Good Move or Bad Move by St. Louis

[weams]

Exactly. Albert Pujols provided them years of the best player in baseball, mostly at well below-market salaries. What they got from him was great baseball at a great price!

Originally Posted by erb8472

I think the worst part about it is that they Cardinals lost Albert Pujols and will not get any compensation other than a draft pick.

Originally Posted by Dipper9

Not true. He helped get them a World Championship ( 2 actually) just a couple months ago. I infer you were suggesting that they should have traded him and gotten something, but I think keeping him earned them something much much better!

They got his best years, won two world championships, and get to field a team that can compete in their division for the next ten years. And Albert is the mercinary bad guy.

What's not to love about this?

[sangar]

According to Rosenthal, the Angels were the only team to contact the Cardinals about a trade for Pujols.