It’s not Yankees-related, but it’s huge for baseball. This morning Albert Pujols left the World Champion St. Louis Cardinals to sign a 10-year contract with the Anaheim Angels. Pujols will earn between $250 and $260 million. Just speculating from the rumors this winter, I’d wager it’s above $252 million, giving Pujols the second largest deal in major league history. The Angels will be at Yankee Stadium on the weekend of April 13th for a three-game set, the homer opener.
Update: Joel Sherman says the Angels have agreed to terms with C.J. Wilson as well. It’s a five-year, $75M contract according to Jon Heyman. I can’t believe he got less than A.J. Burnett and John Lackey, though I suppose he could have taken a bit of a discount to go back home to SoCal. Pretty significant day in the NL West, the Halos really closed the gap between them and the Rangers.
Add by Mike: Jayson Stark reported late last night that a mystery team had joined the Pujols bidding, and that it was a club with an established big name first baseman they’d need trade to accommodate Pujols. The Yankees fit that bill, but Buster Olney says that no, they weren’t the mystery team.
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