Pujols' Deadline has Passed

Baseball is just around the corner and the big preseason story is Albert Pujols. Pujols has been with the Cardinals for 10 years now and is without a doubt the best player in baseball. The story is that this is Pujols' last year on contract with the team and the goal for the Cardinals is to obviously re-sign Pujols to another contract. Pujols had a deadline when to get a new deal done by which was earlier today. A deal was not met and as a result, Pujols has stated he will not talk anymore about a new contract until the end of this season.

There are many ways to look at this story. One perspective is that Pujols looks foolish for setting a deadline in the first place. Another is that the Cardinals look foolish for not being able to extend Pujols' contract before the beginning of his last year. A third thing to consider is that the team might think about trading Pujols if they are having a bad year even though Pujols has the ability to block any trade offer. Lastly, maybe Pujols actually does want to focus %100 on playing baseball rather than talking about new contracts.

My thought is that they will get a deal done sometime this year ultimately with Pujols staying in St. Louis. He's the face of the franchise and they will not let him reach free agency.

P.S. Remember, the Sports Khan is getting a weekly Internet radio show on KSUN Radio... Pretty Good. I will go over the top stories of the week and even take some calls at 707 664 2623. The Sports Khan goes live on KSUNradio.com starting at 2 PM Tomorrow.