The days are up for the St. Louis Cardinals to sign all-world first baseman Albert Pujols, as the player's self-imposed deadline for a contract extension has eclipsed. Pujols appears ready to test the free agent waters.
After years of being massively underpaid, Pujols wants to be shown the money, to the tune of a record breaking 10-year $300 million contract.
With the Cardinals location in a small market and seemingly no way of being able to offer up that size of a contact, it seems very likely “The Machine” will be setting up camp somewhere else next season.
So round up the old ...