Albert Pujols

% of Albert Pujols club in 2012 (when he reaches free agency). Choices are between Angels, Cubs, Mets, Yankees, Dodgers, or his home team, the Cardinals


Angels : 0%, Moreno doesn't want to spend that much money. He'd rather be a middle sized club, than the Yankees.
Angels offer Teixeira $160M, Free Agent walks with $180M
Angels offer Beltre $70M, Free Agent walks with $96M
Angels offer Crawford $108M, Free Agent walks with $142M
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-moreno-angels-20101218,0,2780030.story

Cubs : 30%, Cubs have a projected $75.3M coming off the books in 2012 when Pujols is a FA. $93.3M if Zambrano is traded.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/2010-roster.shtml

Mets : 0%, Ownership is in deepshit for taking money from Madoff. $300 Million, and the trustees will sue. Mets don't have the liquidity for getting Pujols. Possible sale of the team. The lack of free agency moves all but shows the Mets immobilized financially.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/08/nyregion/08nyc.html

Cards : 50%, Cards have a projected $74.1M coming off the books in 2012 when Pujols is a FA
http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/2010-roster.shtml

Yankees: 20%, Cards have a projected $69.2M coming off the books in 2012 when Pujols is a FA. They would already have a $23M first basemen, then upgrade with another $30M 1Bmen? They'd have to move Tex to another position (DH?)

Other teams in 2012
Twins: $39.9M
Phillies: $32.4M
Giants: $34.7M
*Dodgers: $84.8M
**Mets: $54M

*Dodgers need to get the team sold if they want to competitive in the Pujol's sweepstakes
**Mets with Madoff ass previously mentioned