Pujols to the Angels for 10 years, $250 million

I think Fox gave them a new deal, as each team is receiving the benefit from the bidding war kicked off by the Lakers' new team-owned network.

 

But Pujols is "only" 31.

 

But Prince had the higher OPS last year.

 

For the first time evah. And he still gave back that entire advantage with defense and baserunning.

If .906 is Pujols' new standard, then yeah, they are close. But I'm betting it isn't.

 

St. Louis will burn to the ground.

Cannot believe they didn't match it or beat it.

Lozano will be eating pussy for months now.

 

Heyman on MLB TV this morning said the Angels are in year 6 of their 10-year, $50 million contract.

I don't think they have any future TV deals lined up...yet.

 

They already had to match the Miami offer. At some point ownership had to say "enough is enough." And honestly, everybody has their price, and for a total of $30 million more than the Cardinals offered, I bet the pressure from Lozano and the union was probably pretty strong.

 

It might change his grandchildren's future. It might change another niece or nephew's future. It might change an old baseball coach who helped him out as a kid's future. Or that guy's kids' futures.

I hate when we project our values onto professional athletes. Key word: professional. Maybe he doesn't give a shit about being iconic in St. Louis. Or worshipped. Maybe he loves L.A. Maybe his wife loves L.A. Maybe he wants a new challenge. Maybe that extra $50 million is earmarked to build schools in some war-torn African country.

Who knows? Who cares? Not against you, shottie, but nothing gets under my skin more than the idea that these lucky laborers should just accept what their wealthy massuhs offer them and be grateful for the opportunity. Every middle-class workers in America bitches and moans about not being paid what they are worth, and then they get pissed when athletes take more money. I don't fucking get it.

 

According to Bill Shaikin two months ago, they and Fox are getting pretty close to ripping up that deal and signing a new one -- and that new one includes part ownership in the channel.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/dodgers/2011/10/angels-not-dodgers-close-to-new-tv-deal-with-fox.html

 

Congrats to Tim Brown of Yahoo for breaking the story. Great get.

 

Yeah, two months ago might as well be two decades ago, given this morning's developments.