Keeping Albert

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Joe Strauss:

↵↵The [Cardinals are] currently inclined to remain within that framework [9 years ~ $200 million], even tightening its length while remaining around the same average annual value. [e.a.]

↵↵A lot can change in the next few months, but it’s hard to imagine Pujols agreeing to a deal worth less than the one he already rejected. And therefore it’s hard to imagine him playing for the St. Louis Cardinals next year.