Free Agents
Well, it’s unofficially official now. The long national nightmare is finally over. Roy Oswalt has finally decided that playing baseball right now does not sound nearly as much fun as staying at home and playing with his Tonka trucks in his own sandbox. Instead of joining one of the potential contenders that came calling, Oswalt […]
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Reading a couple of posts over at STLCardinalBaseball this weekend led me into a bit of a debate with Ray over whether the Cardinals routinely pay market value for their players or not. Spurred on by the ongoing discussions about what market value may look like for one Yadier Molina, Ray took a look at […]
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If longtime Cardinals nemesis Roy Oswalt is in fact headed to St. Louis on a modest one-year deal, it not only gives the Cards three of the best players from the 2004 Astros team it beat in the NLCS, but also provides the team with a low-risk, high-reward bet. If Oswalt gets hurt or flames […]
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Tagged with: Bill DeWitt, John Mozeliak, Roy Oswalt, St Louis Cardinals
New Year’s resolutions typically fall into the same category as making your bed every morning – tremendous wastes of time. By the time December 31st rolls around, how many people even can recall all the resolutions they made? Instead of focusing on that marathon you never really intend to run, the 20 pounds you won’t make […]
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Tagged with: Albert Pujols, Cardinal, cardinals, John Mozeliak, Jon Jay, Rafael Furcal, Ryan Braun, Stl Cardinals, Tony Womack, Tyler Green
Rumor has it that Carlos Beltran and Rafael Furcal have already made a determination about which player will wear the #15 jersey in 2012. Technically, Beltran has the rightful claim as a function of his MLB tenure, but it is customary for the incoming player to come to some sort of sordid agreement with […]
Ryan Theriot has been non-tendered. In non-baseball language, that means he wasn’t invited to play in the same sandbox next year. I plan on wearing a pair of jorts at the home opener in his honor. It’s not that he wasn’t good, either. It’s just that his ability to catch and throw the round […]
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Tagged with: Aaron Miles, Allen Craig, Cardinal, Craig Counsell, gr33nazn, nick punto, Ryan Theriot, Skip, Skip Schumaker, TheRiot
To put it mildly, nothing about this past week has gone as planned. The Winter Meetings turned red hot in a hurry and left every St. Louis fan with a No. 5-sized hole. Now the challenge of moving on without an icon is real, and the only positive comes in watching a new league trying […]
It’s official. Albert Pujols has just signed a mega-contract with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim California, USA. Reportedly, the contract is for something like 10 years and $250-260M. Huzzah! Since there will be a veritable rat race to bring the factual news to the masses, I’m opting for a more subtle approach. I’m going […]
On the morning of January 19th, I started collecting links – as many as I can find with minimal effort – that discuss the Albert Pujols contract discussions. Why? Who knows, yet here they are. Oh, and to serve you all, our three loyal readers! The Daily Pujols certainly won’t be a comprehensive list, but between local, national, and blog […]
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Tagged with: Albert Pujols, Bernie Miklasz, Bill Dwyre, Cardinal Beat, Cleveland Indians, Cubs Den, Daily Pujols, Dave Cameron, FanGraphs, Joe Frisaro, LA Angels of Anaheim, Marc Normandin, Matthew Leach, Miami Heat, Ozzie Guillen, Prince Fielder, Randy Reinhardt, Rodrigo Lopez, Stan Musial, Theo Epstein, Tom Haudricourt, Tom Verducci, Tyler Kepner
I vascillate frequently between important decisions. Paper or plastic? Boxers or briefs? “Heads” Carolina, “Tails” California? 10 years in Miami with hideous uniforms and a top heavy roster for a couple hundred million….or 8-10 years in the same place I’ve already won 2 WS championships (also for a couple hundred million). Oh, sorry. I got […]