As the St. Louis Cardinals negotiates a new deal with slugger Albert Pujols, World Series Betting Odds and MLB futures for them could be hanging in the balance.
General Manager John Mozeliak said, Pujols’ agent and the St. Louis Cardinals have agreed to a Wednesday deadline for contract extension talks.
The all-star first baseman received and rejected a contract proposal from the Cards, two weeks ago. A source told ESPN the Magazine’s Buster Olney, there has been no progress in the talks since then.
With the Cardinals, Pujols is in the last year of his contract. If a deal is not reached by the time he reports for spring training on Wednesday, that he will break off talks to avoid distractions during the season, he has said.
A deal that would make him one of the highest paid players in MLB and allow him to retire as a Cardinal, Pujols, 31, is seeking a contract reportedly for as long as 10 years.
With 42 HRs as well as 117 RBIs last year, he is the only player in major league history to hit 30 or more home runs in his first 10 seasons. Behind the Cincinnati Reds’ Joey Votto, he finished second in MVP balloting.