Jose Reyes Signs With The Marlins. No, Really.
We laughed when the Florida Miami Marlins revealed their new uniforms. We mocked them when they unveiled their thing-that-pops-up-when-they-hit-a-home-run-thing. We rolled our eyes when they "made an offer" to Albert Pujols for nine years but under $200 million. We even snickered when the Marlins opened up the pocketbook and dropped $27 million on a closer. Now, baseball sources confirm that the Marlins have signed former Met Jose Reyes to a 6-year, $106 million contract.
Who's laughing now?
Well, some writers still aren't crazy about the signing. Rob Neyer doesn't like it for the Marlins down the line. Although I'm a Neyer fan and understand his concerns, I like the deal for the Marlins for a few reasons.
Marlins to Pujols: Come Now, Stay FOREVER
Yahoo's Tim Brown suggested and now FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal is confirming that the Florida Miami Marlins have offered a nine year deal to Albert Pujols. Nine. Years. Say it in the Ed Rooney voice: NINE. YEARS. While contracts that length aren't unheard of, they're usually seen with young franchise players having their primes bought out. Pujols will be 32 on Opening Day 2012, meaning a nine-year deal would take him through age 40, not exactly prime playing time.
Pujols’ Boner(s)
Yes, I've been dying to use that. Sometimes I have the mentality of a ten-year-old boy.
Anyway, Albert Pujols hasn't been having the best World Series. Sure, it looks fine because he had one of the single greatest World Series performances in Game 3, going 5-6 with three home runs, becoming only the third person in World Series history to hit three home runs in a single game, joining Babe Ruth and Reggie Jackson. However, take that game away, and Pujols is 0-12. Sure, there are the intentional walks, but even after walking three times in Game 5, it was the strikeout in the top of the ninth (which created two outs, and Allen Craig was thrown out stealing on an attempted hit-and-run) that leaves the lasting memory and perhaps is more reflective on Pujols' World Series than his "Mr. October" impression in Game 3.
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