CHICAGO, IL – AUGUST 20: Albert Pujols #5 of the St. Louis Cardinals stands on the sphere in opposition to the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Area on August 20, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. The Cubs defeated the Cardinals 3-0. (Picture by Brian D. Kersey/Getty Photos)
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The St. Louis Cardinals and three-time MVP, 10-time All-Star Albert Pujols are reportedly reuniting on a one-year deal.
St. Louis Cardinals media reported late Sunday night that the Cardinals and Albert Pujols are reportedly working to finalize a one-year deal pending a bodily.
Based on MLB.com’s Mark Feisand, the deal is value a reported $2.5 million.
Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Put up Dispatch reported earlier within the day Sunday that the Cardinals curiosity was rising in bringing Pujols again. By late Sunday, Goold tweeted that the deal was being finalized.
Katie J. Woo of The Athletic added that Pujols might be arriving on the Cardinals spring coaching facility in Jupiter, Fl., throughout the week.
The Cardinals have had elevated conversations with three-time MVP Albert Pujols, and curiosity is rising in bringing again the previous Cardinal for the 2022 season, a number of sources accustomed to the state of affairs inform The Athletic.
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— Katie Woo (@katiejwoo) March 27, 2022
Per Woo’s reporting, “Pujols, 42, wouldn’t be an on a regular basis participant. Reasonably, he would function a right-handed bench bat, just like the position St. Louis recognized once they inked outfielder Corey Dickerson to a one-year deal final week.”
Woo stated that Pujols is not going to be an everyday starter and wouldn’t attempt to substitute Paul Goldschmidt as first baseman. “He would primarily be used off the bench as a late-inning energy bat. He may additionally function a mentor for Juan Yepez, a promising 24-year-old reserve first baseman and typically nook outfielder who’s hoping to make the big-league membership when camp breaks.”
The signing would reunite Pujols with Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina. The final time these three performed collectively was within the 2011 World Sequence.
Fansided’s MLB insider Robert Murray tweeted in regards to the reunion completely:
There’s a very actual probability that Albert Pujols, Yadier Molina and Adam Wainwright will all end their careers collectively in St. Louis. You can’t script it higher than that.
— Robert Murray (@ByRobertMurray) March 28, 2022
That is undoubtedly thrilling information for Cardinals followers nostalgic for this reunion. Particulars of the reported deal ought to be extra clear within the coming days. The deal comes with loads of time to permit Pujols to get acclimated to his… new staff.
