Doesn't flow as well as it would have if they were taking their talents to south beach, but still its pretty impressive. The angels spent $300+ Million by signing Pujols to a ten year $252 million deal and signing Wilson to a 5 year $75 million deal. The Wilson signing doesn't change that much for the Yankees but Pujols signing with the Angels sure does as now we have to face him multiple times a year instead of just one series every few years. I was really surprised to hear about the Pujols signing and I think we are probably going to hear a story soon about how Pujols felt disrespected by the Cardinals and he probably did because they never seriously upped their offer from the original 9 years $210 million they offered him to start the season. The Angels showed King Albert the money and now he has a new kingdom in California. Wilson signing didn't surprise me, but I did think that their claim they could sign Pujols and Wilson was a bluff which it obviously wasn't. Wilson did surprise me in that I think he took a lot less money to go to the Angels because I thought he would at least get 5 year $82 million like Lackey and Burnett did, but it is possible that after Miami signed Buehrle the bigger offers dried up. Now the Angels get to trade Trumbo and trade/non tender Morlaes which will bring in some prospects.With these signing the Angels are going to be the clear favorites for the AL west and probably the World series but we all saw how that worked out last year.
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