Albert Pujols For Ryan Howard Trade Discussed

[key2win]

This time of the season, rumors are always leaked and stories picked up. Here is an interesting scenario of a trade that was recently brought up.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4994845

[gladdyontherise]

Would never happen, the Phillies would need to add much more in

[B.I.G.Poppa]

LOL what an unequal trade. But Pujols getting traded isn't exactly a farfetched idea, it's not like he'll get top dollar in St. Louis.

[key2win]

After what they paid Holliday, Pujols can demand $30 million a season when he is a free agent. If the Cardinals think that is too much to pay him, Howard is a cheaper option.

[Sports Collector]

haha...I'm going to assume alchohol was involved

Just kidding but seriously? Like the Cardinals would ever trade Pujols

Mozeliak would get run out of St. Louis unless Pujols absolutely said that he hated the city and wasn't coming back (which he never will because he loves the city and has many community ties there)

Sorry to the Phillies and Yankees of the world, Pujols is a lifer in a Cardinal uniform

[Sports Collector]

If he demands 30 Mill a year (which he won't) then yeah maybe we trade him

[gladdyontherise]

If he demands 30 Mill a year (which he won't) then yeah maybe we trade him

His agent will get him 30-35 million a year, EASILY, he can say its not about all he wants, everyone does, but at the end of the day, they get paid, Pujols is no different, he'll get the richest contract in MLB history

[Sports Collector]

His agent will get him 30-35 million a year, EASILY, he can say its not about all he wants, everyone does, but at the end of the day, they get paid, Pujols is no different, he'll get the richest contract in MLB history

nope, his agent isn't Scott Boras.

He will get 28 mill imo

He wants to win and he knows that if he takes out 35 million a year, room for improvement is very small

[gladdyontherise]

nope, his agent isn't Scott Boras.

He will get 28 mill imo

He wants to win and he knows that if he takes out 35 million a year, room for improvement is very small

Every agent in the world's job is to get there client the most money possible. because the more there client gets, the more they get.

I'm not going to beat a deadhorse, but he's getting more money on average than Arod, who got 30 or 27 a year.

Every player wants to stay in one place, but if he makes it to free agency, and lets say some team offers him 35 million versus the Cardinals 27 million, why not take the extra 8 million per season to a better team?

The point is all athletes are liers, they all want the most money they can get.

[Sports Collector]

well yeah if the difference is 8 million then he's going to go play for someone else

but if the Yankees or somebody else offers him 35 and the Cardinals offer him 31, expect him to stay with the Cardinals

[gladdyontherise]

He's not going to NY, i'm convinced A) They dont have THAT much money to fool with & B) Teixiera is already there and is a gold glove first basemen, if he were to leave the Cardinals, i'd expect Boston to offer the most for him.

[jsab4807]

This even being mentioned is a strong indication that the Cardinals won't be able/willing to pay Albert when he's a FA after 2011.....

They'd be nuts to only get Howard for him, though. Howard isn't anywhere near the type of player Pujols is.

[gladdyontherise]

What I dont get is if they were worrying about money why pay Holliday? Especially considering they were bidding against themselves, if they offered 9 million a season they still get him, no one would've gone that high, its already been said.

[jsab4807]

What I dont get is if they were worrying about money why pay Holliday? Especially considering they were bidding against themselves, if they offered 9 million a season they still get him, no one would've gone that high, its already been said.

No clue....but I'm pretty sure everyone said when that deal happened that the Cardinals were crazy for paying that kind of money...

[gladdyontherise]

No clue....but I'm pretty sure everyone said when that deal happened that the Cardinals were crazy for paying that kind of money...

I'm on the record of saying they should've let him walk for 17 million. I think Baltimore was the second highest offering 8 million or so.