Albert Pujols' Extension Talks With Cardinals Moving Slowly

Filed under: Cardinals, NL East, MLB Hot Stove

We're eight days away from Albert Pujols's deadline for a contract extension with the Cardinals and there isn't much sign of a deal coming soon.

Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports reports that the Cardinals have yet to make a concrete offer to retain the first baseman beyond the 2011 season. Pujols is believed to be seeking a contract in the neighborhood of the 10-year, $275 million-plus deal that Alex Rodriguez signed with the Yankees in 2007, although he's been pretty tight-lipped about everything having to do with the negotiations to this point.

The Cardinals have been a bit gabbier, including chairman Bill DeWitt's claim that the Yankees already regret giving Rodriguez that contract. That might be true, but it probably won't win him many fans around St. Louis if Pujols walks away to another team when this season comes to a close.

 

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Source: http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2011/02/08/albert-pujols-extension-talks-moving-slowly/

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