came up as a left fielder and tex came up as a 3rd basemen
they both came up 3rd baseman. he moved to LF because at the time Rolen was at 3rd. and all you yank fans can stop dreaming everybody knows he is not going anywhere
Posted by: derman1984 | October 29, 2009 at 01:05 PM
I love that Pujols says he isn't in a hurry to sign an extension and everyone says that means he wants out of St. Louis.
Now he says he wants to be a Cardinal for life and kwhizz and hellion both assume that means he might go to the Yankees.
Posted by: sstark22 | October 29, 2009 at 01:07 PM
ok if albert went to new york he would bat two. he is way better then a fraud, and thats not gonna happen any way, cards for life,
Posted by: ritz05 | October 30, 2009 at 08:42 AM
three
Posted by: ritz05 | October 30, 2009 at 08:43 AM
Pujols will never play LF, or anything the requires a lot of throwing, because of his elbow.
Despite the minor surgery this offseason, he still needs Tommy John Surgery, but not for another 3-4 years, as of right now.
He's been able to manage the elbow since he injured it in 2003 and will most likely have no problem continuing to do so, until the day comes that he absolutely has to have the surgery.
I'd expect that wouldn't happen for at least another year, as he most likely wants to make sure he's played 10 seasons, for HOF consideration, should something go wrong with the surgery.
Posted by: Alex Fischer | October 30, 2009 at 01:48 PM
Pujols came up as a 3b not a lf and if the yanks win the series i don't look for them to make many moves but if they lose the series they will add more pithing.
Posted by: Jason82 | October 30, 2009 at 10:17 PM