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Originally Posted by Smoker06
I heard an interesting take on it from one of the ESPN radio talking heads yesterday. In a nutshell, they said:
The Cardinals are so much better than the rest of the NL Central that they can afford to let Pujols go. They figure Pujols had to be worth $35M/yr based on Howard's deal and a long term deal would take him past his prime. As good as Pujols is, he isn't 30-35 wins a year good. Save the money, sign someone like Jason Bay, and still win the NL Central by 20 games.
How's that, Matty?
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Frank, Jason Bay just signed 4 year contract with the Mets.
I could see the Cards going after Prince Fielder if they did something crazy like letting Pujols go.