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Originally Posted by 688sonarmen
Thoughts on Pujols? I saw let him go and invest in pitching for next year.
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When the Cards played their last series in Chicago, I heard from some friends that there were Cub fans running around with Pujols printed on the back of Cubs jerseys. If they want to pay $300 million for 10 years, I'd say let them have him. Albert had an off year, BA under .300 and less than 100 RBIs. That should hurt his value unless he really goes on a tear during the playoffs ... let's hope.
Unless we can get Albert for a reasonable price, I would also like to see them spend some real cash on pitching. A real closer would be nice. Just think where we'd be if we had not had 25+ blown saves this year?
Wano will be back but with questions. Carp turned it on the end of the year. Lohse looks solid. Garcia is still too inconsistant but I haven't thrown in the towel on him yet. I'd be willing to see Jackson and Westbrook go and spend some of that $30 million on another top of the rotation guy.
Lots of good young talent in the outfield. Without Pujolis, Berkman goes to first and Craig would look good in right field. If we could fill the SS spot with a good glove and an above average bat, the infield would be solid too.
It's too early for that winter stove stuff. I'm more interested in seeing if Halladay no-hits us in the first game.