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Angels Snag Pujols and Wilson

Even though I am a Braves fan I wanted to see him in Miami (weird to say instead of Florida). Such a good move for the Angels...I don't think people realize how much this helps ticket sales let alone winning.
 
Well, there goes any chance of my Mariners winning the division for the next 10 years. I'll start paying attention to baseball again in 2021.
 
Disappointing. I hate seeing Franchise Faces go to other teams, but hopefully this is just the start of sports migrating from St. Louis to Southern California.
 
YB85 said:
Disappointing. I hate seeing Franchise Faces go to other teams, but hopefully this is just the start of sports migrating from St. Louis to Southern California.
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I am a Cubs fan, so disappointed we didn't get him, but glad he is out of the NL central.
 
YB85 said:
Disappointing. I hate seeing Franchise Faces go to other teams, but hopefully this is just the start of sports migrating from St. Louis to Southern California.
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Don't they already have plenty of hockey teams?

At the end of his contract, the Angels will be paying $25 million/year for a guy in his 40s. Do they have that kind of financial flow?
 
One Brow said:
Don't they already have plenty of hockey teams?

At the end of his contract, the Angels will be paying $25 million/year for a guy in his 40s. Do they have that kind of financial flow?
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They are signing a new lucrative TV deal, so yes. Besides, the day he can't play the field is the day he becomes their DH.
 
If they can pay Vernon Wells $21mil per at his current production, they can probably afford to pay Pujols $25mil per into his 60s.
 
YB85 said:
Disappointing. I hate seeing Franchise Faces go to other teams...
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Agreed. Everything I've always heard, read or seen about Pujols is that he's a better person than he is baseball player. I hope this decision comes with him knowing he can now use the extra 30M or so to donate to his and other charities. Don't get me wrong. It's his money. He can do with it what he wants, obviously. I just like to still believe in heroes, true heroes, and have this wish that he did this only so that there's additional millions that can be put to good use.
 
SalmonHobo said:
Agreed. Everything I've always heard, read or seen about Pujols is that he's a better person than he is baseball player. I hope this decision comes with him knowing he can now use the extra 30M or so to donate to his and other charities. Don't get me wrong. It's his money. He can do with it what he wants, obviously. I just like to still believe in heroes, true heroes, and have this wish that he did this only so that there's additional millions that can be put to good use.
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Agreed. We should also remember that he is now in a position to score big time with endorsements in a much bigger market.
 
One Brow said:
Don't they already have plenty of hockey teams?

At the end of his contract, the Angels will be paying $25 million/year for a guy in his 40s. Do they have that kind of financial flow?
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He's of Hispanic origin and he'll be playing for a team in Southern California. They'll be just fine, trust me.

Albert won't need to play the final 5 years of his contract and will still be the Angels #1 selling jersey.
 
The Thriller said:
He's of Hispanic origin and he'll be playing for a team in Southern California. They'll be just fine, trust me.

Albert won't need to play the final 5 years of his contract and will still be the Angels #1 selling jersey.
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Interesting. What are your thoughts on hoppers and jailhouse tats?
 
It was just a logical decision for Pujols if we are being honest. Miami is rumored to have had the best offer out there at 10 and 275. That offer did not include a no-trade clause which he obviously wanted badly. Who wouldn't after seeing 2 previous Marlin fire sales after winning championships. The Cardinals offer prior to the 2011 season was 9 and 198. A lot of money to be sure but a lot less than him and his agent thought he could get on the open market. Especially since they were dropping a year and 22 million off the offer this off season to start out. They finally saw how interested Miami was in Pujols and upped their offer to 9 and over 200 million. They obviously didn't need to offer the NTC because he has 10-5 rights which is essentially a NTC. Anyway, the Angels swooped in and offered 254 over 10 with a NTC and they worked out a deal in about 36 hours. Believer it or not, this offer came on Tuesday night and from there they gave him time to think. More money and a bigger market with more endorsement revenue possibilities. He made the right decision ultimately.

STL fans should not be mad about this. They dodged a bullet with that contract. The NL doesn't have a DH and at some point down the road he will be a DH. They also ended up getting two WAY unlikely Championships from him. They should wish him well and obviously move Berkman to 1st or maybe even get in the Prince sweepstakes.
 
trigg3r said:
It was just a logical decision for Pujols if we are being honest. Miami is rumored to have had the best offer out there at 10 and 275. That offer did not include a no-trade clause which he obviously wanted badly. Who wouldn't after seeing 2 previous Marlin fire sales after winning championships. The Cardinals offer prior to the 2011 season was 9 and 198. A lot of money to be sure but a lot less than him and his agent thought he could get on the open market. Especially since they were dropping a year and 22 million off the offer this off season to start out. They finally saw how interested Miami was in Pujols and upped their offer to 9 and over 200 million. They obviously didn't need to offer the NTC because he has 10-5 rights which is essentially a NTC. Anyway, the Angels swooped in and offered 254 over 10 with a NTC and they worked out a deal in about 36 hours. Believer it or not, this offer came on Tuesday night and from there they gave him time to think. More money and a bigger market with more endorsement revenue possibilities. He made the right decision ultimately.

STL fans should not be mad about this. They dodged a bullet with that contract. The NL doesn't have a DH and at some point down the road he will be a DH. They also ended up getting two WAY unlikely Championships from him. They should wish him well and obviously move Berkman to 1st or maybe even get in the Prince sweepstakes.
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Link? I heard that Miami's offer was more like 10 years, 215-230M.
 
SalmonHobo said:
Link? I heard that Miami's offer was more like 10 years, 215-230M.
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Here Salmon. Another cool story on how it all went down. Apparently Pujols could make 280 million if certain incentives are reached according to Nightengale. Interesting story. I would also like to point out that Arte Moreno bought the Angels for $184M in April, 2003. (The team sold for $147M in 1998.) Forbes magazine valued the club at $554M in March, 2011. Talk about a nice investment. The team's value will obviously go up with their recent acquisitions. So will their costs obviously too. Just saying, 184 million 8 years ago for the Angels is looking like a steal.

https://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/al/angels/story/2011-12-08/albert-pujols-cj-wilson-sign/51750952/1?AID=4992781&PID=4166869&SID=1s5fbz0rj4jqq
 
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