Albert

The snow is melting, I can see the grass in my yard, this means baseball season is almost here. Guys are reporting to camp everyday, and this week a very important player reported Albert Pujols who is playing in the last year of his current contract, Albert and the Cardinals tried negotiating this offseason but didn't get it done. Albert not wanting to be a distraction said once I'm in camp negotiations are off. Well he's in camp and the best player in baseball will become a free agent at seasons end. When I first thought of this, I was like duh St. Louis give the guy 275 million and be done with it, but of course they already have Matt Holliday's terrible contract 7 years 120 million, so the most profitable franchise in the National League is "strapped" for cash. A lot of people think letting Albert go would be a mistake, however I beg to differ, let him walk. The Yankees and Red Sox won't take him, so that leaves both Los Angeles teams, Chicago Cubs, and maybe if they want to spend some money Tampa Bay as possible suitors for Albert. If I'm the Cardinals I save my money and get some pitchers.

All you have to do is look at the World Champion Giants and realize that the league post steroids is becoming a pitchers league. The Giants had almost nobody put up huge numbers last year, but won the ring with great pitching, decent defense and timely hitting. Also if you look at the teams that made moves this offseason, pitchers dominated, Cliff Lee to Philly, the Brewers hoping to make a run getting Markum and Greinke. The Yankees are gonna struggle with their lackluster staff. The Cardinals already have two of the top guys in Carpenter and Wainwright, throw in Jaimie Garcia and they are 1 above average pitcher away from making another run. I know letting go of the best player in baseball doesn't seem smart, but how many rings has Albert gotten you, one, how about A-Rod in New York, one. Get a good staff and you can contend every year, like the Phillies do. I'm excited to see how this plays out and come November two huge first basemen will be free agents, Pujols and Prince Fielder, wouldn't mind the Giants getting one of those guys, only because we already have the pitching.