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Marlins’ Offer To Pujols Is Under $200MM

By Zachary Links | November 16, 2011 at 3:55pm CDT

The Marlins' offer to Albert Pujols is for less than $200MM, according to Joe Capozzi of the Palm Beach Post.  Yesterday, it was reported that the Marlins' offer is believed to be for nine years, but Capozzi isn't sure of the length of the offer.

Capozzi also adds that the Marlins reported offer of $90MM over six years to Jose Reyes is not accurate, but close.  Reyes is said to be intrigued by the idea of playing in warm weather and for Ozzie Guillen.

This afternoon, the Cardinals re-engaged in contract talks with Pujols' agent Dan Lozano for the first time since February.

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72 Comments

  1. inleylandwetrust

    14 years ago

    Cheap bast@rds!

    Reply
    • kstewskisAZ

      14 years ago

      LOL have to agree, I went to HS with the president. Nuff said!

      Reply
  2. ArchRivals

    14 years ago

    kfvs12.com/story/16056556/st-louis-radio-station-r…

    Reply
    • The_BiRDS

      14 years ago

      Hopefully this has some truth to it.. Pujols you better take STLs offer before they bring it down.

      Reply
  3. ArchRivals

    14 years ago

    kfvs12.com/story/16056556/st-louis-radio-station-r…

    Reply
  4. Andy_B

    14 years ago

    I wonder how insulted Pujols was upon learning that the Marlins brought him to Miami to offer him less than St Louis did.

    Reply
    • Triteon

      14 years ago

      There is a matter of perspective at play:  Florida has no state income tax.  On a $22MM yearly contract ($200MM/9yrs), $11MM of his contract is non-taxed, roughly a half-million per year, or $4.5MM total.  In the grand scheme is it much?  Not really, but it’s there.

      Doesn’t really matter…who wants to be baseball’s Lebron James?

      Reply
      • J Inman

        14 years ago

        Cost of living is significantly higher in Miami.

        Reply
  5. Stonehands

    14 years ago

    It will take atleast 9/225 to pry him away from St. Louis, but i think he returns to the Cards for 9/210

    Reply
  6. The_BiRDS

    14 years ago

    Sorry Miami… YOU’RE OUT!

    That wont even get ya Fielder…

    Reply
    • Andy_B

      14 years ago

      “YOU’RE FU(C)KEN OUT”

      Kenny Powers

      Reply
  7. LUWahooNatFan

    14 years ago

    I’ll find it pretty funny if after all this talk about going after every top agent the Marlins end up with something like Rafael Furcal and Edwin Jackson

    Reply
    • OptimisticMarlinsFan

      14 years ago

      Reyes is the only SS the Marlins would sign. They could find a better 3B or CF and keep Hanley at SS. Furcal makes no sense at all.

      Reply
    • Ry.the_Stunner

      14 years ago

      Why would they sign Furcal?  They have Hanley.  They’d move Hanley to a different position for Reyes, but definitely not for Furcal.

      Reply
      • The_BiRDS

        14 years ago

        Hanely already said he refuses to switch positions.  

        Reply
        • Lunchbox45

          14 years ago

          actually no, Hanley has stated sereral times publicly that he would move positions for reyes.

          Reply
          • Andy_B

            14 years ago

            Jim Bowden has been repeatedly saying on MLB that Hanley is not on board with switching positions.

            Reply
            • Lunchbox45

              14 years ago

               probably not for another player, but from what i hear he’s the godfather to reyes’ daughter, so if he wants him on board, I’m sure he wont have an issue with it. 

              Reply
  8. The_BiRDS

    14 years ago

    “Capozzi also adds that the Marlins reported offer of $90MM over six years to Jose Reyes is not accurate, but close.” 

    50MM over eight years

    Reply
  9. Lunchbox45

    14 years ago

    lol

    Reply
    • Lunchbox45

      14 years ago

      gif fail

      Reply
      • tacko

        14 years ago

        You’re your own biggest critic.

        Reply
  10. Duke15

    14 years ago

    Shocker.

    Reply
  11. miamiroc

    14 years ago

    Who knows who to believe anymore. All these guys just tweet out a bunch of numbers and then they or one of their buddy’s retweet a correction a few hours later. Its quite a racket these guys have got going on. 

    Reply
  12. Joe Blanco

    14 years ago

    Dude they would be dumb to tie down 200 million dollars of resources on a guy who will begin to decline in two or three years, if not already.

    Reply
    • mattt-3

      14 years ago

      He may have had a down year, but I hardly think he’s in decline.  I’d imagine it’s more likely that the contract talk and a slow start got on his mind.

      Post All-Star game, he put up an OPS of .959 with a .319 Batting Average.

