The guy that said the Cardinals had virtually no shot at resigning Holliday, that the Cardinals would resign Pinero for sure, and not DeRosa even. The guy that is hardly ever correct, yet still holds a very high level of respect from the baseball community. He is on mlb network all the time, and he voices opinions that are routinely incorrect.
not to mention his belief that Blyleven isn't a hall of famer and Morris is.
Well he said this on the Cardinals a couple of weeks ago, and I was disgusted when he said it, but now he wrote about it.
He says that "Albert is most certainly seeking at least 30 million" in a future extension with the Cardinals and that St. Louis won't be able to come up with that.
here is the link:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...uer/index.html
Not only has this NEVER been said in any interviews with Albert, but has never even been implied!
Albert has never come close to saying anything. The only things he has said was earlier this off-season when he was approached by the team seeing if he would consider discussing an extension yet, he basically said it was too early....because he has TWO years left! I completely understand that, and if I was Albert, why would i remove that luxury of finding out what the team will do for at least another season? Albert hasn't said anything else, not a thing about money, what he thinks he should make, or what he wants to make. He hasn't discussed A-rod money, or what he is worth on the open market. He has said he likes playing in st. louis would like the idea of retiring as a cardinal. That doesn't mean really a lot. A lot of players say that. Where does Heyman pull this **** out from?
Let's also add the that Cardinals have similar revenue as the Phillies, who have a payroll in the neighborhood of 140 a year. The Cardinals have been consistently 40-50 a year less while housing near, or at least close to the same revenue. It would be hard to believe that the Cardinals wouldn't have the means to resign Albert after giving Holliday his extension...Especially since we are looking at entering 2010 with the same payroll as 2009.
Jon, where the **** are you coming up with this? Are you assuming this?It should be pretty obvious where Pujols' position lies, as he's surely seeking a deal for $30 million a year.
This article wasn't as bad as what all he said in his mlb network interview....but it still frustrates me. I don't see Albert going for, or getting his 30 million. 22-26 a year? Sure...and I can see St. Louis paying that.
30....very doubtful, what A-Rod makes on a team that has double the payroll won't have much of an effect on Albert....a guy more interested in winning I personally believe.
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