Pujols and free agency; Selig rejects deal between McCourt and Fox

June 21, 2011

Will Pujols' injury affect his free agency value?
 
Before the start of spring training Albert Pujols and the St. Louis Cardinals failed to reach an agreement on a new deal. Without an agreement with the Cardinals, Pujols will test the open market this coming off-season. Now, with Pujols' injury what will happen to his market value?

To take a look back to January of this year and Pujols approach to reaching a deal with the Cardinals - take a look at this link.

MLB says NO to Dodgers (McCourt) deal with Fox
 
Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig rejected a 17 year, $3 billion deal between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Fox Sports. Selig stated that too much of the money in the Fox deal was to be funneled away from the Dodgers. With the rejected Fox deal, McCourt's divorce settlement will likely be nullified. What will McCourt's next move be, will he follow in the footsteps of Charley Finley and sue the Commissioner? Stay tuned?



 

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