Beltran Signs With Cardinals

"Carlos Beltran and the World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals agreed to a two-year contract pending results of a physical. The $26 million deal includes a full no-trade clause, a source told ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick (ESPN)."

I don't mind this deal at all for the Cardinals. Beltran is no Pujols, but he will help fill the void a bit, plus it's only a two year deal which is exactly what I thought Beltran was worthy of. At this point I would have loved the Red Sox to get involved, but since they aren't spending money this offseason I guess that was off the table.

Albert Pujols Bidding War Getting Crazy

You knew it eventually would. The Marlins have now made a 10 year offer for $200+ million. The Cubs are said to be involved, but just enough to drive up the price as they have their eyes on Fielder. The Cardinals are expected to make a counter offer today for Pujols.

Word is the only thing holding up a deal with the Marlins is the Marlins accepting a full no trade clause. If I had to guess I bet Pujols ends up getting 10 years $250 million with a no trade clause (to stay with Cardinals), which is just fucking silly and showing once again the MLB really needs some kind of salary cap.