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Of course Pujols will be allowed to attend Cardinals reunions and the like, but not do any work for the team. Really nothing new here, but based on social media reactions, many did not seem to understand this.
There is nothing in Albert Pujols' personal services contract with #Angels that will keep him from attending #stlcards honors (team HOF, retired number, etc.), per multiple people.
There's past precedent for participation with both teams.
More details: https://t.co/hx1cT1hNhA
— Derrick Goold (@dgoold) November 23, 2022
Anyone now if he is living in St. Louis? I think he still has a house in Chesterfield but don’t now if he lives there.
He still has a house in Wildwood, which is in the near vicinity of Chestefield, but I’m not at all sure if it functions as his primary residency. He probably lived there during this past season and also probably stays there when in town for a lot of the charity functions that he’s a part of. Who knows how many residential properties he owns? If I had the money and fame that he possesses, no one would know where I was if I wanted it that way…Haha!
Respect him as a player, not crying over his personal services contract. Why a man should deserve “accolades” for honoring a commitment he signed is beyond me, and maybe speaks more towards how we define honor and character in this day and age than anything else.
He just went through a divorce, and I bet it wasn’t cheap. And if he didn’t care about the $10 million, he could have simply opted out of the personal services contract and he could have spent every minute of the next decade as a Cardinal. But he didn’t.
I certainly understand his call, but it doesn’t seem praise-worthy.
I’m not sure how a dissolved marriage comes into play. It happens all the time. What’s rare, is for someone to have enough monetary resources to look upon $10 MM as chicken feed. And I’m reasonably certain that Albert Pujols retains enough resources to deem that amount of paper as such.
Yes, divorce is common. So is halving the couple’s financial resources to settle as well as alimony and child support perhaps. Seems to be potentially very relevant.
All we know are albert’s career earnings. Beyond that we have no idea about his financial situation. Especially after the divorce which is extremely relevant. With public figures these are where NDAs come into play and Albert will certainly get taken for a significant amount.
So for keeping his toes in the game to be able to also market himself- i think Albert will gladly take 1mm a year.
I think sometimes people confuse captains of industry and technology creation with athletes. They may be the same age. But unless Albert becomes extremely aggressive with his money (doubtful) his earing years are now behind him. And he should consider himself lucky to get 1mm a year for a part time job in baseball.
Fergie jenkins drives a minivan and signs baseballs for 35 dollars a pop at dozer field in peoria. Kind of sad to see considering.
It will be interesting to see if Albert is around at all other than when he is being officially worshipped.
Pujols’ ROI as a Cardinal was no doubt well above break even. As a Cardinal fan you cannot really complain about what he does from here on out. He gave the Cardinals more than he took.
Lots of athletes don’t honor contracts. The NBA and the NFL have a lot of them. Doesn’t seem to be a lot in MLB. I don’t really blame football players since owners don’t always honor them either.
Got the bat with pujols stats from bigtimebats today. It’s pretty nice. It’s a gift for my son. Pujols was his favorite player and he picked up on him well before I did far as him being a hall of famer.
I saw a lot of advertising for those on TV ad breaks while the season was still active, Willie. That’s a nice gift. If ever there were a “Bigtimebat,” the one with Pujols’ name on it would have to be at the very top of the list. I’m surprised they found enough room on that piece of lumber to list all of the great slugger’s stats…Haha!
Earning that $1 million this year…
Albert Pujols is in an Angels uniform again this week. Also, updates on Shohei Ohtani, Griffin Canning and Chris Rodriguez. https://t.co/snhm5IDqQe
— Jeff Fletcher (@JeffFletcherOCR) February 22, 2023
Albert could feel that he still owes the Angels something. With the personal services deal maybe he can give back a little more. Moreno gave him that big contract, and he did not perform anywhere near what the Angels thought they would be getting.
But then you wonder, will his representing the club result in at least $1M per year worth of combined revenue and goodwill? No way to easily measure that.
I don’t know, Bling…It looks to me like the defensive alignment is confused and got fooled on the switch and the result is a point guard lost in the paint mismatched with a big man who’s about to power right past him and take it to the hole…Haha!
Had never thought it would matter, but I guess it is good to know it has been confirmed with someone.
Confirmed today that Pujols’ personal services deal with the #Angels has no bearing on what cap he would wear on his HOF plaque, for those of you who wondered. https://t.co/rikqeJ3wz5
— Jeff Fletcher (@JeffFletcherOCR) February 23, 2023
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