Originally Posted by Rams Fan (Post 7409219)

Is it time to panic yet?

Originally Posted by frazod (Post 7409233)

There's no way this doesn't get done.

But if it doesn't, we just became the Royals East. And as poorly as this team has been run over the past couple of years, we may be there whether we keep Albert or not.

Originally Posted by Jerm (Post 7409251)

Would the Cubs dare make an offer?

It is hard to see anyone offering him the type of money he wants in FA.

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins (Post 7409139)

FML.

Just give him whatever he wants. How could Mozeliak be that ****ing bad at his job? How could anyone be that bad at any job?

Originally Posted by Jerm (Post 7409251)

Would the Cubs dare make an offer?

It is hard to see anyone offering him the type of money he wants in FA.

Originally Posted by BigRedChief (Post 7409540)

Don't you think it's Dewitt that makes the decision on how much to give Pujols?

Originally Posted by frazod (Post 7409550)

I've heard that the Cubs are the most likely landing spot for him. Don't remember where I heard that, but **** that would be a disaster of Ruthian proportions if it happened.

Originally Posted by Rams Fan (Post 7409574)

For all we know, the negotiating deadline could be pure BS. Also, I don't see any teams out there that would make sense for them to sign Albert(except maybe the Cubs).

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins (Post 7409563)

Who is the one doing the negotiating?

Mozeliak's job is to run the baseball operation. I don't know how he could go to his boss and honestly say that letting Pujols walk in free agency is worth it, or that there is a price too high to pay.

Look at what losing LeBron did to the value of the Cavs. It reduced that franchise's value by 24%. That's well over $100 million.

When you factor in the merchandise, the fact that you can recoup some of the cost through tickets, and the additional attendance you'll get for fielding a better club, not to mention keeping him as a St. Louis icon, there is no reason why this shouldn't be done.

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins (Post 7409597)

The Angels would ship Morales out of there so fast his ****ing head would spin.

The Sox or Yankees could sign him and have him platoon at first and DH with Gonzalez and Texeira.

The White Sox could potentially add him as a power bat.

The Mets would open up the floodgates.

The Cubs would do anything to stick it to the Cardinals like that.

Originally Posted by Rams Fan (Post 7409605)

It doesn't make sense for the Yankees to sign Albert, he's said repeatedly he does not like playing DH. Red Sox could make sense if they don't resign Gonzalez, which IMO, would be a bad decision. Haven't thought about the White Sox as a landing spot, but they can just keep Dunn at 1B and sign someone to DH. The Mets owner is looking to sell 25% of the franchise and has lost a lot of money in recent years. The Cubs could make sense, but they are still paying that awful contract to Soriano.