The Final Coutdown For Albert Pujols

Albert Pujols has said that if a deal has not been agreed upon with the St Louis Cardinals by noon on Wednesday then there will be no discussion during the season and Pujols will then be a free agent following the upcoming season. He has made it clear that he wants to remain with the Cardinals and hopes to retire in St Louis but if things do not work out and he ends up going elsewhere does Pujols become more collectable?

I figure that if he were to go to the Yankees, Red Sox or maybe even the Dodgers I would expect an increase in his prices because those teams have some pretty rapid fans/collectors, but what if he were to end up playing in Florida (either the Rays or Marlins) or how about in KC, Minnesota or Seattle? Let’s say he plays for another 10 years in a new city and let’s say he keeps up his production, do we still see people paying $100 or more for his autograph in a Mariners uniform?

Albert Pujols Tops 400

While the taint of steroids still haunts Alex Rodriguez, who hit home run #600 earlier this year, another young hitter is working his way up the list and may just one day knock the * off the top of the all-time home run list. Albert Pujols hit home run #400 tonight, in an unfortunate night where the Cardinals not only lost to the last place Nationals but Pujols injured his ankle while trying to navigate over a rolled up tarp chasing a foul ball.

At 30 years old (30 years and 222 days) he stands behind only A-Rod and Griffey as the youngest to reach the 400 home run milestone. Having never missed more then 20 games a season over the past 10 years Pujols has been able to stay healthy and if he can keep this up for another 10 years he should easily be looking at topping 700 home runs.