The Albert Pujols negotiating window has officially expired. Last night, there was word from SI’s Jon Heyman that the Cardinals had offered Pujols an eight year deal with an average annual salary that was “south of $30M.” A couple of hours later, a source close to the Pujols camp spoke to Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports and decried the rumors as “inaccurate, reckless and outrageous.” So much for confidentiality…
Based on a report by ESPN’s Buster Olney earlier this morning, it appears the two sides may’ve stopped negotiating a few days ago.
"Pujols contract talks are over. Deadline will pass without a deal. Have not been proposals swapped in last 100 hours or so."
At this point, it’s irrelevant when the two sides last swapped proposals. All that matters is that the deadline has passed, and negotiations have ceased. Barring any unforeseen development, Pujols will become a free agent for the first time this winter.
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