Cardinals boss says club would ‘absolutely not’ trade Albert Pujols

July 11th, 2010 admin

Sporting News staff reports St. Louis Cardinals chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. says Albert Pujols is untouchable, even though the club and its slugging first baseman have yet to agree on a contract extension. During a lengthy Q&A with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch , DeWitt was asked if the slow-moving talks, as well as Pujols’ acquiring veto rights after the season, would prompt the club to explore a trade before the July 31 nonwaiver deadline. “That’s one of the easiest decisions we’ve ever had to make. Would we ever contemplate trading Albert: absolutely not,” DeWitt told the Post’s Joe Strauss. “It’s not even a consideration. The consideration is that he’s got one more year left on …


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