It may sound absurd but two hundred and forty millions of dollars will be paid to a person who sometimes, many times actually, can hit a ball with a bat.
With an average of .328 and 445 homeruns Albert Pujol’s contract with the Angels for the next 10 seasons can only be compared to Alex Rodriguezwho’s contract signed in 2007 was for 245 millions. Behind them Derek Jeter became a Yankee for 51 millions over a 3-year period.
But the Dominican Republic bombardier is different a different case. One year prior to his move to California he told reporters that he wanted to stay in St. Louis as long as they had a competitive team. The cardinals won the World Series in 2012 in a dramatic 7th game against the Texas Rangers. It was evident to some experts that regardless of the fact he was becoming a free agent Pujols was going to be loyal to the team.
However there are a number of experts that believe that this contract was not the best option for the Angel’s franchise. Albert numbers may be staggering at the moment but he is now 32 years of age and the years previously played with such passion will wear his performance in the upcoming seasons. Also, he is no longer has the support of all of the people in the team. In the Cardinals Pujols was an authority and inside the Clubhouse he was respected in all sense. The Angels have important players like C.J. Wilson who will also weigh in into the leadership equation, not to mention he is also a fan’s favorite.
At the end of the day this contract has been both acclaimed and criticized. The money invested in a ball player may seem exorbitant for a second but considering all of the excitement that Albert Pujols brings to his team and the league in general is a definitely a must watch in this new Mayor League Baseball season, opening on April 3rd.
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