Albert Pujols, Cardinals Contract Deadline Passes With No Deal

The deadline for Albert Pujols and the St. Louis Cardinals to reach a new contract agreement passed, and Pujols is still not signed. This makes it likely the three-time MVP will test the free-agent market after the season. To the Cardinal fans, this is quite devastating, because for a middle-income city to have such an all-star as Pujols is rare and they have been very happy with what they have done with him on the team in the past few years. It ended up coming down to money, after Pujols wanted almost $30 million a year, which would have easily made him the highest payed player in the majors. While many consider him one of the greatest hitters of his era, $30 million is still a lot of money, and for one single player, too much. He will be making a mere $14 million this year, and will likely test the free agent market at the upcoming offseason, in search of a new home, and more money than anyone in the baseball world has seen come in, in one year before.