Albert Pujols and the St. Louis Cardinals against education agree a new contract before the current deadline self-imposed when the three-time National League Most Valuable Player of reported spring.
Pujols said he would be suspended negotiations today to disrupt not only post-season Major League Baseball, the team focused. It will become a free agent unless he re-signed.
The Cardinals at least one candidate for the purpose of 31-years, first, general manager John Mozeliak said in a speech televised news conference in Jupiter, Florida, other officials, including President William O. Attended DeWitt Jr.
"We started the process early and we had a good dialogue," said DeWitt. "This is not the time we left, it's just that we could not reach an agreement."
Pujols, in the final season of an eight-year $ 111,000,000 has led the National League with 42 homers and 115 runs last year. In its 10-year career spent entirely with the Cardinals, he hit 0,331, on average, 42 homers and 128 runs per season and was beaten in a nine-time All-Star.
Pujols the Cardinals offered a contract worth more than eight years could have been $ 200,000,000, Sports Illustrated reported today, citing sources close to negotiations. Pujols was due to make $ 16,000,000 this season. The New York Yankees Alex Rodriguez has the major leagues' largest contract to $ 275 million over 10 years.
Mozeliak refused financial details of the offer cardinals to speak, and told the team "every effort" to reach an agreement.
"We felt very good about the offer we have," he said. "We thought he recognized his cult status and still allows us to successfully put a club there."
Mozeliak said that the negotiations team midseason conducted in the past and is ready to do when Pujols agrees. Otherwise Mozeliak said he thought the Cardinals were able to resume negotiations after the season.
"I do not think bridges were burned in the process, and we look forward to next year, I do not think we're in a bad position," said Mozeliak.
William O. Team Chair DeWitt Jr. said he believed that wants to stay in. Pujols Pujols St. Louis reiterated that he wants to spend his entire career with the Cardinals said.
To contact the reporter on this story: Eben Novy-Williams in New York enovywilliam@bloomberg.net
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Michael Sillup at msillup@bloomberg.net
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