Marlins have offered Pujols $225 million over 9 years?

"The Miami Marlins aren’t messing around. Their standing offer to Albert Pujols(notes) is believed to be for nine years. With a competitive average annual value (say $25 million), that’s $225 million, minimum, and that’s more than what the St. Louis Cardinals are believed to have offered in the spring. Is it possible that two weeks into November Pujols could already have what will be his best offer?"

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Joe Cappozzi of the Palm Beach Post is now reporting that the Marlins have offered Pujols a 9 year deal, but for less than $200 million.

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Why is he assuming that they're offering competitive AAV?

Didn’t the clearly have a low AAV on Reyes?

by djletz on Nov 16, 2011 9:02 AM EST reply actions

yeah

i don’t get that. they offerd reyes less to reyes than people thouht, why is he assuming they are offering 25 mill per year?

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by rexthejet on Nov 16, 2011 1:06 PM EST up reply actions

Still don't buy it

If they offer Reyes a deal where he gets $15 million dollars a year (generally speaking), and Pujols a deal where he gets $25 million dollars a year (generally speaking), and maybe Buerhle $15 or so (for however long), that’s $55 million dollars in new payroll for 2012. That’s almost a 100% increase in payroll on new contracts, without factoring in arbitration raises and stuff like that.

I’m just not buying any of it.

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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Nov 16, 2011 2:41 PM EST reply actions

It now looks like the deal offered for Pujols is for less

Still 9 years, but for less than $200 million.

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by Russ on Nov 16, 2011 3:15 PM EST up reply actions

Shocker

This is all to drum up publicity for the new team/stadium. Make semi-competitive offers to all the big name free agents (Now they are in on CJ Wilson!) that eventually get outbid. Free publicity.

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by Jeffrey Paternostro on Nov 16, 2011 3:50 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs