So, there's no Albert Pujols signing in St. Louis, and he's down in Jupiter, Fla.
So, just how much did the St. Louis Cardinals offer him?
SI says it was 8 years, and speculates it was more than $200M.
Ken Rosenthal says it fell well short of $200M.
No wonder SI continues to lose relevance. It sounds like Rosenthal is better sourced then Heyman.
Most the rest of big name sports sites are following Rosenthal. Thus, the Cards offered him a contract that pays less than Mauer's in Minnesota, and would put him at an estimated 10th on numbers. Allegedly, an equity stake in the team was mentioned at some point, but we don't know the value of that.
That said, what will the market bear? Mark Kriegel thinks Pujols and Dan Lozano may be barking up the wrong tree.
On the PR side, should Pujols drop any hints of Rosenthal confirmation or not? I say yes. The club has said, in essence, we're willing to see what you think you can get in free agency, so we're going to lowball you. If this is a PR issue, then Albert needs to act accordingly.
No comments:
Post a Comment