Is the Albert Pujols free agency drama finally over?
According to Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports, the coveted slugger is headed to the Angels.
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TimBrownSource: Pujols will sign with Angels for 10 years for between 250 and260 million. Full no-trade. Pujols decided Thursdaymorning.
Dec08 via webFavoriteRetweetReply
The Marlins, Cubs, Rangers and Angels were all reportedly interested in Pujols and of course the Cardinals wanted to bring him back to St. Louis.
Brown called into "The Dan Patrick Show" on Thursday and talked about the deal:
Are you wondering exactly how much Pujols will be making with this deal? CNBC's Darren Rovell crunched the numbers:
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darrenrovellAlbert Pujols, based on 25M a year, will make 136,612 per in seasonday (183 days) or 68,493 per day for 10 years.
Dec08 via Twitter for iPhoneFavoriteRetweetReply
Now, you would think signing Pujols would be enough for the Angels, but FoxSports.com's Ken Rosenthal reports that the team is also interested in pitcher C.J. Wilson.
Cubs fans, are you happy to see Pujols headed out of the NL Central? Leave a comment below.