      A .959 OPS line would’ve still been one of his lowest seasons, but it’s enough in line with his career averages that we certainly wouldn’t be talking about him being in decline.  (It’s roughly equal to his 2002 sophomore season with an OPS of .955)

      You might be right, but I think he’s likely to bounce back next season when his mind is back on baseball instead of contract talk.

      Of course, I do think that for whoever signs up, Cardinals or not, they’re not going to get the returns they’d probably like to get at least in years 7-9 of a 9 year contract.

      Reply
    • Timothy Howell

      14 years ago

      Yes! Finally. Someone makes some sense around here.  He is on a decline.  Yeah, sure, Pujols in a decline is better than most players ascending, but still. 9 years is absolutely ridiculous for a guy that’ll be 32!

      Reply
  13. Vossome93

    14 years ago

    Under 200 mil to play for that team in that uniform? #slapintheface

    Reply
  14. The_BiRDS

    14 years ago

    Publicity stunt maybe? It has to be… unless they are really bad negotiators.

    Reply
    • Lunchbox45

      14 years ago

      I’ve been saying all along its just the marlins trying to keep their name in the news

      Reply
      • The_BiRDS

        14 years ago

        🙂

        Reply
        • Lunchbox45

          14 years ago

          I love how you saved it lol

          Reply
          • The_BiRDS

            14 years ago

            Just went back to the older post haha

            Reply
  15. cseehausen

    14 years ago

    Why would he take less money to play for a lesser team than the one he just won a WS with?  Why would the Marlins even bother if that’s the extent of their offer?

    Reply
    • The_BiRDS

      14 years ago

      The only reason I thought he may want to sign in Miami is that its like a 1-2hour plane ride to the Dominican

      Reply
  16. TDKnies

    14 years ago

    Being in on every free agent doesn’t seem to actually mean “being in” on every free agent in the Marlins case.

    Reply
  17. OptimisticMarlinsFan

    14 years ago

    If it’s certain that the Cards won’t up their offer at all then I do think it will take at least $225M over 9 years to pry him away from the Cards. I ultimately don’t see anyone making that kind of offer, though.

    Reply
    • Cheeseballs

      14 years ago

      It’s being reported that the Cardinals have already modified the last offer made.

      Reply
      • jhfdssdaf

        14 years ago

        Modify doesn’t necessarily mean increase.  They could have added a no-trade clause, in case the new CBA eliminates 10/5 vesting rights.

        Reply
  18. Matt Weaver

    14 years ago

    I think they just wanted to make some sort of a statement by inviting him down. If by some miracle they signed him for under 200 mill, they just made the deal of a lifetime, but otherwise, it was just a way for Miami to say that they’re willing to spend the big bucks, even if it’s not on Pujols.

    Reply
  19. Paul

    14 years ago

    What if it was for 1 year 199 mil!??!!?!??!!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!

    SEE NOW THE OFFER DOESNT LOOK SO STUPID FOR BEING UNDER 200!

    Reply
    • Lunchbox45

      14 years ago

      the fact that it was 9 years was out before it was known the full amount

      Reply
      • Paul

        14 years ago

        thus the what if 😛

        Im just bored in class and made that previous post. 

        Reply
  20. xen

    14 years ago

    I thought the 9 years/225 million was a bit ludicrous

    Reply
  21. neurogame

    14 years ago

    Whatever happens, Fat Albert will have money coming out of his poo-hole.  

    Reply
    • J Inman

      14 years ago

      He already does.  😛

      Reply
  22. SunsetStripper

    14 years ago

    Why even bother if your going to come in with a bid that was lower than the Cardinal’s original offer.  You are going to have to overpay to get Poop’s to leave, not underpay.

    Reply
  23. Nookster

    14 years ago

    I thought Cowherd made a pretty convincing argument this am about how STL
    doesn’t need Albert. And Albert going to Miami I find to be similar to Beckham
    coming to LA for big $$ to try and spring it to life. It didn’t work, and it’s not
    going to work. You must build thru the draft, and create your own Pujolseses.
    Should be a pretty good example for Miami upstate from them. No, there will be
    no immediate impact for a new stadium, it’s true. What kind of impact has Werth
    given to D.C.?

    Reply
    • Cheeseballs

      14 years ago

      You don’t create your own pujols. You get lucky in the draft.

      Reply
      • Lanidrac

        14 years ago

        They already did with Miguel Cabrera, but then they couldn’t keep him.  Even a new stadium isn’t going to boost their attendance from the bottom rung all the way to the top half like they seem to think it will, or at least not for more than 1 year.

        Reply
    • wadecounty561

      14 years ago

      Mike Stanton.

      Reply
  24. bayareabeast

    14 years ago

    ya were in on all the big name players..for 200k a year

    Reply

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