Pujols' "Personal Services Contract"

[Capital_Dave]

I've been thinking recently about Pujols' "personal services contract" which most of you know binds him to the Angels for 10 years at $1M per year after he retires.  During that period of time, according to this article, Pujols cannot associate himself in any way with the Cardinals.  

Have the Angels ever specified what services Pujols will provide?  Will he be a roving hitting instructor?  Minor league mentor?  Motivational speaker at Spring Training?  Meet and greets at Angel Stadium?  Bullpen catcher (if the Angels are feeling at all spiteful)?

It's kind of ironic: he's been so overpaid for so long... but if he is held to this contract and especially if he goes into some kind of coaching role, he actually may be underpaid or at least the contract may be inconvenient for him, particularly if he wants to move back to St. Louis or retire elsewhere.  

Wouldn't it be the height of irony if he asks the Angels to release him?

 

[tdawg87]

[Billy_Ball]

Personal services.

[jsnpritchett]

I'd offer him a lump sum of like $7M just to go away.  

[angelsnationtalk]

Aside from his current MLB contract I don't mind the service contract. It's off the books but he's a great baseball mind and can be valuable for the young kids. 

[Lou]

14 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

I'd offer him a lump sum of like $7M just to go away.  

If you do, I'll throw in the other $3M.

[Second Base]

I could totally picture him being a hitting coach.

Lissin Mang, choo gotta heet da ball vey fah. Den pop da chang ashoo yog da bases muh fren. 

Brilliant.

[Second Base]

And in a close second place, Albert Pujols and Jose Mota being the Angels new play-by-play and color commentators starting 2022.

The broadcasts would be a jumbled mess of noises. It would be hilarious. 

[failos]

BSOHL 2050

 

[ten ocho recon scout]

2 hours ago, Capital_Dave said:

Have the Angels ever specified what services Pujols will provide?  

 

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[Stradling]

1 hour ago, jsnpritchett said:

I'd offer him a lump sum of like $7M just to go away.  

Why?

[Stradling]

22 minutes ago, Second Base said:

And in a close second place, Albert Pujols and Jose Mota being the Angels new play-by-play and color commentators starting 2022.

The broadcasts would be a jumbled mess of noises. It would be hilarious. 

Racist you is one of my favorite versions of you.  

[T.G.]

2 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Racist you is one of my favorite versions of you.  

You are alone in that club, Strad.

[Stradling]

Just now, T.G. said:

You are alone in that club, Strad.

I might have been joking.  

[T.G.]

1 minute ago, Stradling said:

I might have been joking.  

I know.

[Junkballer]

Pujols and Zimmerman are the last of the personal services contracts. Pujols the PS contract and the milestones payouts are largely luxury tax loopholes but also lends the Angels the ability to lay claim to some residual prestige even though a Cardinal cap will be going into the HOF.  Creative financing at the time but now obvious it was for the wrong player.  Man, Arte was smitten with this guy.

[arch stanton]

5 hours ago, Capital_Dave said:

I've been thinking recently about Pujols' "personal services contract" which most of you know binds him to the Angels for 10 years at $1M per year after he retires.  During that period of time, according to this article, Pujols cannot associate himself in any way with the Cardinals.  

Have the Angels ever specified what services Pujols will provide?

 

Posing for a HoF plaque?

[jsnpritchett]

2 hours ago, Stradling said:

Why?

I'm just tired of him at this point.  I know it doesn't make much sense, but I'd rather just not associate him with the team anymore.  It's not like there are a ton of good memories or great wins that I think of when I think of him.  He just reminds me of bad decisions. 

[eligrba]

10 hours ago, failos said:

BSOHL 2050

 

Albert looks young in this photo.  Was this taken right after he signed with the Angels?

[eligrba]

8 hours ago, jsnpritchett said:

I'm just tired of him at this point.  I know it doesn't make much sense, but I'd rather just not associate him with the team anymore.  It's not like there are a ton of good memories or great wins that I think of when I think of him.  He just reminds me of bad decisions. 

I feel the same way......he has become the ex-wife you never want to see again.

Do you know why divorces are so expensive?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Because they are worth it.

[greginpsca]

Albert will not ask to be let go of his PS contract. If wanted to go back to SL, they would probably pay him about $100 grand.  I think he will be used mostly in a PR  mode, and to help coach players in spring. I could also see him doing commentary with Mota on Spanish radio.  The team might just take a wait & see approach to see where he fits in best and what he likes doing best.

[m0nkey]

Remember when he made Mike Trout be Mike Trout because he offered his hitting expertise and mentorship?

[Blarg]

I think you guys obsess a lot about nothing. 

[ukyah]

1 hour ago, greginpsca said:

Albert will not ask to be let go of his PS contract. If wanted to go back to SL, they would probably pay him about $100 grand.  I think he will be used mostly in a PR  mode, and to help coach players in spring. I could also see him doing commentary with Mota on Spanish radio.  The team might just take a wait & see approach to see where he fits in best and what he likes doing best.

he's going to do nothing for that money. it was just a way of getting him more money off the luxury tax books. that's the whole reason mlb put the nix on those contracts.

[gotbeer]

Trade him to the Cardinals for a prospect and PTBNL.