Pujols signs w Angels

[Carlota69]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

$183 million.

He bought it at an incredible time, right before revenues really took off. He made a great purchase there.

Now tell me - did getting Vernon Wells increase the value of the Angels? No, no it did not. Torii Hunter? Nope. The value of the Angles increased as a product of excellent timing and little else.

If Pujols is the player he was last year, there's no way that contract will ever pay for itself. Fans, especially fans in LA, have the attention span of a rodent. If he's not winning MVPs and driving championship runs, the contract will be a bust.

Granted - there's a chance that he feels slighted and this contract drives him to kick ass. It could pay off for him. Then again, every other big-money purchase that Moreno has made over the last 5 years has blown up on him, so I see no reason to see why this would be much different.

Sorry, but thats pretty short-sighted of you. While LA may not be a huge football market, we are a baseball market. And based on the TV deal already being projected becasue of Pujols, his contract will be paid for in 3 years. I understand its too much money for anyone, but in this case, it makes a ton of sense for The Angels and their needs beyond the lineup.